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Europe’s New Taliban Outreach Starts at Help with Mass Deportations
Foreign Policy

Europe’s New Taliban Outreach Starts at Help with Mass Deportations

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Afghan diplomats are occupying consulate buildings in Geneva and Berlin as Western Europe attempts to implement a policy of…

Is Finland Really the Happiest Country? New Global Flourishing Study Find Indonesians Are Most Fulfilled
Human Sciences

Is Finland Really the Happiest Country? New Global Flourishing Study Find Indonesians Are Most Fulfilled

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

A new measure of global mental wellbeing was recently released through a series of papers from Harvard University and…

The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies
World News

The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Story at a glance… The Taliban recently completed its third year in charge of Afghanistan, marked with successes and…


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750 US Troops Injured or Killed since October 2023 – Investigation

Andy Corbley April 3, 2026

Investigative news outlet The Intercept has reported that the Pentagon and US Central Command (CENTCOM) are engaged in a “casualty cover-up”…

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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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