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...
Sweden Mulls Laws Allowing Govt to Deport Immigrants for ‘Shortcomings in Lifestyle’
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s minority rightwing government came to power a year ago – with backing from the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) – vowing to crack down on immigration and...
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...
Russia Silent On Tehran Arms Claim As Ukraine Downs Iran-Built Drone
Russia has declined to comment on US claims that Iran could supply it with ballistic missiles. Ukraine said it shot down a “rare” Iran-built...
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...