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Looking at a simple map of Estonia, Narva is just another city on the eastern borders of the European Union. But in reality, the town of about 52,000 is much more important than that. Narva, in the Russian-speaking east of Estonia, is becoming a center of debate about European security, identity and the future of … Read more

The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the United States is a seismic moment in sports history. The deal, agreed in mid-March 2026 after 17 months of negotiations, reportedly includes an increase in the salary cap, a significant increase in the minimum wage, revenue sharing and charter flights. This … Read more

Germany and Iran have been linked for a long time, as is visible today. At first, their relations were mostly cultural; Official diplomatic relations were established only later. Here’s a brief look at that shared history. Goethe’s enthusiasm for Persian poetry In 1814, at the age of 65, the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe … Read more

Volkswagen (VW) is in talks with Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems about a potential collaboration that would see a major VW plant shift production from cars to defense equipment, according to a report. financial Times. The companies plan to convert Volkswagen’s struggling Osnabruck plant into a facility that makes components for the Israeli … Read more

It is not just German officials who have access to documents created by German government agencies at the state and federal level. US officials also potentially do so, as German officials currently primarily use computer programs whose providers are based in the United States. Data protection advocates in Germany argue that the country is dangerously … Read more

A report released this Monday by the human rights group Amnesty International warns that the FIFA World Cup 2026, to be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer, “will pose significant risks and impacts to fans, players, journalists, workers and local communities alike.” report, title “Humanity must prevail: protecting rights, tackling repression … Read more

The Hungarian election campaign has been in a frenzy for weeks, but this latest scandal has shocked even the most sober-minded observers. Many have described it as “a return to dictatorial and communist times”. Last week, it emerged that Hungary’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Alkotmanyvedelmi Hivatal), one of the country’s five intelligence … Read more

The first two state elections of the year have come and gone in Germany, and things are starting to ramp up again within the federal government. For weeks, the coalition of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) had sidelined the ruling for fear of stoking discontent … Read more