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O Artigo 42.7 permaneceu no esquecimento por décadas – até que Donald Trump começou a colocar em dúvida o compromisso dos EUA com a Nato• Não recebe o This Is Europe em sua caixa de entrada? Inscreva-se aquiA maioria das pessoas já ouviu falar do artigo 5 da Nato. A cláusula "um por todos, todos por um" estabelece que um ataque armado a um país membro deve ser considerado um ataque a todos, exigindo que os estados membros venham em auxílio da vítima – inclusive com "o uso de força armada".Nem tantos, até esta semana, tinham ouvido falar da própria cláusula de defesa mútua da UE, o artigo 42.7 (pdf), que diz que se um estado membro for alvo de um ataque armado, os outros "terão para com ele uma obrigação de auxílio e assistência por todos os meios ao seu alcance". Isso ocorre, talvez, porque até recentemente não houve muita necessidade de os europeus consultarem o artigo 42.7. Mais de 40 bases militares dos EUA e 85.000 tropas em toda a UE (e Reino Unido) eram testemunhos do compromisso de defesa de Washington com o velho continente. Continue lendo...

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...