The Ukrainian army commits new forces in a big southward push
After eight of weeks of slow progress, it is trying to revive its counter-offensive
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Russia is attacking Ukraine’s agricultural exports
It is blowing up both the facilities used to ship food out and the deal that grants it safe passage
Is Ukraine’s offensive stalling?
A breakthrough remains possible, but it will take time
Top story - Parliament reforms - Boosting Parliament's integrity and strengthening trust
Discover the measures reinforcing Parliament’s integrity and closing loopholes to protect the institution and MEPs from outside interference. Source : © European Union, 2024 -...
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Top story - Parliament reforms - Boosting Parliament's integrity and strengthening trust
Discover the measures reinforcing Parliament’s integrity and closing loopholes to protect the institution and MEPs from outside interference. Source : © European Union, 2024 -...
European Affairs
Policy
Top story - Changes in the European Commission 2023 - Hoekstra, Ivanova backed for commissioners, new role for vice-president Šefčovič
Parliament approved Wopke Hoekstra and Iliana Ivanova as new commissioners and supported giving Maroš Šefčovič responsibility for the Green Deal. Source : © European Union,...
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Top story - Changes in the European Commission 2023 - Hoekstra, Ivanova backed for commissioners, new role for vice-president Šefčovič
Parliament approved Wopke Hoekstra and Iliana Ivanova as new commissioners and supported giving Maroš Šefčovič responsibility for the Green Deal. Source : © European Union,...
European Affairs
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What if China and India became friends?
Setting aside their border dispute could transform their relationship—and geopolitics
Politics
Press release - MEPs quiz commissioner Vestager about nomination of chief economist
On Tuesday evening, Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs hosted competition commissioner Vestager to discuss the recent nomination of chief competition economist Fiona Scott Morton.Committee...
European Affairs
Economics
What would Europe do if Trump won?
Even as NATO meets, Europeans are exploring a plan B
European Affairs
World News
NATO is drafting new plans to defend Europe
They look set to be approved at a crucial summit in Vilnius
Software
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NATO is agonising over whether to let Ukraine join
America is not keen for the country to enter the alliance—yet
World News
Water quality and quantity are key for well-being
Clean water is critical for nature, and people’s health and well-being. It is also a crucial resource for many economic sectors. Due to over-exploitation and...
Climate & Environment
Environment
Europe’s air is getting cleaner and improving people’s health
Air quality in Europe is improving. Yet polluted air still worsens health and causes preventable deaths, especially in cities. The good news is that cleaner...
Health
Business
India’s diaspora is bigger and more influential than any in history
Adobe, Britain and Chanel are all run by people with Indian roots
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Should you send your children to private school?
As shortcuts to elite universities, American schools work better than British ones
The speech police are coming for social media
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are in the firing line
The cost of the global arms race
What a “war tax” means for the global economy
World News
Economics
Martin Amis: An Appreciation
Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain’s most famous literary son.
Software
In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is...
Medicine & Health
Book Review: ‘NB by J.C.,’ by James Campbell
“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.
Book Review: ‘Dom Casmurro,’ by Machado de Assis
“Dom Casmurro,” by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read — and reread — with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.
The Detective Novel ‘Whose Body?,’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, Turns 100
Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing “Whose Body?,” the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
Psychology
Astronomy
Book Review: ‘The Late Americans,’ by Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor’s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.
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