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Ukraine’s stranded seafarers still in limbo, one year on big-plus
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Opinion Ukraine’s stranded seafarers still in limbo, one year on

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

Shipping companies are calling on the UN to intervene to free crew stuck in war-zone ports. When Russia launched its bloody invasion of Ukraine, more than 1,000 seafarers on some 140 ships sudde ...

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Confusion reigns when West talks postwar safety for Ukraine big-plus
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Opinion Confusion reigns when West talks postwar safety for Ukraine

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

The UK’s surprise pitch for a bold yet vague security ‘charter’ for Ukraine highlighted the divisions and bafflement dominating the issue. Western allies want to protect Ukraine from the next Ru ...

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In Ukraine, we are different now big-plus
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Opinion In Ukraine, we are different now

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

War breaks, it maims, it takes what you hold most dear. But it hasn’t yet succeeded in taking our humanity — or our desire for freedom. Yegor Firsov is a combat paramedic in Avdiikva, Ukraine. H ...

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Cybersecurity firm Siren accelerates momentum with €12 million European Investment Bank backing big-plus
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Opinion Cybersecurity firm Siren accelerates momentum with €12 million European Investment Bank backing

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

EIB support global fight against crime The announcement comes off the back of a record year for Siren. The firm reported 162% revenue growth, it achieved its first patent with four additi ...

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Ukraine: EU sanctions should target ‘ordinary’ Russians big-plus
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Opinion Ukraine: EU sanctions should target ‘ordinary’ Russians

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

Kyiv — Ukraine has been devastated by one year of Russian aggression (Photo: Emilio Morenatti) Future EU sanctions should deliberately hurt "ordinary Russians" instead of sparing ...

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Treat EU asylum stats ‘with caution’, warn NGOs big-plus
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Opinion Treat EU asylum stats ‘with caution’, warn NGOs

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

Conflicts in place such as Syria (the top source of asylum claims) continue to push people to seek asylum and shelter elsewhere (Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail) EU-wide recognition rates ...

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The secrecy behind the EU’s plans to ‘externalise’ migration big-plus
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Opinion The secrecy behind the EU’s plans to ‘externalise’ migration

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

While plans to ‘externalise’ border controls to Niger, Senegal, Morocco and the Balkans are pushed ahead, parliamentarians and civil society remain largely in the dark about their scale and scop ...

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For Ukrainian journalists, the biggest challenge is yet to come big-plus
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Opinion For Ukrainian journalists, the biggest challenge is yet to come

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

The war has caused the number of subscriptions and ad sales to plummet and affected the safety costs related to reporting, leaving many Ukrainian outlets dependent on international support and d ...

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Dutch PM slams farmers for ‘intimidating’ top minister with burning torches big-plus
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Opinion Dutch PM slams farmers for ‘intimidating’ top minister with burning torches

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

‘Unacceptable’ what happened to Sigrid Kaag, says Mark Rutte. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it was "unacceptable" that Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag was confronted by farm ...

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EU top diplomat says China will cross ‘red line’ if it sends arms to Russia big-plus
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Opinion EU top diplomat says China will cross ‘red line’ if it sends arms to Russia

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

Beijing is considering providing ‘lethal assistance’ to Russia, US secretary of state says. BRUSSELS — It would be a “red line” for the European Union if China sends arms to Russia, the EU’s for ...

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The US stops looking for crashed UFOs big-plus
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Opinion The US stops looking for crashed UFOs

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

According to the New York Times, the US has given up trying to locate the two unidentified flying objects it shot down last week over Alaska and Lake Huron. The site stated on Friday, citing an an ...

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Florida Doctors To Warn Patients They Could Suffer Heart Attack After Covid Jab big-plus
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Opinion Florida Doctors To Warn Patients They Could Suffer Heart Attack After Covid Jab

Friday, 17 May 2024 06:27

Doctors in Florida are now being instructed to warn recipients of the Covid vaccine that the shot could cause adverse effects — including heart attacks. A notice sent to the state’s medical profes ...

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