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Ireland must increase defence budget 'to keep Russians at bay', warns ex-military adviser
Irish Examiner· 21 hours agoEU figures show that the average defence budget across member states was 1.3% of GDP, according to 2022 data, with Ireland spending the lowest amount
As Russia punches forward, Ukraine's Toretsk living in 'hell'
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 24 hours agoBuildings in flames, burnt-out cars, deserted streets strewn with debris -- the once peaceful city...
‘Nowhere is safe in Belgorod’: Fears grip Russian region bordering Ukraine
Al Jazeera· 1 day agoOn May 12, Alexander’s apartment shook and his window shattered as his city of Belgorod, in the ...
Beaten and conscripted into Putin’s army: a Somali refugee attempts to reach Europe
The Guardian· 2 days agoA year ago, the Somali journalist Ilyas Ahmad Elmi set out for Europe. “I left because I wanted to see my son, who I’ve never met … and because I had received threats,” said Elmi, in a telephone ...
Latin America, US lawmakers bolster ties ahead of crucial election
The Hill via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoLatin America is drawing attention from U.S. lawmakers eager to forge ties in an often-ignored...
Steven van de Velde brings yet another moral hazard to the Olympics
New York Times· 3 days agoPARIS — There is no way to sugarcoat this. On Sunday morning in Paris, a convicted child rapist...
Births amongst bombs in east Ukraine's last maternity hospital
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoWomen living near the front must now make a long detour to avoid a route that comes under frequent...
Trans in Russia: Tricked into conversion therapy in Siberia
BBC News· 4 days agoTrans people from Russia say years of pressure coupled with new laws are making them leave the...
Last Tango in Washington: how sad, sidelined Joe Biden may yet have the last laugh | Simon Tisdall
The Guardian· 4 days agoImagine an old man sitting by himself in a dingy all-night diner in downtown Washington. Joe – for the old man’s name is Joe – looks tired and mournful. Joe is free in ways he never has been ...
This is a misogyny emergency. A huge outpouring is coming in the runup to the US election
The Guardian· 4 days agoThe woman was Hillary Clinton. Because 2016 was when the world’s first global instant mass communication technology – social media – crashed up against the most ancient of prejudices – misogyny ...