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Government & Policy
Meloni Chooses Strategy Over Votes on Ukraine
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has acknowledged that supporting Ukraine may have been an easier position to defend electorally had…
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Government & Policy
Weidel Demands Peace Talks as Germany’s Russia Rift Deepens
Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD), has called on Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government to pursue peace negotiations…
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Strategic Analysis
Russia Resumes Kyiv Strikes as Trump’s Peace Push Faces Reality
Kyiv experienced a rare pause in Russian aerial attacks while U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys travelled between Moscow and the…
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Strategic Analysis
Vance’s ‘Never Targets Civilians’ Claim Faces Scrutiny
U.S. Vice President JD Vance says American forces “never target civilians,” drawing a sharp line between U.S. military conduct and…
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Trump Puts Falklands Defence Under Fresh U.S.-UK Strain
Donald Trump has injected new uncertainty into one of Britain’s longest-running territorial disputes after suggesting that Washington might not come…
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Europe
Iceland Rejects EU Talks, Preserving Its European Balancing Act
Iceland has voted against reopening negotiations on European Union membership, delivering a clear political outcome that highlights the distinction between…
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Entertainment
Dolly Parton’s $450M Legacy & Unconfirmed Estate Plan
Following the death of global cultural icon Dolly Parton at age 80 on August 25, 2026, after a brief battle…
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Europe
U.S. Troops March in Moldova as Russia Watches
CHIȘINÄ‚U — When foreign military personnel march into Great National Assembly Square on August 27, their movement will cover only…
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Asia
Putin Visits Disputed Kuril Islands, Sparks Fierce Japan Protest
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a historic and strategic personal visit to the disputed Kuril Islands on Thursday, stepping foot…
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Europe
Europe’s Population Set to Peak, Then Decline by 2029
Europe’s population is about to begin shrinking for the first time in modern peacetime history — not because of war,…
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