Emboldened Kremlin Steps Up Efforts to Seize Businesses in Russia
After the fall of Communism, Russia ushered in capitalism by selling off billions of dollars in state assets. Now, 30 years later, the Russian government is stepping up a wartime…
Trump says Starmer and Macron ‘haven’t done anything’ to end Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump has said French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “haven’t done anything” to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of their visits…
Opinion | Trump’s Misguided Strategies for Peace in Ukraine
On the face of it, President Trump is right to try to end a destructive war in Ukraine that is now approaching the three-year mark, and to open talks with…
“How Can Europe Respond to the Ukraine Standoff?” | naked capitalism
The landing page at the European edition of The Conversation provides good one-stop shopping on the depth of denialism on the potential impact of the US severely cutting NATO funding…
Video Shows a Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Off the Coast of Mexico
The elusive oarfish, a creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” because of its place in folklore as a precursor to disaster, was captured on video this month after it was seen…
Leavitt jokes about US beating ‘our soon-to-be 51st state, Canada’
The White House press secretary told reporters President Trump had spoken with the US ice hockey team on Thursday morning.
Ukraine must strike minerals deal, says Trump adviser Mike Waltz
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has…
Canada-US 4 Nations finals game: Canada beats US in revenge hockey rematch played on political thin ice
Canada has beaten the United States after the two countries battled it out on the rink in a championship game that proved to be about more than just ice hockey.…
Archaeologists Find a Pharoah’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut, Egypt Says
Archaeologists have found a pharaoh’s tomb in an Egyptian valley west of Luxor, Egypt’s ministry of antiquities announced this week, in what officials called the first excavation of a royal…
When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy
When German voters go to the polls on Sunday, the fate of companies like SKW Piesteritz will be at the top of their minds. The chemical factory halved its annual…