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Why is it that American liberal Democrats and Europeans are so disturbed that Trump is moving the United States toward normal relations with Russia instead of maintaining a hostile approach to Russia
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“Germans are either at your throat or at your feet,” quipped old war-lover Winston Churchill. Today, Germans are at our feet – an astounding 80 years after the end of the Second
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC A tense Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky erupted into a heated exchange on Friday, as Trump warned Ukraine
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Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPO) secured victory in the country’s parliamentary election with 29.2% of the vote, yet it finds itself locked out of power as three centrist parties have formed a
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Iran has announced plans to triple its nuclear-powered electricity production by 2029, marking a major expansion of its nuclear energy sector at a time of increasing geopolitical friction. The ambitious initiative, outlined
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani have agreed to expedite the restart of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, a critical infrastructure linking Iraqi Kurdistan to the Turkish
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In a staggering cyber heist last Friday, hackers stole approximately $1.46 billion from Bybit, making it the largest cryptocurrency theft in history. The notorious Lazarus Group, allegedly backed by North Korea, is
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As expected, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won one of the tightest and highest-turnout elections in the country’s postwar history. But
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For many years, we’ve watched as Donald Trump has both consumed and regurgitated Moscow’s political propaganda, parroting the Kremlin’s narratives, and recycling its lies to American voters, alongside ideological fellow travelers like
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The financial success of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama is drawing renewed scrutiny, with critics questioning the rapid rise in their net worth since leaving the White House.
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The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has sentenced Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik in absentia to one year in prison and imposed a six-year ban on holding the presidential office. This first-instance
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In 1864 Abraham Lincoln stood for reelection. He thought he might lose, mostly because the war was going badly, although the war started to turn in the Union’s favor as the election
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Amid ongoing discussions over Donald Trump’s plans for trying to resolve conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, the U.S. president has maintained steady pressure on NATO allies for months. After his 2024 election
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Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz is pushing for rapid coalition negotiations with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) after his Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) secured victory in Sunday’s federal election. Despite months of fierce
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The US government’s recent policy shifts on foreign aid place millions of lives at risk around the world. In just one week, the world has seen US President Donald Trump issue an
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