AI recruitment machines map out workers' career paths
2025-03-28 08:00
5 min read

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only changing the nature of work, it’s changing who does the work, with tools that influence hirings, firings and promotions. This has raised fears that self-learning machines will dictate career paths.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only changing the nature of work, it’s changing who does the work, with tools that influence hirings, firings and promotions. This has raised fears that self-learning machines will dictate career paths.

AI recruitment machines map out workers' career paths
Trump and Orban, same fight? The dangerous "Orbanization" of the United States
2025-03-27 05:14
8 min read

Thumbs up, smile on his face, under the golds of Mar-a-lago, the Hungarian president feels like he's growing wings, next to Donald Trump, all teeth out. It was July 11, 2024, at the end of a NATO summit in Washington. The American businessman would become president again just a few months later.

Thumbs up, smile on his face, under the golds of Mar-a-lago, the Hungarian president feels like he's growing wings, next to Donald Trump, all teeth out. It was July 11, 2024, at the end of a NATO summit in Washington. The American businessman would become president again just a few months later.

Trump and Orban, same fight? The dangerous "Orbanization" of the United States
Estonia to strip Russian, Belarusian citizens of right to vote
2025-03-26 15:36
3 min read

On Wednesday, the Riigikogu voted in favor of amending the Constitution to revoke the right of Russian and Belarusian citizens to vote in local elections. Holders of so-called grey passports will still be allowed to vote in the next round of local elections, but it will be the last time.

On Wednesday, the Riigikogu voted in favor of amending the Constitution to revoke the right of Russian and Belarusian citizens to vote in local elections. Holders of so-called grey passports will still be allowed to vote in the next round of local elections, but it will be the last time.

Estonia to strip Russian, Belarusian citizens of right to vote
Youngest in the unit: story of 19-year-old National Guard soldier
2025-03-26 13:26
2 min read

Daryna Lyshko, a resident of Cherkasy, joined the National Guard at the age of majority. She is now 19 years old and the youngest in the unit.

Daryna Lyshko, a resident of Cherkasy, joined the National Guard at the age of majority. She is now 19 years old and the youngest in the unit.

Why more Jewish people in Switzerland are considering a move to Israel
2025-03-26 08:00
6 min read

Anti-Semitism is not the main reason the Swiss community in Israel is growing. But more and more Jewish people are thinking about emigrating for this reason.

Anti-Semitism is not the main reason the Swiss community in Israel is growing. But more and more Jewish people are thinking about emigrating for this reason.

Why more Jewish people in Switzerland are considering a move to Israel
Amid Elon Musk controversies, ‘anti-Tesla’ movement echoes in Lithuania
2025-03-26 06:19
5 min read

Elon Musk’s provocative statements and role in the Donald Trump administration have not gone without consequences for his companies. The “anti-Tesla” sentiment has reached Lithuania, too, with dealers saying some buyers cancel their orders out of moral considerations.

Elon Musk’s provocative statements and role in the Donald Trump administration have not gone without consequences for his companies. The “anti-Tesla” sentiment has reached Lithuania, too, with dealers saying some buyers cancel their orders out of moral considerations.

Amid Elon Musk controversies, ‘anti-Tesla’ movement echoes in Lithuania
Why peace in Ukraine is being negotiated in Saudi Arabia
2025-03-26 06:00
4 min read

Mohammed bin Salman's regime takes advantage of its good relationship with Putin and Trump to makeover its external image

Mohammed bin Salman's regime takes advantage of its good relationship with Putin and Trump to makeover its external image

Why peace in Ukraine is being negotiated in Saudi Arabia
Latvian expert: AI shouldn't be given information that the whole world doesn't need to know
2025-03-25 11:22
2 min read

When using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, be careful with the information you provide, Signe Bāliņa, President of the Latvian Information and Communication Technology Association, said in the Latvian Radio programme "How to Live Better". If there is something that we do not want to disclose to the whole world, we should definitely not "tell" it to AI.

When using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, be careful with the information you provide, Signe Bāliņa, President of the Latvian Information and Communication Technology Association, said in the Latvian Radio programme "How to Live Better". If there is something that we do not want to disclose to the whole world, we should definitely not "tell" it to AI.

Expert: US cautious not to anger Russia but adding pressure behind the scenes
2025-03-25 08:55
6 min read

The United States has chosen a deliberate strategy of not overly provoking Russia publicly, while at the same time exerting stronger pressure on Moscow behind the scenes to bring an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine, security and political analyst Rainer Saks observed.

The United States has chosen a deliberate strategy of not overly provoking Russia publicly, while at the same time exerting stronger pressure on Moscow behind the scenes to bring an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine, security and political analyst Rainer Saks observed.

Expert: US cautious not to anger Russia but adding pressure behind the scenes
Czech government bans Chinese satellite station in South Moravia
2025-03-25 08:05
3 min read

The government has banned the Chinese company Emposat from operating a satellite station in the Hodonín region. Counterintelligence warned that the facility could be used to spy on events in Earth orbit, the Seznam Zprávy website reported on Tuesday. It said it was the first case in which ministers had used the toughest measure of the law allowing them to investigate foreign investment.

The government has banned the Chinese company Emposat from operating a satellite station in the Hodonín region. Counterintelligence warned that the facility could be used to spy on events in Earth orbit, the Seznam Zprávy website reported on Tuesday. It said it was the first case in which ministers had used the toughest measure of the law allowing them to investigate foreign investment.

Czech government bans Chinese satellite station in South Moravia
In Switzerland, trust and stability are interwoven
2025-03-25 08:00
7 min read

Even as populism, disruption and authoritarianism reshape the world order, Switzerland remains relatively stable. SWI swissinfo.ch journalist Benjamin von Wyl examines why this is so.

Even as populism, disruption and authoritarianism reshape the world order, Switzerland remains relatively stable. SWI swissinfo.ch journalist Benjamin von Wyl examines why this is so.

In Switzerland, trust and stability are interwoven
Protests over Istanbul mayor's arrest threaten Erdogan's power
2025-03-25 07:11
10 min read

Thousands of people have been filling the streets for five days protesting against the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu and the central government.

Thousands of people have been filling the streets for five days protesting against the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu and the central government.

Protests over Istanbul mayor's arrest threaten Erdogan's power
Huge collateral or the commitment not to have children: when the immigrant's passport hampers the search for a rental
2025-03-25 06:30
8 min read

Difficulty in finding a job or the low salaries of many of them pushes them to share housing.

Difficulty in finding a job or the low salaries of many of them pushes them to share housing.

Huge collateral or the commitment not to have children: when the immigrant's passport hampers the search for a rental
Same-sex partnership low on Lithuanian political agenda
2025-03-25 06:19
4 min read

While rearmament and tax changes dominate Lithuania’s political agenda at the moment, what are the chances that politicians will address previously passionately debated questions like same-sex civil partnership or the Istanbul Convention? 

While rearmament and tax changes dominate Lithuania’s political agenda at the moment, what are the chances that politicians will address previously passionately debated questions like same-sex civil partnership or the Istanbul Convention? 

Same-sex partnership low on Lithuanian political agenda
The risk of war, the need to arm ourselves, Donald Trump: what do Europeans think?
2025-03-25 05:00
9 min read

"We're not at war, but we're not really at peace anymore". "Europe must be armed". "Europe must be able to defend itself alone". "Donald Trump is a danger to peace in Europe". Two months after the inauguration of the new President of the United States, these phrases have become political refrains. But what do Europeans think? Are they as inclined as their leaders to support the purchase of weapons, to want to increase the defense budget, to fear war or Donald Trump? A large-scale survey polled public opinion in nine European Union countries.

"We're not at war, but we're not really at peace anymore". "Europe must be armed". "Europe must be able to defend itself alone". "Donald Trump is a danger to peace in Europe". Two months after the inauguration of the new President of the United States, these phrases have become political refrains. But what do Europeans think? Are they as inclined as their leaders to support the purchase of weapons, to want to increase the defense budget, to fear war or Donald Trump? A large-scale survey polled public opinion in nine European Union countries.

The risk of war, the need to arm ourselves, Donald Trump: what do Europeans think?
Russians build a military camp for Ukrainian children in Mariupol
2025-03-24 20:10
7 min read

In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, on the basis of the former Orlyatko camp ("little eagle camp"), construction of the Russian center "Warrior" has begun. Its main activity is to teach children and teenagers military skills: shooting, parachuting, mining and de-mining, first aid and UAV piloting. Thus, the fourth branch of the Warrior Center will appear in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, where Ukrainian schoolchildren and students will be taught how to become Russian military on the shores of the Russian-occupied Azov Sea.

In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, on the basis of the former Orlyatko camp ("little eagle camp"), construction of the Russian center "Warrior" has begun. Its main activity is to teach children and teenagers military skills: shooting, parachuting, mining and de-mining, first aid and UAV piloting. Thus, the fourth branch of the Warrior Center will appear in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, where Ukrainian schoolchildren and students will be taught how to become Russian military on the shores of the Russian-occupied Azov Sea.

Russians build a military camp for Ukrainian children in Mariupol
How a mother of a large family from Kyrgyzstan "bought" over sixty Ukrainian businesses
2025-03-24 13:10
17 min read

A citizen of Kyrgyzstan, Alymkan Ashyralieva, has bought more than fifty different companies in Ukraine over the past six months. Many of the companies were unprofitable, in debt, or had not been operating recently. Some are involved in criminal cases. The woman even purchased one of the companies of Vadym Rabinovych, a former MP from the banned "Opposition Platform — For Life" party, who is suspected of high treason. However, as the Suspilne investigative editorial office has found out, the investor is not a wealthy businesswoman, but a 44-year-old mother of many children from a Kyrgyz village far from the capital.

A citizen of Kyrgyzstan, Alymkan Ashyralieva, has bought more than fifty different companies in Ukraine over the past six months. Many of the companies were unprofitable, in debt, or had not been operating recently. Some are involved in criminal cases. The woman even purchased one of the companies of Vadym Rabinovych, a former MP from the banned "Opposition Platform — For Life" party, who is suspected of high treason. However, as the Suspilne investigative editorial office has found out, the investor is not a wealthy businesswoman, but a 44-year-old mother of many children from a Kyrgyz village far from the capital.

How a mother of a large family from Kyrgyzstan "bought" over sixty Ukrainian businesses
Estonian society's attitudes toward homeless people have improved over time
2025-03-24 09:53
3 min read

Businessman Aivar Kuusk has twice lived on the streets as an experiment — first in the late 90s while studying social work, and again more recently. According to him, society's attitude toward the homeless has improved.

Businessman Aivar Kuusk has twice lived on the streets as an experiment — first in the late 90s while studying social work, and again more recently. According to him, society's attitude toward the homeless has improved.

Estonian society's attitudes toward homeless people have improved over time
Is raising defense spending to 5 percent of GDP enough to protect Estonia?
2025-03-24 07:25
6 min read

On Tuesday, the government confirmed defense spending will rise to at least 5 percent of GDP from 2026. But will this extra funding, totaling hundreds of millions of euros, be enough to meet the needs of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF)?

On Tuesday, the government confirmed defense spending will rise to at least 5 percent of GDP from 2026. But will this extra funding, totaling hundreds of millions of euros, be enough to meet the needs of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF)?

Is raising defense spending to 5 percent of GDP enough to protect Estonia?
Wikisfera, bastion of free knowledge in that corner of the Internet that Musk can't buy
2025-03-24 07:08
8 min read

The Wikipedia user group that seeks to reduce the gender gap is ten years old.

The Wikipedia user group that seeks to reduce the gender gap is ten years old.

Wikisfera, bastion of free knowledge in that corner of the Internet that Musk can't buy