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Serbia is facing its largest-ever protest movement – why is Europe looking away?

On November 1 2024, the roof of a newly €55 million renovated railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second biggest city, collapsed and killed 15 people. The deaths sparked Serbia’s largest wave of student-led anti-government protests since Yugoslavia’s disintegration in 2000.

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2025

‘Myrrh, conifer oil and … breakfast tea’: my sniffer team’s surprise findings on what mummified bodies smell like

When we see objects in museum display cases, it often doesn’t tell their whole story. One thing that tends to get ignored or even lost in the conservation process is the smell. We lose a lot of valuable information as a result, such as how the object was produced or…

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2025

EU Commission vows to react firmly and immediately to Trump's tariffs

The European Union’s executive branch has vowed to “take firm and immediate action” against U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Unambitious Brexit reset is fuelling business disappointment in Labour, warns AlastairCampbell

Tony Blair’s former spin doctor cited The Independent’s front page as told Labour that the facts were the way to take on Brexiteers like Boris Johnson and Reform UK’s Nigel Farage

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

I met the ‘godfathers of AI’ in Paris – here’s what they told me to really worry about

Experts are split between concerns about future threats and present dangers. Both camps issued dire warnings, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

James Bond in battle to keep hold of 007 super spy’s name

Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer is challenging trademark registrations, including the saying ‘Bond, James Bond’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

The US has sold Ukraine down the river – and shown Britain what ‘America first’ means in practice

A superpower that once built alliances across the west is dramatically reorienting itself – and so too must its former allies, writes Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

Thorny problems with Valentine’s roses: Invasive bugs and toxic pesticides hurt Kenya’s exports

This Valentine's Day Kenya's flower industry is being ravaged by pests, leading some flower farmers to rely more heavily on toxic pesticides

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Zelensky At Munich Security Meet As Trump-Putin Talks Spark Alarm

President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday with a warning against trusting Russia's Vladimir Putin, as concerns mount in Kyiv and among its European allies that the Ukraine war will be settled over their heads.

International Business Times · Feb 14, 2025

Pete Hegseth says ‘everything is on the table’ to end Ukraine war

US defence secretary suggests cutting number of American troops in Europe could even be part of a deal with Russia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025