NEED TO KNOW Between a Hammer and an Anvil HUNGARY Most Central and East European leaders have been outspoken in their condemnation […]

NEED TO KNOW Just Business UKRAINE/ RUSSIA Executives at France-based energy giant TotalEnergies recently announced that they would stop all Russian oil […]

NEED TO KNOW Crisis, Opportunity MALTA Maltese Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader Robert Abela recently handed out tax refund checks as […]

NEED TO KNOW Four Weeks UKRAINE The pregnant woman and her infant who died after a Russian airstrike on a hospital in […]

NEED TO KNOW Egg on Face EUROPE Populist Italian politician Matteo Salvini had egg on his face recently after a press conference […]

NEED TO KNOW A Caucasian Puzzle ARMENIA Armenian President Armen Sarkissian recently resigned from office because he felt that he possessed too […]

NEED TO KNOW An Angry Man RUSSIA Recently, Putin declared that any country that interfered in Russia’s special operations in Ukraine would […]

NEED TO KNOW When Dreams Become Nightmares UKRAINE When Russia recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine shortly […]

NEED TO KNOW Different Strokes, Different Folks WORLD Danish officials don’t think children need Covid-19 vaccinations. They don’t think citizens who are […]

NEED TO KNOW Master and Servant WORLD At least two storylines have formed around Russia, Ukraine and world energy supplies and prices. […]

NEED TO KNOW War Games UKRAINE/ RUSSIA Ukrainian forces recently attacked Russian vehicles after they received a tip through the encrypted, unmoderated […]

NEED TO KNOW The Great Awakening EUROPE When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded the former Soviet republic of Ukraine late last month, […]

NEED TO KNOW Welcoming the Stranger UKRAINE Apartment-sharing app Airbnb is offering free temporary housing to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who have scrambled […]

NEED TO KNOW The End, the Beginning UKRAINE A week ago, Russia began bombing Ukraine. Seven days later, it’s a different world. […]

NEED TO KNOW The Kitchen Sink RUSSIA Before the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s, the communist Soviet Union […]

NEED TO KNOW Profiles in Courage UKRAINE On the day Russia invaded Ukraine, the New York Times ran an op-ed piece from […]

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NEED TO KNOW Bully, Unmasked UKRAINE Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv Thursday as the Ukrainian government warned of bombs following Russia’s […]

NEED TO KNOW The Borderland RUSSIA/UKRAINE Ukraine means “borderland” in Slavic languages. Today, the fate of the country could determine a new […]

NEED TO KNOW Greasing the Wheels ITALY The Italian judicial system took almost 20 years to determine whether a couple living near […]

NEED TO KNOW A Race to the Bottom FRANCE Right-wing French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour recently described Roubaix, a town in northern […]

NEED TO KNOW Her Majesty’s Prerogative UNITED KINGDOM Queen Elizabeth recently announced plans for a weekend in June to celebrate her platinum […]

NEED TO KNOW A Revanchist Reset UKRAINE Despite the buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, Russian President Vladimir Putin probably […]

NEED TO KNOW The Toady’s Dilemma BELARUS Totalitarian President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus recently issued a message to opposition figures who have […]