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Pressure on Germany as energy crunch revives EU divisions over joint debt

Two top European Union officials on Tuesday called for joint borrowing to help the 27-nation bloc navigate the energy crunch together, after Germany faced criticism for going its own way with huge subsidies its peers could never afford.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Jan. 6? Climate change? War in Europe? The voters have other things on their minds

The Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is not a top-tier issue for voters. According to my colleague Melanie Mason in The Times, there is little sign that it — or the precarious condition of American democracy it has come to symbolize — will draw many people to the polls…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

The Downside of Imperial Collapse   

When empires or great powers fall, chaos and war rise.

Foreign Affairs · Oct 4, 2022

Head of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Has Been Released, IAEA Chief Says

The head of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been released, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday after a detention that Ukraine blamed on Russia and called an act of terror. Ukraine said a Russian patrol detained Ihor Murashov on Friday as he travelled…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

Colder early winter in Europe could worsen cost of living crisis, say forecasters

European meteorological agency warns La Niña weather pattern makes cold and dry snap more likely

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

RB Leipzig analysed as Celtic opponents to test Hoops with 2 Chelsea targets but key weakness emerges

The Bundesliga club are the latest challenge for Celtic to overcome in Europe's elite competition and it will be a tough gig against a side littered with top talent.

Daily Record · Oct 3, 2022

Loch Ness and Arthur's Seat named on Brits' European bucket list

Britain's European travel bucket list includes visiting the Northern Lights, Pompeii and Lake Como at the top of the list.

Daily Record · Oct 3, 2022

Aughinish Alumina given €2.1m in public funding to treat 'red mud' dump near the Shannon

It comes three years after the European Commission ruled €10m in tax breaks for the firm were “illegal”

Irish Mirror · Oct 3, 2022

Rangers are a club with a split personality searching for consistency

Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side, who visit Liverpool next, have had it easy in Scotland but struggled in Europe this season

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

War in Ukraine: Meet the Russians who have chosen exile in France

Since a partial mobilisation was announced in Russia on September 21, some 260,000 Russians have fled their country to avoid being called up to fight in Ukraine, according to the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. But many had already gone into exile since the beginning of the conflict on February 24.…

France 24 · Oct 3, 2022