CĂUTARE (236)

US defense spending has gone through several cycles since 1997, but the long-term trajectory is upward, according to visualcapitalist.com, which has compiled a ranking of these expenditures, based on official data, showing how the amounts have...

The Cost of Living Index, compiled by the online platform Numbeo, shows that Bermuda, the Cayman Islands (both autonomous territories of the United Kingdom) and Switzerland are the most expensive countries in the world, according to...

Blocking or restricting access to the Internet has become, in recent years, an increasingly common tool used by authorities to control the population, stifle protests or limit the flow of information in the context of armed conflicts. The most...

Administraţia Trump va suspenda, începând cu 21 ianuarie, pe termen nedeterminat, procesarea tuturor vizelor pentru cetăţeni din 75 de ţări, potrivit Reuters.

The Cost of Living Index, compiled by online platform Numbeo, shows that the Cayman Islands (a territory of the United Kingdom), Switzerland and Singapore are the most expensive countries in the world, a situation reflected in their developed...

Un cutremur cu magnitudinea de 6,3 a lovit duminică nordul Afganistanului, a anunţat Institutul American de Studii Geologice (USGS), potrivit news.ro.

Our country is once again falling in the world ranking of the rule of law, confirming a constant deterioration of democratic institutions and trust in justice. According to the new World Justice Project index on the global state of the rule of...

Pakistanul şi Afganistanul au convenit asupra unui armistiţiu imediat, după negocierile purtate sâmbătă în Qatar, încercând astfel să restabilească ordinea la graniţa comună, unde confruntările recente au provocat zeci de victime. Anunţul a fost...

The Internet has become a double-edged sword in the relationship between authorities and citizens. Its shutdown has become an increasingly common weapon. Afghanistan is the latest case in point.

Western hegemony - primarily the U.S., but also the EU - is being challenged and besieged by China, backed by the BRICS bloc and part of the Global South, which promote multipolarity as an alternative. Pressure also comes from states hit by the...

When it comes to US national security, you'd expect every Pentagon dollar to be directed toward defense, technology, and direct support for soldiers. The reality revealed by a report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), a...

The foundation of the West is crumbling - that is what the planned participation of leaders from Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar at China's "Victory Day” military parade on September 3 in Beijing (commemorating the end of...

Naţiunile Unite acuză regimul taliban din Afganistan de comiterea unor încălcări grave ale drepturilor omului, inclusiv tortură şi tratamente inumane, potrivit unui raport publicat de Misiunea ONU de Asistenţă în Afganistan (UNAMA) şi Înaltul...

The administration of President Donald Trump is facing a wave of severe criticism after the press revealed that tons of food intended for malnourished children will be incinerated, in the context in which the United States drastically reduces...

June 2025 was marked by record-breaking heat waves in many regions of the globe, showing once again how severe and rapidly the effects of global warming are intensifying. According to an analysis by AFP based on data from the European Union's...

At an event organized two days ago in Washington under the auspices of the Munich Security Conference, the Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, issued a clear warning: America's security posture of the last two decades is no longer...

The United States of America provided Ukraine, in 2024, with support of 6.1 billion dollars through the Agency for International Development (USAID), this being the highest financial aid granted by the US last year, according to an analysis by...

The NATO Treaty is the first obstacle in Călin Georgescu's foreign policy regarding Ukraine, which claims that, in the event of a peace imposed by Trump in the neighboring country, Romania could take advantage and request the return of former...

Şi acum mă îngrozesc când îmi amintesc de imaginile venite de la Paris la 15 aprilie 2019. Îmi aminteau teribil de neputinţa din 11 septembrie 2001, când priveam, ca la un film de acţiune, cum ardeau zgârie-norii loviţi de avioanele teroriştilor,...

A record 3.7 million people became residents for the first time in the EU in 2023, this is the highest level since data collection began in 2013, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com.

In recent times, the United States has witnessed the transition from the Trump administration to the Biden-Harris administration, two distinct approaches to American leadership that have had a profound impact on domestic and foreign policy.

A recent World Bank report shows an alarming situation for the world's 26 poorest countries, which are home to 40% of the people most affected by poverty. These economies have reached the highest level of debt in the last 18 years and face...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected in Strasbourg tomorrow "to testify before the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe", according to an announcement published last...

The televised debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump had a negative impact on investor confidence in the shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (NASDAQ: DJT), according to a report from Investing.com, which stated yesterday that...

SUA nu a abandonat niciun echipament militar în mâinile talibanilor în timpul retragerii forţelor militare americane din Afganistan în vara anului 2021, a afirmat ieri amiralul în rezervă John Kirby, consilier pentru comunicaţii şi pentru...

The US has not abandoned any military equipment in the hands of the Taliban during the withdrawal of US military forces from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, said Reserve Admiral John Kirby, national security and communications adviser to...

Cancelarul german Olaf Scholz urmează să discute astăzi la Berlin cu prim-minştrii landurilor problemele create de migraţia ilegală, semnalează dpa.

Millions of people who rely on melting Himalayan snow for their water supply face a "very serious" risk of water shortages this year due to reduced snowfall. In this region, snowmelt feeds about a quarter of the total flow of 12 major...

More than one in four children in the world under the age of 5 lives in "severe food poverty", which means that more than 180 million children are at risk of suffering serious consequences if they do not have a nutritious and diversified...

Sub-Saharan African countries occupy 9 of the top 10 countries with the highest infant mortality rate per thousand live births on the world map, according to an analysis by the CIA and picked up by Visual Capitalist and Zerohedge.

Asia was in 2023 "the region of the world most affected by catastrophes" related to meteorological conditions, with floods and storms causing the most victims and the greatest economic losses during the past year, reveals a UN report....

According to the crime index for last year published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a non-governmental organization based in Switzerland, with a score of 4.58 our country ranks 27th out of 44 European states,...

Despite the fact that ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on the shopping center near Moscow and insists on doing so, Vladimir Putin insists on pointing the finger at Ukraine. Around this terrorist attack, each camp associates the authors...

If we strip Călin Georgescu of his CV, his white collar, and tie, we find that his kernels have somewhat scattered grains and that he blends in with the burlesque atmosphere of TikTok: "If you were wise, you could no longer be exploited,"...

If Ukraine loses the war and comes under the influence of the Kremlin, Russia will have the ability in a period between 5 and 7 years to attack NATO member states, Iulian Chifu, the president of the Center for Conflict Prevention and Early, told...

Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, accuses former US President Donald Trump of undermining the security of allies through the recent statement made by the former White House official in which he claimed that the US will not defend...

The announcement by the government officials in Vienna regarding the approval of the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area only with the air borders represents a measure without a major positive impact on the economic plan. While...

In his major work, the Histories, Herodotus writes about the attempts of the Persian king Darius to conquer the entire known world. This is how he reached the territories inhabited by the Scythians, which are currently part of Ukraine and Russia....

The RAND Corporation, the architect of the most important economic and military strategies of the United States and NATO for more than seven decades, recently published an analysis that calls into question America's ability to maintain its...