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Germany triggers EU’s emergency clause for defense spending – POLITICO
BRUSSELS ― Germany has asked the European Union to activate an emergency clause that would allow it to rapidly increase defense investment without breaching the bloc’s spending rules.
Russia’s continued…
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‘It’s their own business’ — China refuses to comment on North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine
China has refused to comment after both Moscow and Pyongyang confirmed the involvement of North Korean troops fighting against Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, Ukrinform reported on April 28.
Despite North Korea’s pariah status and Russia’s…
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Ukraine shows no sign it is ready to talk Kremlin
Kiev has yet to lift its ban on negotiations with Moscow, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has emphasized
Ukraine is failing to take the necessary steps to initiate direct negotiations with Russia, while Moscow remains ready to engage at any time, Kremlin…
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Tensions remain high between Ukraine and Russia – KLFY.com
- Tensions remain high between Ukraine and Russia KLFY.com
- Trump meets Zelenskyy during visit to Pope Francis’ funeral NPR
- How coincidence and diplomacy drove a consequential meeting between Trump and Zelensky inside St. Peter’s CNN
- Trump…
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Trump struggles to make good on promises to end Ukraine and Gaza wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of his second go-around in the White House, President Donald Trump spoke with certainty about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine in the first 24 hours of his new administration and
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European drone training sites mushroom in nod to Ukraine war tactics
MILAN — Drone tactics emerging from the war in Ukraine have inspired other European countries to intensify their military-experimentation campaigns, with a new crop of testing facilities designed to test the small aircraft in war-like…
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Spain emerges as Europe’s workplace productivity powerhouse, UK lags behind
- Nine in 10 Spanish employees report high productivity
- Productivity is partly responsible for Spain’s strong GDP growth
- Workers need better document management, collaboration tools, and automation
According to Japanese workplace transformation tech…
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The European nation where bears roam free
Alamy(Credit: Alamy) As Romania’s bear population grows, so do the opportunities for travellers to come face to face with the predators in a responsible way.
Romania is home to the largest population of wild brown bears in Europe outside of Russia,…
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The Modern Cat May Have Emerged From Ancient Egyptian Ritual Sacrifice : ScienceAlert
The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research suggests.
Mummified cats (Felis catus) were such a common offering to the Egyptian gods around 3,000 years ago that humans…
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