Getty ImagesMany international travellers will soon need to register for an online authorisation before touching down in the UK or many EU…
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The big changes coming to UK and European travel in 2025
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The Kremlin Has Limited Options to Shore Up the Ruble
In the last week of November, the Russian currency saw its biggest fall since the spring of 2022. In just two days, the ruble dropped 10 percent against both the U.S. dollar and the Chinese yuan. That put the ruble down 20 percent since the start…
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Can Russia Reach a Deal With Syria’s New Rulers?
The fall of the Syrian regime has been a major blow to Russian interests in Syria: after all, the rebels now in power are the same ones Russia has been bombing for almost a decade. However, that does not mean the Kremlin’s foreign policy in the…
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The Best Hotels and Resorts in Europe and the UK: The Gold List 2025
On a limestone avenue in the 8th arrondissement, a stone’s throw from the Arc de Triomphe, the red glass lanterns and Art Deco-style awning at the entrance of Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris catch your eyes. Inside, the lobby leads to…
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Romania’s election crisis: A stark warning for NATO nations on Russian meddling
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Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the country’s presidential election on the eve of the second round, citing electoral process compromise due to foreign interference, based on…
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What Assad’s Fall Means for Russia in the Middle East
Carolyn Kissane, academic director and clinical professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University, leads the conversation on the geopolitics of oil.FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the final session of the Winter/Spring 2023…
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Europe: Safety of Syrians in Europe must not be sacrificed to political interests
Responding to the decision of several European governments to suspend asylum applications of Syrians following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, Eve Geddie said:
“The…
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Why is Europe pausing Syrian asylum claims after al-Assad’s fall? | Syria’s War News
“Wir schaffen das!” or “We can do it!” said former German Chancellor Angela Merkel nine years ago, when she proclaimed that Germany and Europe had the capacity to grant asylum to people seeking refuge.
Back then, her words offered hope to…
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What have European countries learned from the Covid-19 pandemic? • healthcare-in-europe.com
The experts compared excess mortality, standardized for age and sex, per country over a period covering January 2020 to June 2022. Cumulative excess mortality observed over this period ranged from 0.5 to 1 death per 1,000 inhabitants in…
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Pricey Tickets, Poor Service: Rail Ranking Exposes the Best and…
The ranking of rail operators was updated on the 20th of December to address a small number of inaccuracies in the data. The original press release remains unchanged. At the end of the press release, please find a list of the…
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