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World on the brink of new nuclear arms race – report

By RT Israel is among the nations “believed to be modernizing its nuclear arsenal,” the Stockholm-based SIPRI institute has said The world risks plunging into a “new dangerous arms race” as most nuclear powers seek to modernize and expand their arsenals, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has warned in its annual review. The […]

Paris’ Iconic Opera House Celebrates 150 Years

By Eleanor Beardsley Commissioned by Napoleon, the opulent Opera Garnier is named after its architect, Charles Garnier. Garnier rose from the Paris slums to design one of Europe’s most celebrated venues. Opera Garnier eventually became the inspiration for the novel and musical, “Phantom of the Opera.” Source:: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/13/1254121692/paris-iconic-opera-house-celebrates-150-years