Sweden scrambles to project military strength ahead of NATO bid  big-plus
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Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

Sweden seeks to reassure allies it can contribute to NATO as well as benefit from membership. KORSÖ, SWEDEN — Inside the landing craft, the banter among the eight Swedish navy conscri ...

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UK and Japan to boost defense and chips ties ahead of G7 big-plus
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Breaking news UK and Japan to boost defense and chips ties ahead of G7

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

Dubbed the ‘Hiroshima Accord,’ the deal will launch a new semiconductors partnership. LONDON — Britain’s Rishi Sunak will sign a new deal on defense cooperation with Japan when he meets wit ...

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Elon Musk Tells CNBC ‘Suppression of Hunter Biden Laptop Story Was Election Interference’ big-plus
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Breaking news Elon Musk Tells CNBC ‘Suppression of Hunter Biden Laptop Story Was Election Interference’

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Last Call” that the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story was “election interference.” Host David Faber said, “Let’s talk a bit a ...

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Rishi Sunak walks away from leadership pledge to close China-backed Confucius Institutes big-plus
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Breaking news Rishi Sunak walks away from leadership pledge to close China-backed Confucius Institutes

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

Government spokesman says it would be “disproportionate” to shutter the education centers. LONDON — The U.K. government won’t shut down Chinese-state sponsored Confucius Institutes across t ...

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Italian court OKs Qatargate MEP’s extradition to Belgium big-plus
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Breaking news Italian court OKs Qatargate MEP’s extradition to Belgium

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

Andrea Cozzolino’s lawyers will lodge an appeal to Italy’s High Court, which can overrule the decision. Italian judges gave the go-ahead to MEP Andrea Cozzolino’s extradition to Belgium on ...

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Row over Russian energy sanctions gatecrashes EU-India summit big-plus
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Breaking news Row over Russian energy sanctions gatecrashes EU-India summit

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

As Brussels trumpets new trade ties with the South Asian country, officials are split on whether to target energy embargo loopholes. BRUSSELS — Talk at an EU-India summit on Tuesday was mea ...

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Russia on Eurovision: ‘Bacchanalia for Western perverts’ big-plus
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Breaking news Russia on Eurovision: ‘Bacchanalia for Western perverts’

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

The Eurovision 2023 finals were held in Liverpool, UK — at the behest of last year’s winners, Ukraine (Photo: Michael Doherty) Enjoyed watching the Eurovision finals last weekend? ...

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A credible post-growth future has to be feminist big-plus
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Breaking news A credible post-growth future has to be feminist

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

Women and the value of nature are systematically excluded from what is considered productive in national economies (Photo: Moises Gonzalez) Measures of economic success are both inh ...

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Do Muslims and Sikhs have an image problem? big-plus
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Breaking news Do Muslims and Sikhs have an image problem?

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

The survey inquired from the respondent as to how would they feel if their child brought home someone from a religious denomination to which he/she does not belong. It was reported ...

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The Afghan questions: What do Afghans think about past, present, and future? big-plus
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Breaking news The Afghan questions: What do Afghans think about past, present, and future?

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

Hence, in order to gain more insight, a survey was conducted in Afghanistan to gather understanding about the common people’s assessment of their past, current scenario, and their f ...

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China’s Program to Encourage Marriage and Childbearing big-plus
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Breaking news China’s Program to Encourage Marriage and Childbearing

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

Fearing demographic collapse, China is launching a new nationwide program to “build a new-era marriage and childbearing culture” within its population. The pro-natalist scheme was announced by ...

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Russian lawmaker calls for ban on Wagner Group mercenaries big-plus
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Breaking news Russian lawmaker calls for ban on Wagner Group mercenaries

Friday, 17 May 2024 14:05

The former military chief’s proposal has sparked a furious reaction from fighters on the front lines. A veteran Russian politician and former army commander called for a crackdown on the co ...

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