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In Finnish border town, worry mounts over Russian military build-up
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» KUHMO - In a Finnish town a stone's throw from Russia, Moscow's reported military build-up on its side of the border is raising concerns about the Nordic country's security, locals told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Ukraine strikes Russian airfields in long-range drone assault
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine said Sunday it destroyed Russian bombers worth billions of dollars as far away as Siberia, in its longest-range assault of the war as it geared up for talks on prospects for a ceasefire.
Ukraine strikes Russian bombers ahead of Istanbul talks
AFP, Published on 01/06/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine said Sunday it launched a "large-scale" attack to destroy Russian bombers as it geared up for talks in Istanbul with Moscow counterparts to explore prospects of a ceasefire.
US fiscal state is everyone's issue
Oped, Published on 28/05/2025
» As Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" tax bill heads to the US Senate, investors everywhere are growing increasingly uneasy. On May 16, the credit-rating agency Moody's downgraded US sovereign debt from its long-held triple-A status to Aa1 -- following similar decisions by Standard & Poor's (in 2011) and Fitch Ratings (2023). Given the sheer volume of US debt -- which now stands at $36 trillion, or 124% of GDP -- and rising interest costs, these institutions have concluded that US debt metrics are no longer in line with those of similarly rated sovereigns.
Lights, cameras, action at Eurovision Song Contest final
AFP, Published on 18/05/2025
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - In a blaze of laser lights, artists from 26 countries were preparing to rip the roof off at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final, the world's biggest live music television event.
EU Film Festival Celebrates Cultural Diversity in Cinema
Published on 16/05/2025
» Bangkok, May 15, 2025 – The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Thailand, in collaboration with 19 EU Member States (EUMS) Embassies and Cultural Institutions in Thailand, and the Embassy of Ukraine in Thailand, unveiled the 31st European Union Film Festival (EUFF) in Thailand at House Samyan Cinema.
Sweden turns up Eurovision heat with wacky sauna song
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» MALMö (SWEDEN) - Sweden is getting up a head of steam for what could be a record number of Eurovision wins this year with a humorous sauna act.
In skies, as on land, European forces face gaps if US pulls back
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» LEEUWARDEN (NETHERLANDS) — Fighter jets from the United States, France, Finland and Germany roar into the skies from a Dutch base as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (Nato) biggest air exercise this year.
Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
AFP, Published on 27/03/2025
» PARIS - Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday.
Thailand rises in World Happiness rankings
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/03/2025
» Thailand rose nine places to be 49th in the World Happiness Report rankings for 2024 - and the third-happiest in Asean.