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Iran Nuclear Sites “Severely Damaged,” Deadly Kenya Protests, Paleolithic Boomerang

👋 ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ* Welcome to Thursday, where Iran’s nuclear sites are reported to be “severely damaged,” Gaza mediators are intensifying ceasefire efforts, and our daily quiz question is related to a very old discovery from a Polish cave. Meanwhile, Inma Mora Sánchez for Ethic outlines the issues surrounding women’s self-esteem, from the housewives’ awakening of the […]

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Geopolitics Russia-Ukraine War

The Baltics Are Hereby Free From Russian Energy, A Major Strategic Defeat For Putin

In a major move for sovereignty, the three Baltic states have cut their electricity supply from Russia and connected to the European grid. A collateral casualty of this shift is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, now cut off from Russia and forced to generate its own power.

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Trump vs. Denmark: Is Europe Too Weak To Stick Up For Its Own?

Europeans can never win if they face the relentless force of Donald Trump alone. With his sights fixed on Denmark, which controls Greenland, and the looming threat of tariffs, Trump is putting the rest of Europe to the test.

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Far Right Frenemies? Le Pen And Meloni Jostle For European Leadership

As Marine Le Pen’s party National Rally (RN) is on track to become the largest party in the French parliament, Giorgia Meloni will have to look out for a new leader that might threaten her undisputed leadership of the far right at the European level.

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A Far-Right Takeover In Europe? The Fate Rests With National Governments

There’s the risk both for over and underestimating the unprecedented gains of far-right parties in the European elections.

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How A Far-Right Surge In EU Elections Would Paralyze Europe

This week, 360 million voters across the EU will elect 720 Members of the European Parliament. Nationalist and far-right forces are expected to gain ground. At stake is the Europe’s ability to implement its security and competitiveness agenda over the next five years.

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Zelensky, Berlin-To-Paris — And Europe’s Unlikely “Merci” To Trump

It’s what we call lighting a counter-fire. At a time when U.S. support for Ukraine is under threat, Europe is coming together. But can it fill the void that may be left by Washington?

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As Gaza Death Toll Tops 10,000, No Sign Of Israel Relenting

As the death toll in Gaza reaches 10,000, Israel has launched what may be its most intense bombardment, as ground offensive continues to accelerate. All of this as U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says he’s trying to get Israel to limit the civilian casualties.

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Europe Must Not Be America’s “Vassals”: The Full Macron Interview After His China Visit

Translated in full from French, here is the exclusive interview French President Emmanuel Macron gave to three reporters on his way back from his trip to China, in which he insisted that Europe needed more autonomy from the United States.

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China, The West And Macron’s “Third Way” For Cooling Global Tensions

The French President begins a three-day visit to China. He has the difficult task of forging a “third way” for Europe between U.S. and Chinese interests in an increasingly polarized world.

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Angela, Christine & Ursula: Three Wise Women Saving Europe

Which leaders will be remembered from this moment in history? So asks Catherine Chatignoux.

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Call To Arms For Cyber War, Trying To Poach Private Sector Recruits

Like military counterparts around the world, the German armed forces must urgently compete with the private sector to attract the Internet’s best and brightest.

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Catalonia Separatists Win, Obama To Meet Putin, Mars Mystery

SEPARATIST PARTIES WIN CATALONIA VOTE Pro-independence parties in the Spanish region of Catalonia won an absolute majority of legislative seats in regional elections yesterday that were seen as a de facto referendum on independence. Separatists see the landmark victory in the rich region as a clear mandate to break away from Spain, though they received […]

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Angela To Ursula? The Woman Who May Succeed Merkel

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen is a fighter. The authors of two new books about the daughter of the very conservative Ernst Albrecht envision the unconventional leader as the next chancellor.

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The Dark Side Of Feminism – Why Women Don’t Like Powerful Women

-Essay- BERLIN – It would have been better if she had dark circles under her eyes. Maybe a little bit of flab around the middle. At the very least a stain on her blouse – anything. Instead, in her first public appearance since the birth of her son, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was as slim […]

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