France and Germany pledge to ramp up pressure on Putin
Europe • Aug 29, 2025, 4:03 PM
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The leaders of France and Germany pledged Friday to increase pressure on Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no signs of ending the conflict. Both countries meanwhile decided to send additional air defence hardware to Ukraine after Russia's massive attacks this week on Kyiv.
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France and Germany pledge to ramp up pressure on Putin
Europe • 4:03 PM
1 min
The leaders of France and Germany pledged Friday to increase pressure on Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no signs of ending the conflict. Both countries meanwhile decided to send additional air
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Should we panic about plummeting birthrates?
Europe • 1:44 PM
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In a special edition marking the start of a new season, we dive into an issue increasingly alarming governments around the world: a global decline in birthrates. A recent joint study by UNFPA and YouGov — spanning 14 countries and covering 37 percent of
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Italy's Meloni 'disgusted' by porn website with doctored pictures of her, other prominent women
Europe • 10:49 AM
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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed fury on Friday over an adult website that published unauthorised pictures of women, including herself, amid a national outcry over online misogyny. Administrators of the site took it down Thursday following
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Bosnia calls vote to replace banned leader of Serb statelet Milorad Dodik
Europe • 5:27 AM
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Bosnia on Thursday called an early election in its autonomous Republika Srpska to replace outgoing president Milorad Dodik, who was stripped of his powers earlier this month after a court found he had flouted decisions made by the international peace env
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Grecanico: Ancient Greek language still spoken in southern Italy
Europe • 12:10 AM
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In Southern Italy, one of Europe’s oldest languages is on the verge of disappearing. Grecanico, a form of Ancient Greek still spoken in Calabria, has survived empires and centuries of neglect. Today, only a few hundred speakers remain – and the race to k
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