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Gaza, Genocide, and Comedy, Right?

Comedian Mina Liccione on faith, Gaza, and why laughter is resistance: balancing art, truth, and healing with higher purpose.

Lebanon Teeters on Default: Europe Opts Out of Pushing Disarmament

Lebanon faces $11bn recovery costs, looming default, and stalled IMF bailout as France and the EU weigh aid against real reform demands.

UN Charter At 80: A New Multipolar Order or the Reshaping of Multilateralism?

At 80, the UN faces crises from Ukraine to Gaza. With veto paralysis and defiance of norms, multilateralism risks irrelevance.

A Temporary Fix: Meloni’s Eastern Mediterranean Strategy in Libya

Italy turns to Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus to stabilise Libya, cut migration, and connect rising oil output to eastern Mediterranean networks.

EU-UN Failure: The Peculiar Case of the Zone Project 

EU-backed WMD-Free Zone project for the Middle East launched in 2019 with UN support, but failed to engage key actors or deliver results.

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LGBT Rights: Courts Push, Cities Flinch and Capitals Dig In

Courts expand LGBT recognition while politicians and city halls hesitate, and a Slovak couple sits in the gap.

Greece Café Buzz: Locals Cannot Foot the Bill

Greece’s economy sells leisure to the world, yet the EU’s highest share of residents cannot afford it.

Guilfoyle Gets the Boot: Greece Eyes Washington’s Judgment

Kimberly Guilfoyle is out, but the questions she raised about Washington’s respect for Athens are staying.

Canada: Unity Can Become a European Energy Concern

Provincial upheavals in Canada complicate Europe's diplomatic courtship as hydrocarbons become pressing for energy-starved Brussels.

Spyware Ads and Weak Passwords Share One Back Door

A spyware ad and a weak password sound worlds apart, yet both attacks arrived through someone nobody was watching.