March this year once again saw the publication of the annual World Happiness Report. The latest international rankings put Finland at number one and several other Nordic countries dominating the top 10.
As always, there are those who question the…
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Russia did not reject Trump’s proposal for peace in Ukraine
The State Department cannot claim that Russia allegedly rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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US senator meets wrongly deported Abrego Garcia – DW – 04/18/2025
United States Senator Chris Van Hollen has met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongly deported to El Salvador last month in a case that has sparked anger in America.
The Democratic Senator was initially denied access to visit the notorious…
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US could move on from Russia-Ukraine peace talks Rubio
The US secretary of state has suggested that the White House could abandon efforts to settle the conflict if it doesnt see progress in the coming days
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suggested that Washington could abandon efforts to find a…
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Raiffeisen Pauses Russian Bank Sale Amid U.S.-Russia Talks – FT
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) paused the sale of its Russian subsidiary in February amid signs of a potential thaw in U.S.-Russia relations, the Financial Times reported Friday,…
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Nvidia, the chip giant caught between the US and China
Getty ImagesWith the meteoric rise of Nvidia, chief executive Jensen Huang has been nicknamed a tech “rock star” and the ‘Taylor Swift of tech’ Computer chip giant Nvidia has once again found itself at the centre of US-China tensions over trade…
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Ukraine and US ink memorandum on rare earths – POLITICO
Kyiv and Washington have been hashing out the terms of such an agreement for several months and were on the cusp of signing a deal in February — before a remarkably hostile White House meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
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I’m not a big fan of Zelenskyy
American leader Donald Trump has said that he is not a fan of Vladimir Zelenskyy. He said this at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“I wouldn’t say he did the best job. I’m not a big fan of…
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Rubio Says U.S. to ‘Move On’ From Ukraine Peace Efforts if No Progress Soon
The United States will abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine if it proves impossible to broker meaningful progress in the next several days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed Paris after a meeting on Thursday with President…
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Myanmar parties ready to extend quake truce — Malaysia PM – DW – 04/18/2025
Malaysia’s prime minister announced Friday that Myanmar’s military junta and a leading opposition group appear ready to extend their ceasefire to allow for more earthquake relief efforts.
Malaysian premier Anwar Ibrahim said outreach talks he…
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