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This image from a video released by the British Antarctic Survey shows a rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the Antartic Peninsula in February 2017. The rift resulted in the breaking off of an iceberg with an area of more than 5,000 square kilometers earlier this month.

Cyr: Climate, icebergs and politics

June 3, 2018 at 5:47 a.m.

One of the largest icebergs ever recorded, estimated to be about the size of Delaware, has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica. The event, including dramatic pictures, provides...

This February 2017 frame from video provided by the British Antarctic Survey shows the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf, scientists said Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The iceberg is described as weighing 1.12 trillion U.S. tons.

Climate, icebergs and politics

June 3, 2018 at 6:30 a.m.

One of the largest icebergs ever recorded, estimated to be about the size of Delaware, has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica. The event, including dramatic pictures, provides...

Cyr: G-20 summit in Germany a real-world success

June 3, 2018 at 7:29 a.m.

Germany has just hosted the latest summit of the G-20, the global group of leading industrialized nations, held in Hamburg over July 7 and 8. Chancellor Angela Merkel can count...

Cyr: Britain’s earthquake election

June 4, 2018 at 5:43 a.m.

The unexpected results of the British general election continue to reverberate. The Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Theresa May was generally expected to increase their thin majority in the...

Cyr: Britain and Europe have strong anti-terrorist assets

June 4, 2018 at 2:15 p.m.

The terrorist attack in London on Saturday night, June 3, and earlier attacks, aim at bloody murder of innocents, plus media exposure. London casualties now stand at seven killed and...

Leaders of NATO nations stand for a group photo at NATO headquarters during the alliance’s annual summit in Brussels, Belgium, on May 25.

Cyr: NATO summit underscores durable alliance

May 31, 2019 at 2:51 a.m.

The NATO summit in Brussels on May 25 has received relatively little attention, thanks to the crowded schedule of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East and Europe. The...

President Donald Trump walks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in front of other world leaders Thursday at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

NATO summit underscores durable alliance

June 4, 2018 at 4:18 p.m.

The NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday received relatively little attention, thanks to the crowded schedule of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East and Europe. The diplomatic whirlwind...

Memorial Day provides a particularly appropriate time for reflection on lessons learned during the Vietnam War, which resulted in the deaths of more than 58,000 U.S. service personnel.

Cyr: Legacies and lessons from the Vietnam War

June 4, 2018 at 5:49 p.m.

The Vietnam War used to be described as the longest in American history, before involvement in Afghanistan, and the conflict remains especially costly. Over 2.7 million Americans served in uniform...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on May 11.

Cyr: South Korea election confirms democracy

May 23, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

The people of South Korea have spoken politically the right way — collectively through the voting place. Once again, they have confirmed support for representative democracy, carried out under the...

Emmanuel Macron acknowledges supporters at The Louvre in Paris after winning the French Presidential election on May 7.

Cyr: Elections in France are about institutions — not personalities

June 4, 2018 at 9:47 p.m.

An enormous international sigh of relief has followed the election of comparative moderate Emmanuel Macron as president of France. He has decisively defeated Marine Le Pen of the right-wing National...

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