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Pasal 42.7 telah terabaikan selama beberapa dekade – hingga Donald Trump mulai meragukan komitmen AS terhadap Nato• Jangan lewatkan pengiriman This Is Europe ke kotak masuk Anda? Daftar di siniKebanyakan orang telah mendengar tentang pasal 5 Nato. Klausul “satu untuk semua, semua untuk satu” ini menyatakan bahwa serangan bersenjata terhadap satu negara anggota harus dianggap sebagai serangan terhadap semua anggota, yang mengharuskan negara-negara anggota untuk membantu korban – termasuk dengan “penggunaan kekuatan bersenjata”.Tidak banyak orang, hingga minggu ini, yang mendengar tentang klausul pertahanan bersama milik UE sendiri, pasal 42.7 (pdf), yang menyatakan bahwa jika suatu negara anggota mendapat serangan bersenjata, negara lain “wajib memberikan bantuan dan pertolongan dengan segala cara yang mereka miliki”. Hal ini mungkin karena, hingga baru-baru ini, tidak banyak kebutuhan bagi orang Eropa untuk berkonsultasi dengan pasal 42.7. Lebih dari 40 pangkalan militer AS dan 85.000 tentara di seluruh UE (dan Inggris) menjadi bukti komitmen pertahanan Washington terhadap benua lama tersebut. Lanjutkan membaca...

Tolkan, known for portraying authoritarian figures, died ‘peacefully’ in Lake Placid, New York, his agent saidJames Tolkan, known for his roles as an authoritarian figure in the Back to the Future and Top Gun films, has died. He was 94.Tolkan died Thursday in Lake Placid, New York, where he lived, his booking agent, John Alcantar, said Saturday. A brief obituary published on the Back to the Future website said Tolkan died “peacefully”, but no cause of death was given. Continue reading...

• American actress Victoria Pedretti celebrates her 31st birthday on March 23, 2026, continuing her career in psychological thrillers and acclaimed television work. • Pedretti gained widespread attention for her roles in popular Netflix series, where she anchors narratives with raw emotional intensity and has earned critical praise and a dedicated fanbase. • The actress was diagnosed with ADHD at age seven and expressed early interest in musical theatre before pursuing her successful acting career.

Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicateA haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known.The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, said researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Continue reading...