In 2002, Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide argued that France should pay his country $US21 billion.
The reason? In 1825, France extracted a huge indemnity from the young nation, in exchange for recognition of its…
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US officials are “fed up” with Europe’s attempts to help Ukraine
Senior US officials are “fed up” with Europe’s attempts to strengthen Ukraine’s defence capabilities, the Economist has written.
“Diplomats in Washington report that some Trump aides privately say they…
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UK Supreme Court says legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women, in landmark ruling
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The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women, in a case with sweeping consequences for how equality…
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Russia Says It’s Ready to Help Mediate U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
Moscow said Wednesday that it is prepared to do “everything” within its power to help diplomatically resolve the standoff between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Russia,…
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Russians lure diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting • The Register
Russia never stops using proven tactics, and its Cozy Bear, aka APT 29, cyber-spies are once again trying to lure European diplomats into downloading malware with a phony invitation to a lux event.
Last year, the Kremlin team went after German…
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The secret to bowling the perfect strike, according to scientists
Bowling’s elusive perfect strike may no longer be a matter of intuition and experience.
A…
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Three Injured In Russian Drone Strikes On Odesa
Overnight Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa injured three people and damaged apartment blocks and warehouses on April 16, according to state emergency services. Firefighters put out blazes in residential and industrial…
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CHINA-BEIJING-EUROPE-FREIGHT TRAIN (CN)
(250416) — BEIJING, April 16, 2025 (Xinhua) — An aerial drone photo shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia waiting for departure at a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025. Beijing on Wednesday…
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€5M project aims to advance farm robotics in Europe
Danish start-up AgriRobot, which develops safety software for autonomous agricultural vehicles, has joined a new project to advance farm robotics across Europe.
The AgRibot project, which has received a €4.97 million grant from the European…
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Gutting AI transparency in the name of deregulation will not help Europe
There has been a vibe shift in Brussels. Over are the days in which the EU postures as the global digital rulemaker who reins in Big Tech.
In an attempt to shake its reputation as a tech laggard and adjust to new geopolitical realities, the EU is…
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