The clasped hands of French and German leaders have long embodied the spirit of European unity – most famously in 1984, when François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl stood hand-in-hand at…
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Zelensky and European rights body establish tribunal to allow prosecution of Russian leaders
by adminUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed an agreement with the Council of Europe (CoE) to create a tribunal that would allow for the prosecution of senior Russian officials who have…
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Canada believes US President Donald Trump is no longer interested in turning it into the 51st state, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. “He admires Canada,” Carney told Amanpour. “I…
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The US Army once ruled Pyongyang and 5 other things you might not know about the Korean War
by adminSeventy-five years ago this week, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting a war that cost millions of lives and left scars that linger to this day.…
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Iranian retaliation, a sudden ceasefire, and lingering nuclear questions: Wild swings in the Middle East
by adminIn the past 48 hours, the Middle East has witnessed an unprecedented US airstrike on Iran with its most powerful non-nuclear weapons, an Iranian retaliatory strike on the largest US…
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An empty base as a target, with many hours warning, and a limited number of missiles fired at some of the best air defense systems in the world. Iran’s retaliation…
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Make Alberta Great Again:In this Canadian province, separatists see Trump as an ally
by adminIt’s a Monday night in June and hundreds have braved the haze of Canadian wildfires to gather in a cavernous sports facility in the city of Red Deer, Alberta. An…
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A 27-year-old bride was shot to death as she left her wedding celebrations in a small French village in the early hours of Sunday. Authorities have not released the woman’s…
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These former USAID staff are working to match donors to urgent, lifesaving aid projects that had their funding slashed
by adminIn a warehouse in northeast Nigeria, a nonprofit’s stocks of food to treat malnourished children and pregnant women are running low. The organization, Action Against Hunger (ACF), is running a…
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After the United States’ overnight strikes on Iran’s secretive nuclear program, the most important question is at least a “known unknown” – that is, what remains of it. The answer…