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On April 8th, the Kremlin spokesman stated that Russia sees no reason to pursue talks on a long-delayed peace treaty with Japan to officially end World War II, citing Tokyo’s

Avery Hazard

16 Jun 2025

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Andrea Marcelo

16 Jun 2025

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There was one election the entire world watched, that was the US election. In November of 2024 it was Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump. A rematch of ideologies. And Trump didn’t just win, unfortunately, he dominated. He flipped and held all six key swing states: Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. That netted him 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 226; a clear and decisive victory. However, this is not new information, hundreds of news sources have already analysed why the Trump campaign managed to win what seemed to be a decisive victory. What is not discussed is…

Alex Zjacic

1 May 2025

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On Sunday, February 27th, the fence marking the territorial sovereignty of Afghanistan and Pakistan at their 2,700-kilometer border, the Durand

John Preisler

13 Mar 2022

According to its neighbors’ militaries, North Korea on Saturday, February 26, 2022, fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea

Jhalak Sahay

10 Mar 2022

On March 4, an Afghan suicide bomber blew up a Shiite mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, a city close to the

Marie-Therese Burkard

10 Mar 2022

Catastrophic flooding has hit Australia’s East Coast since February 22nd. The rain has had an extreme impact on Australian cities,

Elena Pizzorno Knorr

8 Mar 2022

The world is now about 1.2°C warmer than it was in the 19th century, and the amount of CO2 in

Jhalak Sahay

6 Mar 2022

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