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As the war rages on, Ukraine’s birds are increasingly becoming victims of the battlefield, pushing volunteers and soldiers to try to rescue and treat injured birds. Skies once filled with birds are now crowded with drones, and constant aerial bombardments have wrecked a delicate ecosystem across a 1,200-kilometer frontline – including birds’ nesting grounds and … Read more

A case of Ebola has been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province – hundreds of kilometers ‌from the outbreak’s epicenter – according to the rebel alliance that controls the ⁠area. It marks an expansion of an outbreak of a rare strain that was detected last week and raises further concerns about difficulties … Read more

Are we living in an era where traditional diplomacy has little influence? Is the world moving towards a time when individual states increasingly use military force to assert their interests? If so, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful made a conscious effort this week to set a different tone. The German chief diplomat was unusually busy. … Read more

As inflation continues to rise in the United States, Donald Trump’s popularity is at an all-time low. According to a recent poll, 46 percent of Americans are unhappy with its economic policies, with consumer spending sluggish and anxiety mounting. Source link

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has publicly filed details about its upcoming initial public offering, highlighting both the company’s ambitious goals in space and its financial results. A successful share sale could value the company at a record-setting $1.75 trillion, which would put its founder on track to become the first trillionaire in history. Source link

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said Thursday he would be “happy” to talk to US leader Donald Trump, a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and drew pre-emptive ire from China. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would speak to Lai, as the White House weighs arms sales to the … Read more

Is France’s cultural diversity under threat? As the UN celebrates cultural diversity, and as the Cannes Film Festival weathers a fight over a possible blacklist at film producer Canal+, we take a look at what happened in Cannes. We dive into the concerns over the conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré’s influence in the French cultural landscape … Read more

The Russian secret services on Monday accused Latvia without evidence of helping Ukraine strike Russian targets using drones, and threatened the Baltic state with military retaliation. But the targeting of Latvia by the Kremlin, which continues to deploy new tactics in its hybrid war, was no accident. Source link

An Ankara court on Thursday opened proceedings against Deutsche Welle reporter Alikan Uludag and released Uludag from custody while the case against him continues. The next court date is scheduled for September 18. Uludağ’s lawyer Abbas Yalcin welcomed his client’s release after months of detention, but also argued that even if Uludağ was convicted, “he … Read more