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Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts

Bob Berwyn / Inside Climate News Sep 30, 2026 This summer provided strong evidence that the public infrastructures of advanced nations were built for a climate that no longer exists. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

Macron and Carney Make Trump an Island

Nicolas Garon / FPIF Sep 29, 2026 Faced with trade sanctions and another sovereignty threat, the two leaders present a united front in the North Atlantic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

How Germany’s Electoral System Enabled the Rise of the Far Right

Chris Lord / Truthdig Sep 28, 2026 For half a decade, the Alternative for Germany party has been recruiting on TikTok with millions of euros in taxpayer funds. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

A Generation of Orphans

Macela Carmo dos Santos / FPIF Sep 23, 2026 From Sudan to Iran, children are losing their parents at a pace the world no longer finds shocking. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Europe

Ukraine War Spreads to Arctic as Nuclear Tensions Escalate

Pavel Devyatkin / Responsible Statecraft Sep 16, 2026 Kyiv's strikes on Moscow's energy infrastructure in the Yamal region was the deepest, and likely most expensive yet. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Ukraine and Our Wildly Reckless Flirtation With a Nuclear War

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Aug 27, 2026 Despite the danger of provoking a world-ending nuclear war, Ukraine’s CIA/NATO-supported strikes continue to target Russia’s nuclear weapons systems. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Europe

The EU and US Cheer On the ‘Bus-ification’ of Ukraine

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Aug 17, 2026 The West is demanding Kiev feed more, and younger, Ukrainians to the front lines. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Original

EU to Migrants: ‘Go Back to Where You’ve Never Been’

Phineas Rueckert / Truthdig Aug 17, 2026 Brussels lays the groundwork for U.S.-style third-country deportations. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Europe

Russia’s Lockdown of Odesa Port Could Be a Grim Turning Point in War

George Beebe / Responsible Statecraft Aug 11, 2026 A lesson to all purveyors of the idea that Ukraine could be a "steel porcupine" and avoid a mutual agreement to end the conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

How Washington Manufactured Outrage Over Ceuta

Eldar Mamedov / FPIF Aug 5, 2026 The administration helped create a crisis to punish Spain for its defiance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Social Media Bans Are Gaining Popularity. They’re Also a Bad Idea

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2026 Laws targeting kids’ access to social media miss the target. We should be holding companies responsible, not children. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

The Illusion of Ukraine’s Latest ‘Turned Tide’

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft Jul 29, 2026 Swayed by impressive video of drone strikes inside Russia, Western media is dangerously upselling — again — Kyiv’s ability to win. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )