'Wishful thinking' — Ukraine rubbishes Russia's latest Luhansk Oblast claim

'Wishful thinking' — Ukraine rubbishes Russia's latest Luhansk Oblast claim
14 settlements in Luhansk Oblast are not under Russian control, Ukraine's military told the Kyiv Independent.

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EU population to fall by 12% by 2100: Which countries most affected? Projected population changes across Europe vary significantly, with the EU population set to fall by 53 million by 2100. Experts point to the role of immigration in explaining differences between coun...

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Quand un journaliste français compétent analyse la relation Trump-Netanyahu, ça donne ceci: www.facebook.com/share/v/18Nj...

Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology

Arrogance to achievement ratio approaches infinity
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Olympic deception: Russia’s doping program is run by the same FSB team that poisoned Navalny FSB colonel Dmitry Kovalev has traveled the world to support Team Russia, sitting with his colleagues in the stands at hockey matches in South Korea and…

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French soldier killed and 3 others wounded in an attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon, Macron says French President Emmanuel Macron says a French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron says a French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

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Crise chez Grasset : une centaine d’auteurs de chez Stock affirment leur soutien et lancent un avertissement dans une tribune Dans un texte publié par «le Monde» ce samedi 18 avril, des dizaines d’écrivains de la maison d’édition, aussi membre du groupe Hachette sous la coupe de Bolloré, entendent soutenir la liberté de leur secteur.

Crise chez Grasset : une centaine d’auteurs de chez Stock affirment leur soutien et lancent un avertissement dans une tribune

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Donald has claimed Iran has been defeated almost as many times as my trolls have claimed Ukraine has been.

Viktor Kravchuk | Substack I write about a nation that refuses to lose her dignity. A public record from the heart of Kyiv. Independent and open to all.

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Opinion | A Stunning New Verdict Rewrites the Rules of Corporate Morality

A Stunning New Verdict Rewrites the Rules of Corporate Morality www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/o...

One day after Hungarians ended 16 years of pro-Russian rule, Ljubljana handed its parliament speakership to a leader planning a Moscow trip and a NATO exit vote while claiming he's not pro-Russian.

Stevanović's party holds five seats — the smallest faction.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le chef de la diplomatie ukrainien exhorte la communauté internationale à « agir sans délai » après les frappes massives de la Russie Des attaques russes continuaient jeudi matin sur la ville de Kherson, dans le sud de l’Ukraine. Au moins sept civils ont été blessés. L’administration militaire de la ville a annoncé des frappes sur différents quartiers, et notamment sur le centre-ville.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le chef de la diplomatie ukrainien exhorte la communauté internationale à « agir sans délai » après les frappes massives de la Russie

Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world 'ravaged by tyrants' Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful ‌remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him again on social media.

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Disinformation supports corruption YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit

Anti-corruption.

Not anti-speech.

The Cambridge Disinformation Summit project.

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Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon is a lethality-maxxing wasps’ nest America’s armed forces are supremely capable and roiled by infighting

Several former military officials describe a Pentagon beset by vindictiveness, politicisation and the war secretary’s obsession with instilling a virile, anti-woke “warrior ethos”

Can Europeans learn to love Train travel again?

Russian troops surrendered to robots.
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For the first time in this war, Ukraine took an enemy position using only unmanned systems, with no infantry involved and no Ukrainian losses. Ground robots completed 22,000+ missions in three months.
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Ukraine is sending the future of war into battle.

Russia hits Ukraine with largest air attack this year

Fayard : l’appel de 17 universitaires « à une modification de la loi sur la propriété intellectuelle, au nom des valeurs qu’ils défendent depuis toujours » A l’initiative des historiens Jean-Yves Mollier et Ludovic Tournès, 17 chercheurs essayant de récupérer leurs droits depuis la prise en main de Fayard par Vincent Bolloré appellent, dans une tribune au « Monde », à l’inclusion d’une clause de conscience dans le contrat d’édition.

Fayard : l’appel de 17 universitaires « à une modification de la loi sur la propriété intellectuelle, au nom des valeurs qu’ils défendent depuis toujours »

Hungary, Parliamentary elections, 12 April 2026: Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions

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Cambridge summit links disinformation to corruption risks Cambridge summit warns false narratives can fuel corruption, with Professor Alan Jagolinzer urging scrutiny of tech platforms and media ownership.

Disinformation facilitates corruption.

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Orban learning the same lesson as would be (and real) autocrats everywhere.

Don’t mess with Democracy and don’t mess with Ukraine ;)

Much of EU breaths a sigh of relief.

Democracy is not dead. And neither is the #EU. Congratulations #Hungary 🇭🇺 for rising up to the challenge!

#BREAKING Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban concedes 'painful' election defeat.

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Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime

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Inside the feud blocking Croatia’s bid to wean Hungary off Russian oil A pipeline across the Balkans could end Budapest’s dependence on Russian oil, but Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government is resisting.

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