Surprise! Why Europe could end up as one of Trump’s biggest problems overseas

President-elect Trump and his team are clearly preparing to raise the stakes in their confrontation with China. While focused on what they (correctly) see as the main threat to the United States, Trump seems to consider Europe to be a secondary concern. But it may not last. Europe faces a multidimensional set of problems. The […]
Roman Empire’s use of lead lowered IQ levels across Europe, study finds | Science

What did the Romans do for us apart from sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, fresh water systems, and sanitation?Monty Python's Life of Brian asks an exasperated Reg. One answer, according to a new study, is the cognitive decline that spread across Europe thanks to the lead pollution produced in large quantities by […]
New Orleans ISIS terrorist prepped rare explosives never before used in US, Europe: report

ISIS-inspired New Orleans terrorist Shamsuddin Jabbar had prepared an “extremely rare explosive compound” in two homemade bombs he planned to detonate on Bourbon Street, police said. Law enforcement is currently investigating how Jabbar, 42, was able to learn about the explosive chemical, which officials say has never been used. It was announced that it had […]
Zelenskyy Urges U.S. To Supply More Gas To Europe After Ukraine Halts Flow Of Russian Gas

This pool image distributed by the Sputnik agency shows Gazprom's Amur gas processing plant near the town of Svobodny, September 13, 2023 (Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP, Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf2:03 PM – Wednesday, January 1, 2025 After decades of supplying European countries with Russian gas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged the United […]
Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine cease as transit agreement expires | Russia

Russian gas has stopped flowing to Europe through Ukraine, ending a key energy route that dates back to Soviet times and withstood three years of all-out war between the two countries. Ukraine cut off the shipping route after the agreement signed in 2019 expired in the early hours of New Year's Day. This marks a […]
Ukraine Ends Russian Gas to Europe, Energy Prices Spike

Despite nearly three years of war, Russian energy continues to pass unhindered through Ukrainian territory every day to date, and on New Year's Day the water taps were firmly closed. Today, for the first time in decades, Russian gas is being supplied to European customers through Ukrainian pipelines at zero cost, with confirmation that there […]
I love to travel Europe by train. But here’s what a joined-up 21st-century network needs | María Ramírez

LIn August, I took a train from Trieste to Ljubljana, following the route that was once used. orient express. Along the way, you can admire the Adriatic coast and enjoy a glass of prosecco. The station is now in ruins The train dates back to 1857 and we felt the geography change as the train […]
Support For Backing Ukraine at All Costs Falls in Europe Study Finds

A cross-national survey of European countries has found that support for forever war in Ukraine is declining. This is probably no coincidence given President-elect Donald Trump's telegram expecting Europeans to pay a greater share of the costs of defending themselves. The feeling that Ukraine has won once and for all appears to be fading in […]
‘Terrorism Cannot be Ruled Out’ Another Power Cable Cut in North Europe

Police are investigating after a major power interconnector unexpectedly went out on Christmas Day, with authorities saying they have not ruled out sabotage. Speculation is rife about two cargo ships that passed through the Estlink-2 power interconnection line just before it was shut down over the Christmas lunchtime period. The undersea power cable connecting Russia […]
Trump's '5 percent down' plan for Europe

Five-and-dime stores are now a thing of the past in America.reportThe Financial Times reports accurately that President-elect Donald Trump has signaled to NATO members that they must spend 5 percent of their GDP on defense each year if they want U.S. aid. That's a big question. As of June 2024,32 NATO countries8 people were still […]