The passing into oblivion ofinternational institutions, the most important achievement ofthe 20th century, leaves ahuge field ofopportunities for the great powers, and wecannot say now which ofthem will beindemand inorder toavoid general destruction, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bor

Open this photo in gallery Firefighters spray fire-retardant from a fire tender during wildfire in the region of Le Luc in the department of Var, southern France, on Aug.... 19. SYLVAIN THOMAS/ AFP/ Getty ImagesFirefighters have tamed but not fully controlled a huge wildfire blazing through the backcountry of the French Riviera, a regional administrator said Friday. The prefect of the Var region, Evence Richard, told reporters that the fire was considered stabilized, meaning not spreading....

because they soak up carbon dioxide. But the Snowdonia Society warned uncontrolled tree planting

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, of Italy's Five Star Movement, says officials must do more to tackle “ the massive and uncontrolled

" They cannot be perceived as a pull factor." Since the Aug.... 15 Taliban takeover, Afghanistan has been plunged into economic crisis.... Entry is only allowed between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and IDs and fingerprints are scanned at the gate. The government is planning similar facilities on other islands close to Turkey, saying they will provide safer accommodation for asylum-seekers but which rights groups say risk becoming like prisons....

The US President Donald Trump announced that the US could withdraw from the INF treaty, whose purpose was to reduce the land-based missiles. The final decision could be taken in next few weeks.

“ Big is bad, across the board.... Any accumulation of power that is centralised is fundamentally dangerous, ” he said, explaining that Bitcoin was useful because it was decentralised.... The tagline of this year’s event was ‘Awake, but not woke, ’ and speakers so far have focused mostly on culture war issues. Former president Donald Trump is due to speak on Saturday....

This is why we have a free enterprise economy," foreign minister Liz Truss told an event at the conference." I'm sure that the goods will be delivered into our shops." But rather than the reset Johnson hoped to preside over in the northern English city of Manchester, the conference looks set to be overshadowed by the crises and criticism of the government's withdrawal of a top-up to a state benefit for low-income households. The main opposition Labour Party is set to focus on the removal of the

Then, obviously, this wasn't the right campaign for them," Williamson said in response to these staffers' accounts.... When ABC News asked Williamson what the fairest criticism of her is, she seemed to embrace her bluntness." Probably that I can be tough, but not tough like they say," she said, adding," I'm running for president after all.... I think you need somebody who's tough." Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson speaks while Rep....