Trump tariffs: Despite the Trump-Putin meeting and the Trump-Zelensky meeting, uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine war persists, and disputes over trade tariffs are still ongoing. A strategic convergence is reshaping the world’s economic…
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Europe’s crusade against air conditioning is insane
Many years ago, I was watching a nature show. It was about some hunter-gatherers on some Pacific island. The film crew went right up and talked to one of the hunter-gatherers about his life — hunting, gathering, finding and killing witches…
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Sleeper hit: how Europe is revelling in the return of the night train | Rail travel
Snug, I stretched in the darkness, waking as the thump of wheels slowed to the tempo of a heartbeat. I could sense that the train was approaching our destination, so shuffled down the berth, easing up the blind to find a ruby necklace of brake…
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Taiwan lawmakers survive recall vote; nuclear power referendum fails
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Opposition lawmakers easily survived recall votes in Taiwan on Saturday, but an opposition-backed referendum to bring back nuclear power failed.
The recall votes, the second in a…
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Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after brother Erik – DW – 08/23/2025
Lyle Menendez was denied parole a day after a board also rejected his brother Erik’s bid for freedom, following decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion.
A panel of California commissioners on Friday…
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Europe’s Fragile Energy Lifeline Exposed by Ukraine’s Strikes in Russia | World News
Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil-export infrastructure—encouraged in recent days by President Trump—have exposed how deeply parts of Europe still rely on Moscow’s hydrocarbon exports even in the fourth year of war.
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North Korea protests warning shots at border with South – DW – 08/23/2025
North Korea accused South Korea of a “serious provocation” on Saturday after warning shots were fired at its soldiers near the inter-Korean border earlier this week.
The incident happened as North Korean troops briefly crossed into the South,…
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Vietnam and Russia Strengthen Ties with New Tourism Initiative in 2025, Celebrating Diplomatic Milestones and Promoting Vietnam’s Unique Destinations to Russian Tourists
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August 23, 2025Vietnam and Russia will deepen cooperation next year with a major tourism drive in celebration of three historic anniversaries, the 75th year of diplomatic ties; the 80th marking of Victory Day in…
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‘These are Ukrainian lands’: people in Donetsk pour scorn on Putin’s territorial demands | Ukraine
In a branch of the Ukrainian coffee chain Lviv Croissants in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, there is a noticeboard where people leave coloured Post-it notes with simple hand-drawn messages. One just says “Kramatorsk”, with red hearts below…
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Young people neither in employment nor in education: Which European countries are worst affected?
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Young people are key drivers of social and economic change. They are the human capital of every country. Yet, in Europe, many young people are ‘neither in…
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