A mannequin in a coffin illustrates the distress of many farmers who have been demonstrating for several days on the A7. Photo taken on 24 January near Montélimar.
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Why are French farmers blocking the roads? An academic who has been studying discontent within the farming world since 2019 provides some clues.
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Studies have struggled to capture how pesticides affect bees outside of a lab.
Protesters in Niger’s capital Niamey hold a Russian flag and banner with images of coup leaders in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.
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Niger’s recent military romance with Russia could escalate tensions with France, regional allies and the European Union.
A woman with flowers walks past a building fortified with sandbags in the Podil neighborhood of Kyiv, Ukraine.
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The fragility of peace settlements in the Balkans provides a cautionary tale. US and EU policymakers may inadvertently make matters worse by acceding to the aggressor’s territorial ambitions.
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Governments around the world keep filing antitrust lawsuits against the ‘big four’ tech companies. Here’s why that matters for everyone who uses their products.
Time for drastic action.
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The EU’s biggest economy is on its uppers. Turning it around may involve additional pain in the short term.
Workers from the Spanish nonprofit Open Waters rescue 178 migrants from different countries, off the coast of Italy in September 2023.
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Germany and Italy are among the countries that are looking for ways to handle rises in undocumented migration and, in many cases, are making it harder for people to remain in their countries.
Donald Trump claims he can force an end to the Ukraine war in 24 hours if he becomes president.
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Donald Trump’s foreign policy plans include forcing an end to the Ukraine war and moving thousands of troops to the Mexican border.
Created in 2014, the G5 Sahel security alliance is about to be dissolved after members pulled out.
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Foreign powers’ interest in the Sahel is driven by its natural resources and strategic location for security and illegal migration control.
Stand by me: Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky will need to work hard to retain the support of his countries allies.
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A round up of our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past fortnight.
Ukraine’s leaders are desperately in need of support from its European allies.
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With four elections among Ukraine’s key partners in 2024, commitment to aid for President Zelensky could be in doubt.
Viktor Orbán arriving at the EU summit in Brussels.
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The EU decision to open negotiations with Ukraine is good news for President Zelensky, even if it is not the full package he wanted.
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With the prospect of a second Trump presidency halting military aid for Ukraine, it is vital for Kyiv that the EU finds a way to unlock more funding.
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The Treaty of Lisbon celebrates its 15th anniversary on 13 December. Looking back, experts agree that it played a big part in structuring the EU as we know it. It reinforced the role of Commission President…
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi speaks in the capital Kinshasa.
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Plenty remains to be done to improve the lives of Congolese citizens.
Queensland Premier Annastacis Paluszczuk opens Australia’s first Hydrogen Centre of Excellence in 2022.
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Australian governments have invested a lot of hope in hydrogen to help drive the net zero transition, but concrete policies are urgently needed or we will lose our hydrogen advantage to other nations.
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The controversial Dutch politician has won the most seats in parliament, but may still find it expedient to be the junior partner in a coalition government
A sealing boat is dwarfed by a passenger ferry as it makes its way through heavy ice in North Sydney, N.S., in March 2009.
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The sealing industry has evolved but the EU’s ban on seal imports has contributed to the enduring cultural violence experienced by Canadian sealers.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Ursula von der Leyen at a joint press conference in Kyiv.
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Unless the EU itself reforms, Ukraine’s membership would make it one of the biggest beneficiary of the bloc’s budget.
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There’s recognition that AI needs to be used responsibly.