Democrats are targeting Donald Trump’s weakened standing on the economy — even after the president paused his far-reaching reciprocal tariff policy that reverberated across global markets.
In interviews with more than a dozen Democratic…
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Leinster Rugby: Who can stop Irish province in Europe?
The game in Dublin was effectively over after 25 minutes, and questions turned to if Leinster could ‘nil’ a team for the second time in a week.
It wasn’t just a yes, but a resounding one. Even in the 79th minute, 52 points and eight tries to the good, the blitz defence was racing up on the Glasgow line like it was the second minute.
As head coach Cullen said: “This group is hungry and motivated and that’s what we want to see”.
Spearheaded by the impressive Sam Prendergast, Leinster will now face either Northampton or Castres in the semi-finals, and on the evidence of the last two weeks they will be favourites to reach the final.
However, there is one lingering question over Leinster – and that’s the ability in the biggest moments.
It’s strange to say it for a team littered with Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand internationals, but their trophy ‘drought’ stretches back four years.
They have lost the last three European finals, and haven’t even lifted the domestic United Rugby Championship title in that time.
That could cause natural worry as another potential decider looms ever-closer, but former Leinster and Ireland fly-half Ian Madigan says “this year feels different”.
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EU begins defence fund talks to ease debt concerns
European Union finance ministers started talks on Saturday over a joint defence fund that would buy and own defence equipment and charge members a fee for its use, as a way to spend more on defence without burdening national accounts with more…
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What’s up with Europe’s largest lithium deposits – DW – 04/12/2025
In Polokhivske it’s as if time has stood still. Only a handful of people live here, its houses are abandoned and decrepit, stubbled fields as far as the eye can see. Things are no different in neighboring Kopanki, where nearly every house has…
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What’s up with Europe’s largest lithium deposits – DW – 04/12/2025
In Polokhivske it’s as if time has stood still. Only a handful of people live here, its houses are abandoned and decrepit, stubbled fields as far as the eye can see. Things are no different in neighboring Kopanki, where nearly every house has…
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‘They’re Taking Everyone.’ In Russian Regions, Recruiting For Ukraine War Soars
Russian recruitment for men to fight in Ukraine is soaring in many of the country’s regions, with signing bonuses and other incentives reaching new records in some places.
In Siberian regions like Irkutsk and Novosibirsk, local authorities have…
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How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia
As Buchanan saw it, the great struggle of the 21st century wasn’t a geopolitical battle between East and West, or freedom and oppression. It was a cultural battle between traditionalists and the secular, multicultural, global elite. In this…
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Prepping for War With Russia on the Ice and Snow
The Finnish Defense Forces sent out an urgent message: We are being invaded. We need help.
Hundreds of American troops — part of a new Arctic division — boarded planes in Fairbanks, Alaska. Their flight curved over the North Pole and landed at…
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Vulin stated that the EU perceives Serbia as its colony
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the call by European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos not to include him in the country’s new government showed that…
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Europe pledges billions to Ukraine
BRUSSELS — European countries vowed Friday to send billions of dollars in further funding to help Ukraine keep fighting Russia’s invasion, as a U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid…
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