Speculation is mounting over the European Central Bank's leadership after a report suggested Christine Lagarde may step down early. The possibility is already stirring debate about politics and central bank independence.

In Brussels, the far right blamed the left for attacking democracy. The Epstein files told a very different story.

German defense giant Rheinmetall has released footage of its new strike drone, the FV-014, Militarnyi reported on February 19.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to visit Greenland in the coming weeks, a spokeswoman said on Thursday, after a dispute with US President Donald Trump over the Arctic island sparked fears of a NATO conflict.

The commission head is planning a trip to the Arctic region, including Greenland, in March, the spokeswoman said, without giving further details.

The dispute over Greenland escalated in January when Trump repeatedly threatened to annex the Danish-administered territory, claiming only the United States could protect it from perceived Russian and Chinese threats in the region.

Trump eventually withdrew his threats to use military force to take control of the island, and his punitive tariffs on European NATO countries over their support for Greenland and NATO ally Denmark.

NATO has since increased its military presence in the Arctic, as Denmark, the US and Greenland hold talks on the island's future.

Ayla, 21, Jomana, 18, and Ilya, 19, came to Sweden as children, though at different ages and under different circumstances. Today they face the same reality: all have been ordered to leave the country alone while their families remain.

These cases stem from Sweden’s increasingly restrictive migration policy, under which young people who turn 18 before obtaining permanent residency are no longer considered part of their parents’ family unit. The Swedish Migration Agency states that residency based on parental ties is granted only in exceptional cases involving “special dependency.” A normal parent-child relationship is not sufficient.

On February 17, 2025, a multiparty proposal to stop these deportations did not gain a majority in the Parliamentary Committee on Social Insurance, despite cross-party recognition that the practice separates families.

The mod posted something from substack, and I asked if they had another source not from the Nazi platform and was banned for trolling.

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Scientists designed color-changing carbon dot biosensors that can detect spoiled meat in sealed packages in real-time, just in case you don't trust the sniff-test.

Within the last month or two I learned here that echolalia is an ADHD symptom. Apparently it's not neurotypical to constantly have songs going through your head that haunt you for days on end and they come into your head when you don't want them and you hate these songs like it's raining right now and I absolutely hate that song by the Eurythmics "here comes the rain again" but I fucking hate that song and that Annie Lennox woman with the man haircut who wears men's clothes staring into my eyes from her MTV video, and it's playing in my head. Help please. Is there a way to get rid of these songs in my head. They never end.

It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.

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Okay. Yes. This sounds like the dumbest question.

I just have a PDF that has a bunch of data in the ugliest possible way and I've attempted to pull it into an Excel sheet by myself and mess with the powershell to make it better, but it's awful, I'm too novice, and I frankly don't have the time.

This is a personal request, not actually condoned by my workplace, but the data wouldn't be sensitive. So could I find someone on like fiverr? Or, I dunno where to even look honestly.

Any suggestions?

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In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Spanish court has labeled VPN services as "technological intermediaries," ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches. The "dynamic" injunction compels NordVPN and ProtonVPN to intervene, similar to local ISPs. But with both companies operating outside EU jurisdiction with privacy-centric business models, it remains unclear if and how the order will actually be enforced.

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What’s the story?

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on several African nations and cut off almost all aid programmes. Lesotho, a small country in the south of the continent, has been hit hardest by these measures.

In recent decades, Lesotho responded to Western calls to industrialise, and built up a textile industry focused on exports to the United States. Now thousands of jobs are at risk and the government has declared a ‘‘state of disaster”.

Lesotho tried to appease Trump with a range of U.S.-friendly measures and proposals, including a quickly granted licence for Elon Musk’s internet provider Starlink. But these moves have made little impact in Washington and officials in the African country fear the damage has already been done.

Why does it matter?

Other potential partners are stepping in to fill the gap left by the United States. The EU is looking for allies in Africa, but China is already acting “quickly and aggressively” to forge ties, according to a government minister in Lesotho. The extreme events in Lesotho illustrate Trump’s increasingly erratic approach to foreign policy that is alienating even traditional allies across the world.

How was this investigated?

Follow the Money visited Lesotho and spoke with a minister, entrepreneurs, civil servants, NGO workers, diplomats, academics and journalists.

In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Spanish court has labeled VPN services as "technological intermediaries," ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches. The "dynamic" injunction compels NordVPN and ProtonVPN to intervene, similar to local ISPs. But with both companies operating outside EU jurisdiction with privacy-centric business models, it remains unclear if and how the order will actually be enforced.

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