The Spy Who Started Café Culture: A Secret Polish History
Rather than ‘shaken, not stirred’, one 17th-century Polish spy would likely ask: ‘Black or with milk?’ Jerzy Kulczycki was not only one of the...
Easiest Opponent for Title Holder Manchester City in UEFA Champions League “Last-16 Draw”
Nyon, Manchester, Milan (19/12 – 31) The group phase of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League is to conclude this month. Names of the sixteen...
Almost Half in New Poll Say Too Much Money is Going to Ukraine
Nearly half of U.S. adults say too much funding is going to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, according to a poll released Wednesday....
Why Are There So Many Ghost Towns in Greenland?
Greenland is an island of ghost towns. The abandoned village of Kangeq is perched on an islet in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord. It’s a...
Taliban Pranksters – Just Can’t Keep Them Down
Frankfurt (18/12 – 14) That there are remarkable advantages in being ignored is not generally recognized. Central Asian countries, historically under the thumb of...
Finding Joy in the Darkness in Sweden
Swedes know a thing or two about living with light, or, right about now, living with a lack of it. In December, the country’s...
France, UK Jointly Ask US Court to Freeze Litigation on Sri Lanka
London (06/11 – 58) France and the United Kingdom (UK) have jointly made a request in favour of Sri Lanka to the court of...
Gaza Contact Group Calls On Nordic States to be More Critical of Israel
The foreign ministers of the Contact Group called on Nordic countries and Benelux states to be more critical against Israel as part of their efforts for an immediate ceasefire between Israel...
President Wickremesinghe’s Contribution To Securing IMF Loan For Sri Lanka
Brussels (08/11 – 50) On March 20, the IMF approved a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support Sri Lanka amid its economic...
Germany Slides Deeper Into Budget Crisis. Here’s What You Need to Know
Germany’s budget is in trouble. Last week, the constitutional court ruled that it was unlawful to re-allocate unused debt originally designated for emergency Covid-19...