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GLOBAL REACTION: Readiness to confront Iran, settlement proposals

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | The involvement of European forces in combat operations against Iran could lead to a world war, Armando Mema, a member of the Finnish national-conservative party “Freedom Alliance,” wrote on social network X. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on the international community to condemn the US …

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Why is Africa underdeveloped?

  Examining the disparate evolution of human history across the world  COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | I am a citizen of a Third World country. I live in the Global South. I hope that explains all about my interest in the subject of development, or, to be more exact, the …

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Europe must make AI firms pay for training data

  COMMENT | ANYA SCHIFFRIN  & ROBERTA CARLINI |  Media outlets worldwide are dying. On top of a persistent lack of funding, they must now contend with AI summaries and chatbots, which are siphoning away audiences. A recent study found that in 2025, online traffic to news sites fell by one-third. This problem …

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Trump’s fear and loathing of Europe

COMMENT | IAN BURUMA |  Last November, US President Donald Trump’s administration declared in its National Security Strategy that Europe stands on the brink of “civilizational erasure.” It was an odd claim to make in an official strategy document. Even stranger was the overarching argument that Europe, not China or Russia, is …

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The Post-2025 World Order

COMMENT | ANA PALACIO |  US President Donald Trump’s designation by various publications as one of the most influential people of 2025 is not surprising. But it is nonetheless striking: rather than being honored for his leadership – for, say, resolving crises or consolidating institutions – Trump is being recognized for shattering norms, upending …

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Europe’s tech firms need regulation to grow

COMMENT | MAX VON THUN  | Europeans have long lamented the continent’s lack of globally competitive tech companies. But since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the goal of ending Europe’s reliance on US-based tech giants has taken on new urgency. With US tech oligarchs interfering in European elections and the Trump administration …

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The treason of the populists

  COMMENT | MICHAEL BURLEIGH | Until a few days ago, it had never crossed my mind that people across Europe – including Londoners like me – were living in a strife-afflicted hell hole, “suffocated” by regulations, stripped of political liberties, and bound for “civilizational erasure.” So, it was with …

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Europe decries ‘political war’ over new U.S. national security strategy

BRUSSELS | Xinhua | European politicians and analysts are accusing Washington of waging a “political war” on Brussels after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a new national security strategy, pledging support for “patriotic European parties” and aiming to “cultivate resistance” to the continent’s current direction. The 33-page document, traditionally …

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