Berlin’s Wall disappeared more than three decades ago. Its political geography did not. Across the city, voting patterns have repeatedly traced invisible boundaries, revealing how history, age, education, housing, migration and everyday
An unusual meeting with frontline troops offered a rare glimpse into how the Russian president publicly acknowledges battlefield challenges while signaling his determination to press ahead with the war in Ukraine. As
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Drawing on historical examples and contemporary political trends, an analysis argues that modern right-wing populist movements rely on updated forms of propaganda that challenge shared realities, reshape public debate, and thrive in
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The helicopters began arriving over the southern shores of Lake Geneva as thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the tightly secured perimeter of the summit venue in Évian-les-Bains. Yet even before the first
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Herat, a historic city in western Afghanistan, has become the epicenter of renewed tension after women-led protests were violently dispersed by Taliban forces. According to testimonies collected and reported by El País,
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For Ogunma Micheal, the memory of childbirth is not defined by the arrival of her child but by what followed in the days after delivery. Almost two years have passed since she
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At the start of the 21st century, social democracy stood at the heart of European political life. According to an analysis published by EL PAÍS, nearly 70 percent of European Union citizens
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The streets of Geneva became the stage for a sweeping display of political anger and social unrest on the eve of a G-7 summit set to take place in nearby Évian-les-Bains. What
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The global market for public debt is entering a phase of strain shaped by war spending, pandemic-era stimulus, and persistent inflation, with developed economies moving toward debt levels last seen in the
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As regional conflict continues to intensify following the outbreak of the Iran war, a parallel escalation is unfolding in the occupied West Bank, where violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities has
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The arrest of a 19-year-old Norwegian in a hotel room in northern England has cast fresh light on a growing security concern across Europe: the convergence of organized crime, proxy warfare, and
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Europe’s terrorist threat landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, moving away from the era of large-scale attacks orchestrated by internationally connected extremist organizations and toward a more diffuse, complex, and difficult-to-detect pattern
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The image of bank robberies once defined public perceptions of financial crime: masked figures, armed raids, and dramatic escapes. Today, that image has been replaced by a quieter but far more pervasive
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The informal grouping known as the “Dumpling Alliance” emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a shorthand for a cluster of Eastern European states that deepened political and symbolic support for Taiwan. Coined
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The climate crisis is worsening many of the economic and social inequalities already faced by women and girls, making it harder to access health care, education, employment, and other necessities. Women in
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Deep beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean, where sunlight cannot penetrate and pressure reaches extreme levels, scientists have identified what they describe as the largest, deepest, and potentially oldest whale cemetery
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