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Alinejad Receives Inaugural Paulskirche Prize for Democracy Culture

Alinejad Receives Inaugural Paulskirche Prize for Democracy

Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad was awarded the first-ever European Paulskirche Prize for Democracy in Frankfurt am Main for her fight agai...

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Fico Likens EU to a "Suicide Ship" and Calls for Dialogue with Russia Economy

Fico Likens EU to a "Suicide Ship" and Calls for Dialogue with Russia

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, after a phone call with Viktor Orbán, described the EU as a "suicide ship" in terms of energy security and called f...

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April 12: Orbán and Magyar Face Decisive Battle Economy

April 12: Orbán and Magyar Face Decisive Battle

Hungary is gearing up for the April 12 parliamentary elections, which Politico has dubbed the EU's most important vote in 2026. Polls suggest Péter Ma...

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Sweeping Reforms Proposed to Tackle Billions in Healthcare Deficit Health

Sweeping Reforms Proposed to Tackle Billions in Healthcare Deficit

A government expert commission has presented 66 reform proposals aimed at closing the statutory health insurance funding gap of over 15 billion euros....

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Generational Divide Could Decide Hungarian Election Culture

Generational Divide Could Decide Hungarian Election

The key issue in the April 12, 2026 parliamentary election is the political fault line between young and old: while over 60% of those under 30 support...

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Czech and Slovak Governments Resume Joint Talks Economy

Czech and Slovak Governments Resume Joint Talks

Czech and Slovak ministers met for a joint session at Nová Horka Chateau in the Moravian-Silesian Region after nearly two years. Prime Ministers Babiš...

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Cyberbullying: 10 Convicted for Spreading Rumors About Brigitte Macron Culture

Cyberbullying: 10 Convicted for Spreading Rumors About Brigitte Macron

A Paris court has found ten people guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron for spreading false rumors about her gender identity. Sentences range up to...

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How Back-Channel Diplomacy Works—and Why Culture

How Back-Channel Diplomacy Works—and Why

Back-channel diplomacy allows rival nations to negotiate in secret, bypassing public posturing. From the Cuban Missile Crisis to Kissinger's opening o...

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How U.S. Government Shutdowns Work—and Why Economy

How U.S. Government Shutdowns Work—and Why

A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to fund federal agencies. Here is how the process works, who it affects, and why the United States is...

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Pardubice Arson Attack: Fourth Suspect Remanded in Custody Culture

Pardubice Arson Attack: Fourth Suspect Remanded in Custody

Czech police have detained a fourth suspect in connection with the arson attack on an LPP Holding warehouse in Pardubice. All four face terrorism char...

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How the Right to Protest Works in America Culture

How the Right to Protest Works in America

The First Amendment protects peaceful protest on public property, but courts allow governments to impose content-neutral time, place, and manner restr...

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Šimečka Re-elected as Leader of Progressive Slovakia, Party Rules Out Coalition with Government Culture

Šimečka Re-elected as Leader of Progressive Slovakia, Party Rules Out Coalition with Government

Michal Šimečka secured the support of 191 out of 202 delegates at Progressive Slovakia's (PS) congress in Trnava on Saturday. The party ruled out any...

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