Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the Valdai Club on Nov. 7, 2024 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global stocks fell and investors fled to safe-haven assets on Tuesday, as global markets reacted to escalating tensions between the world’s two largest nuclear powers: Russia and … Read more
“The hesitation to intervene in our food choices stands in stark contrast to the commonly accepted use of pricing strategies to reduce demand for [fossil] fuels, as well as tobacco and alcohol,” the Wageningen paper observes. “Interventions are needed to support consumer behavior toward more healthy and sustainable diets.” Action should be targeted and nonintrusive, … Read more
However, Szijjártó continued to promote the policy in his keynote speech on Thursday, addressing the conference audience in Russian. In his 14-minute speech, Szijjártó did not mention Ukraine once, nor did he speak specifically about the war — saying only that “Europe and Hungary are facing one of the most serious conflicts since World War … Read more
“A new wind is blowing in Europe,” said the Dutch anti-Islam, anti-immigration, populist Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders in Brussels on Thursday after a meeting of far-right leaders. Migration has been at the forefront for Europe’s politicians since 2015, when more than a million migrants, many of them Syrians fleeing war, made their way to … Read more
Dornau, according to the report, made at least one visit to his onion plantation to see his employees in person. “I’ve even seen him. A tall, bald man,” the prisoner said, with a description that matches Dornau’s physical traits. “He came once in his car with German registration. He came into the shelter where we … Read more
The German Air Force said separately on Saturday that it had identified five Russian jets flying over the Baltic Sea and had deployed Eurofighters to escort them. This is far from the first time Russian aircraft have wandered toward EU and NATO airspace. Earlier this month, Latvia’s defense ministry said a Russian drone crashed in the Rēzekne … Read more
The exchange is the second in just two days. On Friday, 49 Ukrainian captives were pictured rejoicing after being released, including members of the country’s national guard, border service and civilians. Among them was Leniye Umerova, a Crimean Tatar who was arrested by Russian security forces on the occupied Ukrainian peninsula last year after returning … Read more
Ukraine said there was a double standard earlier this year when Kyiv saw a wide coalition of Western countries helping Israel to repel a massive Iranian attack of missiles and drones. Ukraine has been suffering huge Russian missile and drone strikes almost daily, with some targeting gas storage sites near the EU border, while some … Read more
Ivanov brought up Pokémon Go during a discussion about objects most likely to be targeted by spies. Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game, released in 2016, allowing its millions of players to use their smartphones to capture digital Pokémon (think: make-believe animals with superpowers) in the physical world. It promised new users that “Pokémon … Read more
According to the minister, the number of cybersecurity incidents has doubled in the past year, but with the help of the interior ministry and the coordinated efforts of other agencies and the military, they successfully thwarted the August attack. Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak added that the Polish government is now working to update regulations on … Read more
