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Fueling the AI Boom: Data Centers Drive Fossil Fuel Investments
From the UAE desert to Dublin’s outskirts, AI’s energy surge threatens climate targets Abu Dhabi – The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers has ignited a wave of investment in fossil fuel infrastructure across the globe. In the…
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From Contention to Compliance: Europe Embraces Offshore Asylum Pacts
With xenophobia on the rise, EU capitals warm to schemes once deemed unlawful to deter migrants Brussels, Belgium –Three years after the United Kingdom’s controversial agreement to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda drew sharp condemnation from the European Union, a…
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Game of Tariffs: Swiss Leaders Enlist FIFA’s Infantino to Lobby Trump
As Switzerland faces record US tariffs, political figures turn to soccer diplomacy in hopes of softening tensions Switzerland, celebrated for its steadfast commitment to free trade and diplomacy, now finds itself confronting the steepest US tariff rate in Europe. In…
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Sand Shortage Hampers Coastal Defences as Shorelines Erode
Rising seas and scarce resources threaten seaside communities from the US to Australia Coastal regions around the globe are witnessing unprecedented rates of shoreline erosion, as climate change intensifies storms and accelerates sea-level rise. From the sandy beaches of the…
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Italy Revives Sicilian Bridge as €13bn Security Initiative
Meloni Government Frames Controversial Strait Crossing as NATO Commitment Rome. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is poised to grant final approval today for the construction of a €13 billion bridge spanning the Strait of Messina, linking Sicily to the Italian…
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Parliament Faces Authorization Request Over ‘Almasri Affair’
Tribunal’s 90-Page Dossier Exposes Alleged Illicit Aims Behind Libyan Expulsion Italy’s Tribunal of Ministers formally transmitted to the Italian Parliament a request for authorization to proceed against Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Stefano Mantovano, Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, and Interior…
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Transforming Reform: Zia Yusuf’s Bid to Professionalise UK Populism
From banker to political strategist, Yusuf shapes Reform UK’s future while grappling with his immigrant roots and migration stance Over the past year, Zia Yusuf, a multi-millionaire former investment banker, has quietly spearheaded a radical overhaul of Nigel Farage’s Reform…
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Europe’s Summer Surrender: How the EU Narrowly Avoided a Transatlantic Divorce
Facing U.S. pressure on Ukraine, NATO, and trade, Brussels chose appeasement over confrontation — and exposed its strategic vulnerability to the world. As summer dawned across Europe, diplomatic circles braced for what some feared could become a seismic break in…
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Bologna Remembers: Controversy Marks 45th Anniversary of Railway Station Massacre
City officials, survivors, and citizens gather amid renewed political debates to honor victims of the 1980 neo-fascist attack Under a scorching summer sky, Bologna paused today to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the tragic neo-fascist bombing at the city’s central…














