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Brussels dreams of Norway saving Ukraine
CLIMATE DEAL: EU environment ministers reached a tentative agreement early on Wednesday on a watered-down 2040 target, endorsing a 90% emissions cut from 1990 levels after 18 hours of talks. The compromise, which adds flexibilities sought by...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
Tax incentives won’t solve the declining birth rate
Britain’s birthrate is declining, and that’s bad for a lot of reasons. It’s bad because it’s part of a longer running trend towards an ageing population, with fewer and fewer working age adults shouldering an ever greater welfare burden. It’s bad...
Owner: Jeremy Hosking
Eyes wide shut: How to read China’s playbook in the Western Balkans
Summary The EU lacks a clear “China conditionality” in its enlargement policy with Western Balkan countries—that is, defining and implementing conditions for candidates to engage with China—and the topic of China remains largely absent from...
Owner: European Council on Foreign Relations
‘Living here is impossible’
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Meduza
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Across Russia, ordinary people who dare to complain about flooded roads, housing issues, or toxic air often face retribution from the authorities. When residents post videos pleading for help, in many cases the response from officials is not...
Owner: Galina Timchenko
How Kazakhstan strengthened its chess position
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Euronews
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Kazakhstan’s rise in the world of chess has been swift and strategic. In just a few years, the country has gone from regional contender to global force, earning medals on international stages and inspiring a new generation of prodigies. A...
Owner: Pedro Vargas David & Luís Santos
Middle-Power Multilateralism Begins at Home
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Observer Research Foundation
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This analysis considers a few top non-Western emerging economies within the BRICS and G20 groupings that are both democracies and pluralist polities — Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, and Mexico — to assess how these factors influence their...
Owner: Observer Research Foundation (think-tank)
The Austrian "National Gallery" joins campaign to save art masterpiece council is poised to destroy
The mural by Hungarian artist, George Mayer-Marton who has been hidden from view at a school in Swinton for 30 years. Two allies from Europe have entered the fray to save a beautiful mural from being destroyed. Wrecking teams are due to demolish...
Owner: Reach PLC
Life During WWII Germany's Final Days Was Truly Horrific
By the beginning of 1945, Nazi Germany was in its death throes. The Soviets were grinding through central Europe toward Berlin, the Western Allies had successfully invaded Normandy and were pressing in on those fronts, and neither Italy nor Japan...
Owner: Static Media
The enigma of Tusk and Nord Stream as original sin
If the logic of the “Tusk-Sikorski Doctrine” were followed, any country accusing another of invasion could feel justified in striking its interests anywhere. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Do you...
Owner: Vladimir Ilich Maksimenko & Andrey Grigoryevich Areshev
Li meets with foreign leaders attending CIIE
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China Daily Global
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A staff member assists a journalist on Tuesday at the media center for the 8th China International Import Expo in Shanghai. The event begins on Wednesday and runs through Monday. [Photo provided to China Daily] Premier Li Qiang held separate...
Owner: Chinese Government
How crisis is growing within Orbán's party and why the attack on Ukraine failed to be its lifeline
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European Pravda
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A growing crisis is unfolding within Hungary’s ruling party, Fidesz. The roots of this crisis are clear: for the first time, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a genuinely strong opponent Péter Magyar. Read more about how the crisis developed and...
Owner: European Truth
‘Cynical and completely reckless’
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Meduza
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In September 2025, a right-wing populist party in Latvia introduced legislation to withdraw the country from the Istanbul Convention, a key international treaty aimed at protecting women from violence. In the lead-up to the vote, thousands of...
Owner: Galina Timchenko
Civil society in Ukraine: a sled dog, not a watchdog
In order to truly understand Ukraine, and particularly in wartime, it is necessary to look at the role of the extensive civil society that has emerged since the country’s independence. November 3, 2025 - Valerii Pekar - Articles and Commentary...
Owner: Jan Nowak-Jezioranski College of Eastern Europe in Wrocław
A celebration of beauty and grace
Midlands residents are being invited to put their best hoof forward for the beautiful South African Lipizzaners by supporting a special fundraiser at Shafton Grange from 10.30am on November 8. Built in 1852, Shafton Grange, on the D406 in the...
Owner: Riquadeu Jacobs
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Nov. 6-12
By Observer Staff | 10:00 a.m. November 4, 2025 Thursday, Nov. 6 ‘Lucky Stiff’ 7 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre’s Gompertz Theatre, 1265 First St. $39-$59 Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org. Based on the humorous murder mystery, “The Man Who Broke the...
Owner: Matt, Lisa & Emily Walsh
‘All you damn MAGA freaks, you will follow Kirk to hell!’ – German Antifa claims responsibility for arson attack against AfD politician’s family vehicle
Antifa has claimed responsibility on the far-left platform IndyMedia for an arson attack that destroyed the car of AfD member of parliament Bernd Baumann in Hamburg, along with his wife’s vehicle and two others. The politician’s car was...
Owner: Patrick Egan
My Own HomeEntrepreneur snaps up Dh2.5m apartment with access to private beach
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The National News
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My Own Home is proudly sponsored by Property Finder, the UAE’s No 1 real estate portal. With verified listings, trusted SuperAgents and powerful valuation tools, Property Finder empowers homebuyers and investors to make confident, informed real...
Owner: United Arab Emirates Government
Today-History-Nov04
Today in History for Nov. 4: In 1809, the steamer "Accommodation," the first on the St. Lawrence, arrived at Quebec from Montreal. The trip took 66 hours at a speed of five knots but 30 hours were spent at anchor. The fare was $8. Today in History...
Owner: Madison Venture Corp. & Duff Jamison
How shadowy Russian and US groups are pouring billions into the systematic destruction of women’s rights globally
A highly organised and well-funded campaign to strip women of their rights is gaining global momentum. “Reject harmful sex education in South Africa!” reads the headline of a petition launched in August this year. “The South African Department of...
Owner: The Daily Maverick Pty
German Antifa Claims Responsibility for Arson Attack Against AfD Politician’s Family Vehicle
Antifa has claimed responsibility on the far-left platform IndyMedia for an arson attack that destroyed the car of AfD member of parliament Bernd Baumann in Hamburg, along with his wife’s vehicle and two others. The politician’s car was...
Owner: New Century Foundation