Trump Threatens Possible US Troop Reductions in Germany

US President Donald Trump has said the United States will shortly decide whether to cut its forces in Germany, where it maintains a major military presence.  "The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time," Trump posted on his

King Charles Honors 9/11 Victims in New York

King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, commemorated victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack during their visit to New York City on Wednesday. The royal couple laid a bouquet of white lilacs, daffodils and peonies at the 9/11 memorial in lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center's twin towers once stood. The

Key Disputes Over the EU’s Next Long-Term Budget

The adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the European Union's long-term spending plan, is one of the most sensitive political issues in the bloc. The negotiations are currently entering a critical phase. The question is not only how much the EU will cost its member states from 2028 to 2035, but also what they

War-related trauma fuels rising school bullying in Ukraine

The boy has tears in his eyes. He stares blankly at the floor, having long since given up any resistance. But the classmates standing around him show no mercy. One by one, they step out of the semicircle and punch him in the face, while the rest of the group laughs mockingly. A bystander films

Russia Drops Weapons Display from Victory Day Parade

Russia is this year planning to celebrate its World War II victory over Nazi Germany with parades that do not include the standard display of weaponry, for the first time in nearly two decades. The Kremlin on Wednesday made the announcement, citing an increased threat of Ukrainian attacks. What is Russia's Victory day parade? Moscow's

Merz Presents Historic Health Care Reform

Chancellor Friedrich Merz, under pressure to deliver reforms to Germany's costly health care system, has announced that what he called a "historic" health care draft law had been agreed by his Cabinet on Wednesday morning. The package, designed to stop spiraling health insurance premiums, must still pass through the German Bundestag, where it is expected

FIFA Recognizes Afghan Women’s National Team

After years of fleeing, fighting, advocating and training, Afghanistan's women have won the right to compete for football's biggest prizes as their country's official national team. An unprecedented decision made by world football's governing body, FIFA, in Toronto on Tuesday paves the way for the current squad to try to qualify for the Los Angeles

Goethe Medal Recipients 2026

Music, literature and theater: While the respective disciplines of this year's recipients of the Goethe Medal differ, what unites them is the conviction that their work can contribute to cultural understanding and that culture can forge connections.  "Their lives and work offer interpretations to migration, displacement and social transformations that shaped Europe in the 20th and 21st centuries. They offer

Golders Green stabbings treated as suspected terror attack

Police in the United Kingdom are officially treating the stabbing of two Jewish men in the northern London suburb of Golders Green on Wednesday as a "terrorist incident" with officers investigating "whether this attack was deliberately targeting the Jewish community." Two men were stabbed on the street in the traditionally Jewish area but were later said to

{“title”:”EU adopts ‘only yes means yes’ rape definition”,”content”:”About half of all women in the EU report having experienced sexual harassment at least once since age 15, the European Council says. In recent years the EU has stepped up measures to protect women and girls from sexual violence: it ratified the Istanbul Convention on 1 October 2023 and in 2024 adopted a directive criminalizing workplace sexual harassment, cyberstalking and the non‑consensual distribution of intimate images. The bloc’s Gender Equality Strategy also targets cyberviolence, deepfakes and other forms of digital abuse, while member states and EU programmes fund prevention and victim‑support projects worth hundreds of millions of euros annually.

About half of all women in the European Union have been sexually harassed at least once since their 15th birthday, according to the  European Council. In response, the EU has launched several measures to better protect women and girls from sexual assault. On October 1, 2023, it acceded to the Istanbul Convention, the world's most comprehensive set of
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