European Countries Boost Variety of Renewable Energy Projects

More solar power projects paired with energy storage are taking shape across Europe, with a variety of investors supporting assets in the UK and Italy, among other countries. Pumped storage projects also are receiving growing interest, with a major Ukrainian engineering group joining the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and now sharing its engineering expertise with…

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Protesters block Jerusalem entrance roads over Givati soldiers’ prison sentences

During the protest, some demonstrators began intermittently blocking traffic routes in the area, including roads leading into the city, disrupting traffic and daily life. Dozens of protesters demonstrated at the entrance to Jerusalem on Monday over the decision to send Givati Brigade soldiers to prison after they refused to deploy for an operational mission with…

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All Rise! Coyote Court Is Now in Session

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before this honorable court are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the court is now sitting. Today, the court will issue a decision in the case Coyote v. Acme. A special judge has been drafted into service. He is the Honorable Michael Levine, a personal-injury…

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Matisse’s Ugliest Painting

“Open Window, Collioure” (1905).Art work by Henri Matisse / Courtesy © 2026 Succession H. Matisse / ARS / National Gallery of Art In “Femme au Chapeau,” at least a third of the composition is chapeau—and this particular hat is more of a mangled fruit basket, in which nothing is decipherable. The purple tongue sticking out…

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Has the Supreme Court Sandbagged Democracy?

Essentially, the Supreme Court is our democracy’s appointed buzzkill. In the early nineteen-thirties, it swatted down New Deal legislation passed by congressional majorities. In the fifties and sixties, it overturned segregationist laws enacted by state and local legislatures. The Supreme Court is like ranked-choice voting or Jdate: how you feel about it depends on whether…

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“The Barman of the Ritz” Is No “Casablanca”

Frank experiences nothing terrible himself, but he hears atrocious tales of the city from people who come in for a drink. He’s a rather forlorn fellow, stateless, cut off from his family. Collin tries to turn him into an emblematic twentieth-century figure, an absurd hero out of, say, Camus, who can find himself (and also…

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Germany’s Wadephul looks to deepen ties with Tunisia and Algeria

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is travelling to Tunisia and Algeria on Monday, seeking to strengthen economic and security cooperation with the two North African countries amid global instability. Germany shares with both countries the goal of achieving lasting stability in the Sahel region, Wadephul said before departing. He said easing tensions in the Middle…

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Seven injured in violent clash in northern Germany

At least seven people were injured during a clash in northern Germany on Sunday. The incident took place in Hessisch Oldendorf, south-west of Hannover. Witnesses said the victims suffered stab and gunshot wounds, while several people were also run over by cars, the police reported. The perpetrators fled the scene, but officers were able to…

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