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Estonia - US (Martin Fornusek - The Kyiv Independent) Among Estonians, there is little confidence that U.S. President Donald Trump would rush to defend their country in the event of a Russian invasion. As a...

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Statement by Foreign Minister Wadephul prior to his departure for Helsingborg and Prague

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Foreign Minister Wadephul issued the following statement today (21 May 2026) prior to his departure for the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Helsingborg and...

‘I’m not counting on the US’ — In Estonia, faith in Trump’s defense of Baltics fades

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(Martin Fornusek - The Kyiv Independent) Among Estonians, there is little confidence that U.S. President Donald Trump would rush to defend their country in...

Xi and Putin pledge closer cooperation on AI, cyberspace and satellite systems

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(Daryna Antoniuk - The Record) Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin used a summit in Beijing on Wednesday to deepen their...
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From favelas to informal settlements, new UN report points to housing solutions that work

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(UN News) From Thailand to Jordan, from Brazil to Germany, new approaches to housing are quietly taking shape. Residents...

Hong Kong: Activists’ unjust trial for peaceful Tiananmen commemoration resumes

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(Amnesty International) Responding to the resumption of the trial of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty...

Housing crisis takes centre stage at World Urban Forum in Baku

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(UN News) Now is the time to place housing at the heart of sustainable development. That was the message delivered on Monday by UN...

Council of Europe highlights role of democracy and AI governance in security

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(DigWatch) The Council of Europe has called for a legal and democratic framework for European security in its 2026 annual report, warning that the...

Executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years

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(Amnesty International) Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981, with 2,707 people executed across 17 countries, revealed...

Reimagining Health Systems for Sustainable Food Futures in the Global South

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(Subhasree Ray - Observer Research Foundation) Health systems and food systems are deeply interconnected, yet they continue to function in relative isolation across much...

Scaling Blue Bonds for the Global South: Reforming Markets for Ocean Finance

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(Priya Noronha - Observer Research Foundation) Blue bonds have emerged as a credible instrument for mobilising finance for sustainable ocean-related development, including marine conservation,...

Strengthening SDG Monitoring: How BRICS Can Complement Global Review?

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(Sandra Thachirickal Prathap - Observer Research Foundation) As the 2030 deadline approaches, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at a pivotal juncture. Launched in...

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Statement by Foreign Minister Wadephul prior to his departure for Helsingborg and Prague

Foreign Minister Wadephul issued the following statement today (21 May 2026) prior to his departure for the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Helsingborg and...

‘I’m not counting on the US’ — In Estonia, faith in Trump’s defense of Baltics fades

(Martin Fornusek - The Kyiv Independent) Among Estonians, there is little confidence that U.S. President Donald Trump would rush to defend their country in...

Xi and Putin pledge closer cooperation on AI, cyberspace and satellite systems

(Daryna Antoniuk - The Record) Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin used a summit in Beijing on Wednesday to deepen their...

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Women leaders unite to advance gender equality, defend multilateralism amid growing global pushback

(UN News) The Secretary-General’s commitment towards women leadership in the United Nations was recognized at a pivotal moment marked by global uncertainty, economic volatility...

Justice for Women and Girls: An Assessment of the 70th UN Commission on the Status of Women

(Emma Ulvin, Noël James - Council on Foreign Relations) This year, at the UN’s largest annual gathering on women’s rights, the 70th Session of...

How Trump’s New Global Gag Rules Will Undermine US Interests Abroad

(Ari Shaw and Laurel Sprague - Just Security) For four decades, the Mexico City Policy—commonly known as the Global Gag Rule—has been a political...

Ecuador: Court Affirms Adolescents’ Right to Gender Recognition

(Human Rights Watch) Ecuador’s Constitutional Court’s ruling, made public on March 10, 2026, that people under 18 cannot automatically be refused a request to...

AU Should Strengthen its Framework to Curb Violence Against Women

(Juliana Nnoko - Human Rights Watch) Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. As of 2023, it is estimated that one...

If NATO Cannot Protect Everyone, It Cannot Defend Anyone

(Diana Morais, Samantha Turner and Katharine A.M. Wright - RUSI) This International Women’s Day falls during a moment of profound geopolitical challenge. The US...

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Palantir fights Pentagon over key intelligence contract

(Axios) Palantir is battling the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency for the ability to bid for a contract to modernize its data analytics system, according...

Guerra di giganti, Musk perde contro Altman. Ma il processo è il destino dell’AI

(Marzia Giglioli) Elon Musk perde in tribunale: vince Altman nella vertenza che riguarda OpenAI e che ha visto uno contro l'altro i giganti della Silicon...

Il violino ignorato / The ignored violin

(Diego Brasioli) Nel 2007, in una stazione della metropolitana di Washington, il violinista di fama internazionale Joshua Bell suonò per quarantacinque minuti con uno...

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