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Sweden claim narrow victory over Denmark to open Euro 2025
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I’ve worked with a lot of e-commerce platforms and development agencies over the years. And let’s be honest. Most of them are average. Some might get you decent results, but few actually stand out. That’s why I always keep a close eye on who’s...

Dressing rooms can be a refuge — how football clubs cope with tragedy
Liverpool begin pre-season on Tuesday and in the dressing room at the AXA Training Centre there will be an empty seat between Harvey Elliott and Kostas Tsimikas. Missing will be not a friend to two people but a friend to everyone. His name is...

Albanian offshore investment surges fourfold in seven years
TIRANA, July 4 - Albanian capital is flowing abroad — rising from €393 million in 2017 to €1.57 billion in 2024, per Vienna Institute data. Major companies are expanding into Kosovo, North Macedonia and beyond, with telecoms, construction, banking...

Photos, videos from America250 rally in Des Moines, Iowa
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North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 6, 2025
Bellevue Joseph Miller sold property at 188 Kendall Ave. to Ling Yan Chen for $95,000. 119 JKSN LLC sold property at 119 N Jackson Ave. to Todd and Kristen Lawton for $429,000. Christopher Harold sold property at 30 S Euclid Ave. to Jeffrey Ronald...

As Trump wields the axe, who will fight to save the UN?
The United Nations and its agencies have long struggled with funding shortfalls. Now an entrenched problem is becoming an acute crisis in the shadow of Donald Trump’s executioner’s axe. The US is the biggest contributor, at 22%, to the UN’s core...

Denmark Takes EU Helm as Geopolitical Tensions Rise
Denmark has taken over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union as questions swirl over Europe's security and trade and a war still raging on its eastern flank. "Europe is at a defining moment in time," Danish Prime...

I looked into the eyes of a man who blew himself up on the Tube. I still see him everywhere
Dominic Casciani ShareSave Dan Biddle returned to Edgware Road station nine years after the attack, in 2014 Two decades have passed since the 2005 London attacks, but the face of the lead suicide bomber, Mohammad Sidique Khan, has never left Dan...

Trump Administration Negotiates Global Network for Deportations Beyond Illegal Migrants’ Home Countries
U.S. diplomats have approached nearly 60 countries to accept illegal aliens expelled from the United States under an expanding Trump administration policy that bypasses country-of-origin deportations. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Trump...

Meet the woman behind England captain George Ford – from child refugee to restaurant boss
George Ford will wear the captain’s armband as England take on Argentina tonight — and supporting him from the stands is his wife, Atdhetare Hoxha, whose life story is as inspiring as any on the pitch. Join RUCK’s Instagram broadcast channel and...

Is A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Bigger Than A C-5M Super Galaxy?
To get straight to the point, the Lockheed C-5M Galaxy is the bigger of the two premier jet transports in the United States Air Force. It’s not only bigger than its fellow heavyweight, the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, but the C-5 is also bigger...

Ten things the UK could do if it truly cared about Palestinians
Supporters of Israel frequently decry the alleged double standards applied to it, noting that Israel has been the subject of far more critical UN resolutions than any other nation. They argue that it suffers disproportionate international...
Serbian, U.S. Officials View Balkans Regionally, Mullen Says
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.20.2008 Courtesy Story Serbian and American military officials understand the two nations disagree about Kosovo, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today, but they recognize the relationship has to be about...

Water restrictions across Europe as intense heatwave hits region
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Op-Ed: The “Random Countries” J.D. Vance Dismisses are the US’s Greatest Allies -Alienating Them is a Huge Mistake
Last month’s NATO summit in The Hague was officially about boosting military spending, shared security, and alliance unity. But one figure overshadowed every agenda item: Donald Trump. The main question on everyone’s mind wasn’t how to strengthen...

Western Balkans Leaders’ Meeting reaffirms Commitment for swift delivery of the Growth Plan
Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the leaders of the six Western Balkans partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) gathered in Skopje for a high-level meeting dedicated to the...

Is A KC-10 Extender Bigger Than A Boeing C-17 Globemaster II?
Related The KC-10 was designed to supplement the KC-135 for USAF aerial refueling ops. Yet the KC-10 is actually the first of the two to be retired. Why? The C-17 is a big plane capable of carrying all sorts of things, from troops to tanks to...

US bill could open door for Taiwan to join IMF
The US House of Representatives on Monday last week advanced the Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that would require the US secretary of the treasury, who serves as the US governor to the IMF, to “vigorously support the admission of Taiwan as...

Western Balkans Leaders’ meeting in Skopje reaffirms commitment for swift delivery of the Growth Plan
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the leaders of the six Western Balkans partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro,...