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Among the candidates rumoured for the role of envoy are both former German chancellor Angela Merkel and ex-Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, but Sybiha wouldn't be drawn on any names.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Many held placards reading: "We are Europe" and portraits of jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who pushed for close ties with the West while in office.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

There are 575 of them, clustered on a former munitions depot near South Dakota’s Black Hills and billed as “The Largest Survival Community on Earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Stephen Colbert’s viral public access spot had former bosses CBS and its parent company Paramount in a brief tizzy over the weekend, mere hours after his buzzy late-night sign-off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Anxiety, depression, insomnia, and feelings of isolation were common in the workers, as well as in the former populations of the towns surrounding the plant.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland