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Commentators are arguing that Europe has a strange difficulty communicating the threat posed by Russia. Writing in Baltic Sentinel, one critic says European allies should stop publicly repeating warnings about escalation and instead work harder behind closed doors. The piece argues that open rhetoric about Moscow undermines effective diplomacy and coordination, and that quieter, substantive engagement would serve European security better than public alarm.

New DNA evidence indicates that all 4,000 songbird species originated in Australia and the ancient supercontinent Gondwana before spreading across the world. The findings also highlight songbirds as one of the few groups of animals, alongside parrots, hummingbirds and humans, that learn their songs from parents and peers rather than through instinct, deepening interest in their evolutionary and cognitive significance.