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Ukraine

Euroviews. NATO should give Ukraine everything it wants — including F35s

If the West is serious about honouring Ukraine‘s merits for European security amid Russian aggression, Kyiv must receive comprehensive security aid in the future, Oliver Rolofs writes.

Serbia

Despite US sanctions, Serbia denies spy chief's ties to Russia

Serbia has tried to maintain a fragile balancing act between Brussels and Moscow ever since the Ukraine invasion. Could the recent US sanctions against its spy chief tip the scales?

Culture news

Screen Actors Guild to vote on strike action tonight

Hollywood’s actors union was on the verge of striking after they couldn't agree on a deal with the studios.

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Aretha Franklin's sofa note ruled as valid will by jury

Two different notes found by Franklin's niece in 2019, dated four years apart, named two different sons as beneficiaries to her estate. Now, the tale of two wills gets its resolution...

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Europe News

Brussels rules US is safe destination for EU personal data

Brussels on Monday announced that the transfer of personal data to the US can legally take place after securing safeguards over access by intelligence agencies and the creation of a redress mechanism for EU residents.

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Green News

Hurricane season: El Niño could both intensify and tear apart storms

The prediction for this season is forecasters’ best estimate of how many storms could occur this year.

Culture news

Aretha Franklin's sons battle over handwritten wills in upcoming trial

Five years after the death of Aretha Franklin, the final wishes of the music superstar are still unsettled. Thus begins a unique trial, a tale of two wills.

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Actor Allison Mack released from prison in sex-trafficking case

Mack was sentenced in 2021 for manipulating women into becoming sex slaves for cult-like group NXIVM.

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Robert De Niro's grandson dies aged 19

Leandro De Niro Rodriguez was found dead in a New York apartment.

Russia

'Cut off their funding': US sanctions groups linked to Wagner

A number of companies were sanctioned by the US for providing Wagner with a steady income stream through illegal trade in diamonds and gold.

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Marvel causes uproar by using AI for new show's opening credits

'Secret Invasion' Marvel's latest show for Disney+ is facing a backlash from people invested in the arts for using AI-generated opening credits.

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WATCH: Nevada confronts invasion of blood-red crickets

Elko, a small town of about 20,000 near Idaho and Utah known for its gold mining, has been hit hard by the invasion of cannibalistic critters.

World News

Euroviews. EU leaders should balance ambitions abroad with public opinion at home

If the heads of the bloc's member states are to build and maintain a united foreign policy, they will need to capitalise on areas that create consensus, Dr Jana Puglierin writes.

Culture news

'Dances With Wolves' actor faces additional charges in Canada

The actor, 46, has been accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and women for two decades in multiple states in the US. He now faces additional charges in Canada.

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Culture Re-View: The U.S. bans sending humans by post

On 13 June 1920, the United States banned the sending of people by parcel post after a number of instances and a previous unsuccessful attempt to outlaw the bizarre practice

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Film of the Week: 'Reality', a bone-rattling whistleblower docu-drama

Having premiered at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, Tina Satter's debut film faithfully re-enacts the real-life FBI interrogation transcript of American intelligence leaker Reality Winner. It's a minimalist triumph.

World News

Euroviews. Can Central Asia be the link bringing together the East and the West?

After years of economic and diplomatic neglect, the former Soviet countries in the region are emerging as the new geopolitical hotspot in a multipolar and multilateral world, Dr Michael Rossi writes.

USA

Ukraine and AI on the agenda for Sunak and Biden

UK Prime Minister reportedly wants new global artificial intelligence regulator to be based in London

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Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case

Cuba Gooding Jr. was facing a federal lawsuit that accused him of rape. By settling the civil sex abuse case, the actor averts a trial.