The board was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan but appears to have changed into a body tasked with solving conflicts more broadly.
Waiting in Style: The Middle-of-the-Road Pose
Blonde in the Street: Style That Stops Traffic The sun glinted off the asphalt, cars hummed in the distance, and right in the middle of the road stood a blonde lady in a ponytail, wet-look leggings, and a look that could stop traffic literally. She wasn’t jogging, she wasn’t stretching, and she definitely hadn’t just…
Activists project satirical Trump image in Davos
In Davos, activists projected a satirical image of US President Donald Trump onto a ski slope.
Giant ice blocks transform Elbe river in northern Germany
Giant blocks of ice give the Elbe river an almost Arctic appearance 50 kilometres upstream from Hamburg in northern Germany.
Trump brands UK’s Chagos Islands deal act of ‘great stupidity’
LONDON — Donald Trump has blasted Britain’s decision to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as an act of “great stupidity” without any justification. The U.S. president, who previously backed the deal, said Tuesday there is “no doubt” Russia and China have noticed the “act of total weakness.” The U.K. agreed to hand…
Spain begins three days of national mourning after train crash as death toll rises to 40
Officials are continuing to investigate the causes of the incident that Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente has called “strange” since it occurred on a straight line and neither train was speeding.
Activists say death toll from security crackdown on Iranian protesters exceeds 4,000
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency fear the number will grow as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government’s decision to shut down the internet.
Thinking bigger about Europe: Why 2026 must be a strategic turning point
Europe has the strength to assert itself globally but it does not use it consistently, writes Krista-Marija Läbe.
Lucky Girls on a Lucky Afternoon
A Lucky Afternoon in the Park with the Lucky Girls Some afternoons are just… lucky. Not because of winning the lottery or finding free pizza on the street (though that would be nice), but because the energy, the mood, and the company all align perfectly. That’s exactly how it was for three friends strolling through…
Norway’s PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel prize snub to Greenland ambitions
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre confirmed Monday he received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump at the weekend saying he was no longer interested “purely” in peace due to not getting the Nobel Peace Prize. “Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an…