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Being Paid to Cry? New Year Arrives Early for Chinese Families

Europe offers up to €3,000 per child yearly, while China’s $500 initiative highlights a deep gap in social support for young families.

Macron’s Palestine Gambit: France First G7 Nation to Back Statehood

France’s recognition of Palestine sets a bold G7 precedent, aiming to revive peace talks and reshape European Middle East policy.

Macron’s Lawsuit Adopts a Trumpian Playbook

Macron’s US defamation suit vs. Candace Owens echoes Trump’s media battles, mixing personal defence with political messaging globally.

Belgium: Invisible Identities No More

A simple ‘bonjour’ in Belgium exposes the serious linguistic fissures threatening to pull Europe apart, from east to west and north to south.

Nickel, Nationality, and Negotiation: France’s Deal for New Caledonia

Is France offering New Caledonia a gilded cage, a statehood that glitters but lacks the substance of true freedom from its colonial past?

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LeBron’s Collab with LVMH: Marketing Genius or Risky Timing?

LeBron shocks fans with “the decision of all decisions..." not retirement, but a Hennessy collab amid looming U.S.–France trade tensions.

Sovereignty’s Price: Why the UK’s Security Networks Are Slower After Brexit?

In one year, 40,000 stolen phones were sent to China. Since Brexit, British authorities no longer have access to EU intelligence networks that helped track illegal tech flows.

Memories, People, and Places: Mark Ronson and His New Memoir

Mark Ronson's decision to write from where it all started in Night People feels as intentional as his choice to bring that reflection to life on stage — not as a retrospective, but as a living conversation with the past.

Is Viktor Orbán’s Time in Power Up?

Viktor Orbán faces growing fatigue and a rising rival, Péter Magyar, as Hungary heads to elections that could finally test his long-held power.

September Under Siege: Houthis Shut Down Republican Patriotism

Each September, Houthis launch mass arrests in Sana’a, detaining hundreds for honoring Yemen’s 1962 revolution and silencing calls for freedom.