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Giuseppe Verdi's dilapidated villa ‘not as bad as it seems’, claims Italy's culture minister ahead of restoration
The Art Newspaper
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August 15, 2025
Italy’s culture minister has made his first visit to the dilapidated villa where Giuseppe Verdi composed many of his greatest operas, in an effort to demonstrate the government’s commitment to restoring the composer’s long-abandoned residence. In...
France’s wine crisis: the answer to claret could be clairet
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
These are always anxious weeks in the Bordeaux vineyards, where 15% of France’s wine is grown, including in celebrated places like Chateau Latour and Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. In earlier years, this ritual anxiety among the region’s winegrowers...
EU states, except Hungary, back Ukraine’s right to shape its own future
Daily News Hungary
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August 15, 2025
Ahead of the Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, European Union states, except Hungary, on Tuesday reiterated the need for Ukraine’s freedom to decide its own future. “The people of Ukraine...
Italy Digital Nomad Visa 2025: Guide for Pakistani Citizens
ARY News
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August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025: Are you a Pakistani remote worker or freelancer dreaming of living in Italy’s picturesque landscapes while continuing your online career? The Italy Digital Nomad Visa (also known as the Italy Remote Work Visa) is an exciting...
Germany Losing Youth While Betting on Mass Immigration
The European Conservative
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August 15, 2025
In 2025, Germany faces a demographic and economic paradox: more and more citizens—especially young, qualified ones—are leaving the country, while the government and much of the economic establishment insist on the need to attract up to 400,000 net...
Germany urges 'Israel' to scrap West Bank settlement plan
Al Mayadeen
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August 15, 2025
Germany urges the Israeli government to halt West Bank settlement expansion, warning that new plans threaten Palestinian mobility and violate international law. Germany urged the Israeli government to halt settlement construction in the West Bank...
Europe, the ‘Sleeping Beauty’
The Atlantic
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August 15, 2025
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts [Music] Garry Kasparov: I was born on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. When I visited Ronald Reagan’s Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California, in 2016, they had a big...
Italy catches up with France on 10-year rates, a first since 2008
Market Screener
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August 15, 2025
Just a month ago, we were talking here about the end of the historic spread on short-term maturities between Italy and France. Now we are back with a slightly more alarming observation: the end of the spread between 10-year bonds. And Giorgia...
Spain Battles 14 Major Wildfires That Kill Seven, Scorch 150,000 Hectares
StratNews Global
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August 15, 2025
Home Europe Spain Spain Battles 14 Major Wildfires That Kill Seven, Scorch 150,000 Hectares A 12-day heatwave and southerly winds meant firefighters were facing another challenging day in one of the worst summers for fires in the past 20 years....
The politics of insurgency, the decline of Naxalism
The Hindu
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August 15, 2025
Across history, making predictions has been a hazardous task. Nevertheless, leaders of all types continue to make predictions, only a few of which turn out to be true. In today’s world, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is leading to more...
EU foreign ministers to discuss 19th Russia sanctions package in Copenhagen on 29-30 August
European Pravda
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The EU’s 19th package of sanctions against Russia will be discussed at the ministerial level for the first time at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Copenhagen on 29-30 August. An unnamed diplomat from a EU member state told a...
EU welcomes UN report on massacres against Alawites in Syria
Al Mayadeen
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August 15, 2025
The EU welcomes a UN report on rights violations against Alawite civilians in Syria and urges reforms, accountability, and justice. The European Union welcomed the probe published by the United Nations on Thursday, which investigated the...
Gang violence in Haiti is so bad the government is hiring 200 armed men from Blackwater founder Erik Prince to quell the crisis
Fortune
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The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a one-year deal to quell gang violence there, a person with knowledge of the plans said Thursday. The...
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: US, Russian presidents fail to strike deal in Alaska to end Ukraine war
WAtoday
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August 16, 2025
This press conference could not have been more different to the last one between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. That was in 2018, when the US leader appeared to side with Russia’s intelligence agencies over American ones on the subject of...
The Media Line: President Trump Says He Supports Allowing Journalists Into Gaza
SRN News
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August 15, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix President Trump Says He Supports Allowing Journalists Into Gaza By The News Line Staff US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would like to see international journalists gain access to Gaza, where Israel has restricted...
EU welcomes initialing of peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia and calls for soonest ratification
Arminfo
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ArmInfo. The European Union Monitoring Mission in Armenia (EUMA) will continue its activities, and possible changes to its mandate will be discussed between Yerevan and Brussels. EU Foreign Policy Spokesperson Anita Hipper told Report. "The...
Trump Meets Putin In Alaska (Live Updates)
Forbes
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Topline President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday afternoon ahead of their highly anticipated sit-down, though the previously planned one-on-one meeting will now include two other...
Slovak Firefighters Deployed to France for Wildfire Support
Radio Slovakia International
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Slovak firefighters will be stationed in Montpellier, France, in the second half of August to assist local crews if wildfires exceed regional capacities, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) announced on social media. The ground firefighting module...
Germany calls on Israeli occupation to halt settlement construction in West Bank
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Berlin – SABA Germany on Friday called on the Israeli occupation government to stop building settlements in the West Bank, following an announcement by the occupation’s extremist Finance Minister, criminal Bezalel Smotrich, of a plan to construct...
Heat, wind fuel Europe’s wildfires
GCN
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August 15, 2025
This year, Europe has suffered from extreme heat waves, which have led to forest fires, fueled by strong winds and long periods of drought. These weather conditions have increased the frequency of fires, impacting entire communities that have...