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The death of a Lebanese village

By Alexander Dziadosz BEIRUT, April 30 (Reuters) - In a parking lot strewn with rubbish near Beirut's Mediterranean coast, Hassan Yahya has taped a cardboard sign to a traffic signal pole beside the tarp tent that now serves as his home. "Kfar Kila welcomes you," read the lines

Turkey is Iran war’s biggest winner — without firing a shot

When US and Israeli aircraft struck Iran on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and decapitating much of the senior Iranian leadership, Turkey’s reaction was striking for what it withheld. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the US-Israeli attacks on Iran as a

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Commission renews youth board advising on global issues

The European Commission has renewed the EU Global Youth Sounding Board (YSB), strengthening its commitment to engaging young people in shaping EU external action. The new cohort will serve from April 2026 to April 2028. The new cohort brings together 25 young leaders aged 18–30

A hidden map in your nose could explain how smell works

Scientists have finally cracked one of the biggest mysteries in the senses: how smell is organized. By mapping millions of neurons in mice, researchers discovered that smell receptors in the nose aren’t random at all—they’re arranged in neat, overlapping stripes based on

EU aid for displaced Belgian workers

Workers laid off after the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium are set to receive €2 million in EU aid. On Wednesday (29 April), Parliament backed the package at its meeting in Strasbourg. MEPs endorsed a Commission proposal to mobilize €2m from the EU globalization adjustment