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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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We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley

Andy Corbley August 7, 2026

Americans have a funny way of relegating certain ingredients to specific functions that don’t always serve the overall purpose…

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Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years

Andy Corbley July 11, 2026

It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…

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Iran Defeats the Americans: Text of MoU Confirms Tehran’s Total Victory

Andy Corbley June 18, 2026

There could have been fewer clearer signs that the Trump Administration had accepted major concessions in advance of Thursday’s…

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