Macron, Merz, Tusk to visit Moldova to back its 'security, sovereignty'

Cruelty on demand? Outrage over livestreamed death of French streamer

Europe • 6:13 PM

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Humans enjoying the suffering of others is as old as the ancient Romans baying for blood when they would send in the lions at the Coliseum. Now, the mob seems to have moved online.

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Geopolitical & economic threats: 'US is incredibly unreliable as core of European financial system'

Europe • 5:37 PM

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Jens van ’t Klooster, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam, warns that the EU must craft a strong long-term economic strategy to challenge the US directly. He argues Europe has been overly dependent and unassertive in its transat

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Ukraine admits Russian army has entered central Dnipropetrovsk region, fighting ongoing

Europe • 3:58 PM

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Ukraine admitted for the first time on Tuesday that Russian forces had entered the central Dnipropetrovsk region, saying fighting there was ongoing. The battlefield monitor DeepState said in a social media post that the Russian army was “consolidating it

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'Netanyahu not under pressure from US, Mideast, Int'l community to alter trajectory, end tragic war'

Europe • 3:33 PM

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Protesters in Israel on Tuesday torched tires, blocked highways and clamored for a ceasefire that would free hostages still in Gaza, even as Israeli leaders moved forward with plans for an offensive which they argue is needed to defeat Hamas. The disrupt

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Macron, Merz, Tusk to visit Moldova to back its 'security, sovereignty'

Europe • 3:17 PM

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The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are to visit Moldova on August 27 in a show of support for the EU-candidate country, which accuses Russia of seeking to destabilise it, the Elysee said Friday. Story by Maria Gerth-Niculescu.

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'If Iran could invite IAEA back to doing what it was doing before the bombing, that might be enough'

Europe • 2:01 PM

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Senior officials from Iran and Europe's top three powers are meeting in Geneva to discuss the Wests' demand that Iran revive nuclear inspections and diplomacy or face the reimposition of sanctions that were lifted under a 2015 deal. France, Britain and G

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Belgium revolutionises status of sex workers, but not everyone is happy

Europe • 10:36 AM

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On December 1, 2024, Belgium became the first European country to regulate prostitution through a formal employment contract. This reform goes further than a previous 2022 reform, which had already decriminalised prostitution in the country. The new legi

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Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in Prague

Europe • 8:12 AM

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The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, went on display in Prague on Monday, with the Czech prime minister hailing the fossils' "first ever" showing in Europe.

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