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Toronto Star
8 hours ago
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- Toronto Star
Italy is one win away from women's Euro final, 3 years after players were permitted to turn pro
Italy's Cristiana Girelli (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the Women's Euro 2025 quarterfinals soccer match between Norway and Italy at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) MT flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
Yahoo
10 hours ago
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The 9 Most Important Oil & Gas Pipelines in the World
Pipelines are the unsung backbone of the global energy system–quietly moving billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of gas with unmatched efficiency, reliability, and scale. In the U.S., they handle nearly 70% of all petroleum shipments, or over 14 billion barrels annually, without the headlines or volatility of seaborne trade. What makes pipelines indispensable isn't just cost or carbon footprint; it's continuity. Cross-border systems like Russia's Druzhba and Canada's Keystone aren't just conduits; they are arteries of energy security, designed to bypass naval chokepoints and harden supply resilience. These corridors knit together producers and consumers across continents, often out of sight, but never out of play. Yet pipelines also create friction lines. Infrastructure that cuts across borders or bottlenecks (Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca) can become geopolitical flashpoints. Disruptions in these zones don't stay local. They echo globally in the form of price spikes, inventory swings, and rebalanced trade flows. Control over these assets is power. It brings not just throughput revenue, but strategic influence, something increasingly visible in cross-continental projects like the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, where infrastructure is both a commercial instrument and a geopolitical wager. As nations race to secure demand and derisk supply, pipeline politics is once again front and center. Here are the 9 most geopolitically and economically significant oil and gas pipelines in the world: Druzhba Pipeline (Russia to Central Europe) Crude oil: up to 1.2–1.4 million barrels/day Ownership: Transneft (Russia) Source: EJAtlas The Druzhba Pipeline, also known as the 'Friendship Pipeline', remains one of the largest and most geopolitically sensitive crude transport corridors in the world. Completed in 1964 to link Soviet oil fields to Warsaw Pact markets, the system now stretches over 4,000 kilometers from Russia through Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, terminating in Germany. With a peak capacity of approximately 1.4 million barrels per day, the network is supported by a series of mainline and intermediary pumping stations and tank farms totaling roughly 1.5 million cubic meters in crude storage. Druzhba has outlived its Soviet political origins but not its strategic importance. It continues to anchor Russian crude flows into Central and Eastern Europe, even as war-related disruptions and EU diversification efforts steadily erode its reliability. Several branches have been repeatedly idled, rerouted, or mothballed due to physical sabotage, sanctions-related payment bottlenecks, and commercial realignment. As of late June 2025, pipeline flows remain fractured. Reuters reported on June 26 that U.S. crude inventories had posted another unexpected drawdown, helping to lift Brent and WTI benchmarks, despite Druzhba-linked volumes to Germany falling sharply as Kazakhstan cut June deliveries to just 160,000 tonnes. ESPO Pipeline (Russia to China and the Pacific) Crude oil: ~1.0 million barrels/day to China Ownership: Transneft and Rosneft Source: EJAtlas The ESPO (Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean) pipeline is a Russian crude oil pipeline system that transports oil from Eastern Siberia to the Asia-Pacific markets. It's operated by the Russian pipeline company Transneft. The pipeline consists of two main sections: the first connects Taishet to Skovorodino, and the second connects Skovorodino to an oil export terminal at Kozmino Bay on the Pacific coast. The Skovorodino branch extends through Mohe to Daqing, China. Construction of the pipeline commenced in April 2006, with the section between Taishet and Talakan launched in reverse to pump oil from the Alinsky deposit in 2008. The initial capacity of the pipeline was 600,000 barrels per day, which increased to 1,000,000 bpd in 2016 with plans to expand it further to 1,600,000 bpd by 2025. Nord Stream 1 & 2 (Russia to Germany) Natural gas: 110 bcm/year (combined), both pipelines now inactive Ownership: Gazprom + European energy firms Source: Euronews Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 are offshore natural gas pipelines that run from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The two 1,224-kilometre pipelines offer the most direct connection between Russia's vast gas reserves and Europe's energy-hungry markets. The twin pipelines have a combined capacity to transport 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year. Located in Western Siberia on the Yamal Peninsula, the Bovanenkovo oil and gas condensate deposit supplies the bulk of the gas transported by the Nord Stream Pipelines. Bovanenkovo has estimated gas reserves of up to 4.9 trillion cubic meters. Nord Stream 1 has been operational since 2011, while Nord Stream 2, though completed in 2021, never entered service. Both pipelines have been at the center of geopolitical debate regarding energy security and European dependence on Russian gas. In September 2022, explosions damaged three of the four pipelines, leading to significant gas leaks and raising questions about sabotage. Keystone Pipeline System (Canada to U.S.) Crude oil: ~590,000 barrels/day (existing system, excluding XL) Ownership: TC Energy Source: BBC The Keystone Pipeline System is a critical and politically charged component of North America's crude oil logistics network. Now operated by South Bow, a company spun off from TC Energy's liquids division, Keystone transports crude and bitumen from Alberta's oil sands deep into the U.S. refining heartland. Its core segments connect Hardisty, Alberta, to Steele City, Nebraska, and onward to key refining hubs in Illinois, Oklahoma, and the Gulf Coast. Phase I of the system stretches over 2,100 miles, delivering up to 590,000 barrels per day to Midwestern refineries. The broader network reaches as far as Port Arthur and Houston, Texas, integrating with the U.S. Gulf Coast's export and processing infrastructure. The controversial Keystone XL expansion, once planned to add 830,000 bpd in capacity, was canceled in 2021 following sustained regulatory and political opposition. Keystone has long stood at the intersection of energy strategy and environmental activism. Opponents argue that transporting diluted bitumen raises greater environmental and spill risks than conventional crude. Proponents counter that pipelines like Keystone enhance continental energy security, reduce reliance on seaborne imports, and support thousands of high-wage jobs in engineering, construction, and operations. BTC Pipeline (Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan) Crude oil: ~1.2 million barrels/day design capacity, ~600,000 actual Ownership: BP-led consortium Source: EBRD The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is a 1,768-kilometer-long pipeline spanning three countries that transports crude oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It connects Baku, Azerbaijan, to Ceyhan, Turkey, passing through Tbilisi, Georgia. The pipeline became operational on May 25, 2005. The first phase of the pipeline was built by the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline company (BTC Co) and became operational in June 2006. The Azerbaijan and Georgia sections of the pipeline are operated by BP Plc. (NYSE:BP) on behalf of its shareholders in BTC Co., while BOTAS International Limited (BIL) operates the third section. BTC originally had a throughput capacity of one million barrels per day, which BP has since expanded to 1.2 million barrels per day by using chemicals that reduce drag along the pipeline, thus allowing higher flow rates. Last year, 305 tankers lifted 29 million tonnes of crude oil from Ceyhan. TANAP (Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline) Natural gas: 16 bcm/year current, expandable to 31 bcm Ownership: SOCAR, BOTA?, BP, SGC Source: Azerbaijan Ministry of Energy The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) pipeline system is located in Turkey, stretching from the Turkey-Georgia border to the Turkey-Greece border, linking the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). The 1,811 km natural gas pipeline transports natural gas extracted in Azerbaijan to Turkey and then to Europe. The first phase of the pipeline was commissioned in June 2018, while the second phase of the pipeline was completed in November 2019. Back in 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan christened TANAP a 'regional peace project' before announcing that the pipeline had reached its maximum capacity of 32 billion cubic meters of gas annually. Iraq–Turkey Pipeline (ITP) Crude oil: ~500,000–600,000 barrels/day when operational Ownership: SOMO, Turkish Ministry of Energy Source: ZERGOGCOS Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline, also known as the Iraq–Turkey Crude Pipeline (ITP), is an operating oil pipeline that runs from the City of Kirkuk in northern Iraq to the Mediterranean terminal of Ceyhan in Turkey. The first phase of the 986-kilometer pipeline was completed in 1976, while the second parallel pipeline was completed in 1987. The pipeline system has a total capacity of 1.4 million bpd, effectively making Iraq the largest supplier of oil to Turkey while also providing an alternate route for the Middle Eastern producer to export its oil. Unfortunately, last year, Turkey suspended oil flows through the ITP after the ICC ordered the country to pay Iraq ~ $1.5 billion for past oil deliveries and to suspend export of crude oil from Kurdistan transported through ITP. The pivotal pipeline has now remained closed for two years. Trans Mountain Pipeline (Canada) Crude oil and products: expanded to ~890,000 barrels/day (from 300,000) Ownership: Government of Canada Source: Trans Mountain The Trans Mountain Pipeline is a Canadian pipeline system that carries crude and refined petroleum products from Edmonton, Alberta, to the coast of British Columbia, with delivery points in Kamloops, Sumas, and Burnaby. The Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX), which doubled the pipeline's capacity, became fully operational in May 2024 The expansion of TMX was intended to lower the Canadian oil industry's reliance on US-bound pipelines and American refiners, which forced Canadian producers to accept deeper discounts for their crude as well as leaving them exposed to oil price shocks. However, TMX is facing fresh challenges. While the project has successfully opened new export markets for Canadian crude oil, particularly to Asia, some companies are hesitant to pay the higher tolls associated with the project's cost overruns. This has resulted in utilization rates below initial forecasts, though the pipeline continues to provide significant economic benefits to Canada. China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipelines Crude oil: ~440,000 barrels/day Gas: ~12 bcm/year Ownership: CNPC Source: China Center The China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipelines are a strategic bypass best considered as China's engineered response to the so-called Malacca Dilemma. Stretching roughly 800 kilometers through Myanmar, the dual pipeline corridors allow Beijing to sidestep one of Asia's most vulnerable maritime chokepoints. Crude oil sourced from the Middle East and Africa is offloaded at Myanmar's Kyaukphyu port and piped directly into Yunnan Province, while a parallel gas line channels offshore natural gas to both China and domestic Myanmar markets. This inland route offers Beijing a rare overland alternative to the heavily patrolled Strait of Malacca, through which over 80% of China's oil imports have traditionally passed. More than just a hedge against naval disruption, the pipelines support four offtake stations within Myanmar, supplying local energy needs and reinforcing bilateral interdependence. For Myanmar's government, the project has also become a vital revenue stream, anchored by steady transit fees and infrastructure payments from China. The corridor illustrates the broader logic of China's Belt and Road energy playbook: diversify routes, secure inland access, and extend regional leverage through fixed infrastructure. In an era of exposed sea lanes and shifting alliances, few links are as subtly significant. By Alex Kimani for More Top Reads From this article on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data


AllAfrica
2 days ago
- Politics
- AllAfrica
'Active nonaligment' on the march in a multipolar world
In 2020, as Latin American countries were contending with the triple challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, a global economic shock and US policy under the first Trump administration, Jorge Heine, research professor at Boston University and a former Chilean ambassador, in association with two colleagues, Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami, put forward the notion of 'active nonalignment.' Polity Books Five years on, the foreign policy approach is more relevant than ever, with trends including the rise of the Global South and the fragmentation of the global order, encouraging countries around the world to reassess their relationships with both the United States and China. It led Heine, along with Fortin and Ominami, to follow up on their original arguments in a new book, 'The Non-Aligned World,' published in June 2025. We spoke with Heine on what is behind the push toward active nonalignment, and where it may lead. Active nonalignment is a foreign policy approach in which countries put their own interests front and center and refuse to take sides in the great power rivalry between the US and China. It takes its cue from the Non-Aligned Movement of the 1950s and 1960s but updates it to the realities of the 21st century. Today's rising Global South is very different from the 'Third World' that made up the Non-Aligned Movement. Countries like India, Turkey, Brazil and Indonesia have greater economic heft and wherewithal. They thus have more options than in the past. They can pick and choose policies in accordance with what is in their national interests. And because there is competition between Washington and Beijing to win over such countries' hearts and minds, those looking to promote a nonaligned agenda have greater leverage. Traditional international relations literature suggests that in relations between nations, you can either 'balance,' meaning take a strong position against another power, or 'bandwagon' – that is, go along with the wishes of that power. The notion was that weaker states couldn't balance against the Great Powers because they don't have the military power to do so, so they had to bandwagon. What we are saying is that there is an intermediate approach: hedging. Countries can hedge their bets or equivocate by playing one power off the other. So, on some issues you side with the US, and on others you side with China. Thus, the grand strategy of active nonalignment is 'playing the field,' or in other words, searching for opportunities among what is available in the international environment. This means being constantly on the lookout for potential advantages and available resources – in short, being active, rather than passive or reactive. So active nonalignment is not so much a movement as it is a doctrine. Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, right, and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser attend the first Conference of Non-Aligned countries in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in September 1961. Photo: Keystone / Hulton Archive / Getty Images via The Conversation The notion of active nonalignment came up during the first Trump administration and in the context of a Latin America hit by the triple-whammy of US pressure, a pandemic and the ensuing recession – which in Latin America translated into the biggest economic downturn in 120 years, a 6.6% drop of regional gross domestic product in 2020. ANA was intended as a guide for Latin American countries to navigate those difficult moments, and it led us to the publication of a symposium volume with contributions by six former Latin American foreign ministers in November 2021, in which we elaborated on the concept. Three months later, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the reaction to it by many countries in Asia and Africa, nonalignment was back with a vengeance. Countries like India, Pakistan, South Africa and Indonesia, among others, took positions that were at odds with the West on Ukraine. Many of them, though not all, condemned Russian aggression but also wanted no part in the West's sanctions on Moscow. These sanctions were seen as unwarranted and as an expression of Western double standards – no sanctions were applied on the US for invading Iraq, of course. And then there were the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the resulting war in the Gaza Strip. Countries across the Global South strongly condemned the Hamas attacks, but the West's response to the subsequent deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians brought home the notion of double standards when it came to international human rights. Why weren't Palestinians deserving of the same compassion as Ukrainians? For many in the Global South, that question hit very hard – the idea that 'human rights are limited to Europeans and people who looked like them did not go down well.' Thus, South Africa brought a case against Israel in the International Court of Justice alleging genocide, and Brazil spearheaded ceasefire efforts at the United Nations. A third development is the expansion of the BRICS bloc of economies from its original five members – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – to 10 members. Although China and Russia are not members of the Global South, those other founding members are, and the BRICS group has promoted key issues on the Global South's agenda. The addition of countries such as Egypt and Ethiopia has meant that BRICS has increasingly taken on the guise of the Global South forum. Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leading proponent of BRICS, is keen on advancing this Global South agenda. All three of these developments have made active nonalignment more relevant than ever before. I'll give you two examples: Angola and Argentina. In Angola, the African country that has received most Chinese cooperation to the tune of US$45 billion, you now have the US financing what is known as the Lobito Corridor – a railway line that stretches from the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola's Atlantic coast. Ten years ago, the notion that the US would be financing railway projects in southern Africa would have been considered unfathomable. Yet it has happened. Why? Because China has built significant railway lines in countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia, and the US realized that it was being left behind. For the longest time, the US would condemn such Chinese-financed infrastructure projects via the 'Belt and Road Initiative' as nothing but 'debt-trap diplomacy' designed to saddle developing nations with 'white elephants' nobody needed. But a couple of years ago, that tune changed: The US and Europe realized that there is a big infrastructure deficit in Asia, Africa and Latin America that China was stepping in to reduce – and the West was nowhere to be seen in this critical area. In short, the West changed it approach – and countries like Angola are now able to play the US off against China for its own national interests. Then take Argentina. In 2023, Javier Milei was elected president on a strong anti-China platform. He said his government would have nothing to do with Beijing. But just two years later, Milei announced in an Economist interview that he is a great admirer of Beijing. Why? Because Argentina has a very significant foreign debt, and Milei knew that a continued anti-China stance would mean a credit line from Beijing would likely not be renewed. The Argentinian president was under pressure from the International Monetary Fund and Washington to let the credit line with China lapse, but Milei refused to do so and managed to hold his own, playing both sides against the middle. Absolutely. When people ask me what the difference is between traditional nonalignment and active nonalignment, one of the most obvious things is that the latter is nonideological – it can be used by people of the right, left and center. It is a guide to action, a compass to navigate the waters of a highly troubled world, and can be used by governments of very different ideological hues. Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentina President Javier Milei at the 66th Summit of leaders of the Mercosur trading bloc in Buenos Aires on July 3, 2025. Photo: Luis Robayo / AFP via Getty Images / The Conversation There is little doubt that the liberal international order that framed world politics from 1945 to 2016 has come to an end. Some of its bedrock principles, like multilateralism, free trade and respect for international law and existing international treaties, have been severely undermined. We are now in a transitional stage. The notion of the West as a geopolitical entity, as we knew it, has ceased to exist. We now have the extraordinary situation where illiberal forces in Hungary, Germany and Poland, among other places, are being supported by those in power in both Washington and Moscow. And this decline of the West has not come about because of any economic issue – the US still represents around 25% of global GDP, much as it did in 1970 – but because of the breakdown of the trans-Atlantic alliance. So we are moving toward a very different type of world order – and one in which the Global South has the opportunity to have much more of a role, especially if it deploys active nonalignment. The notion of active nonalignment was triggered by the first Trump administration's pressure on Latin American countries. I would argue that the measures undertaken in Trump's second administration – the tariffs imposed on 90 countries around the world; the US leaving the Paris climate agreement, the World Health Organization and the UN Human Rights Council; and other 'America First' policies – have only underscored the validity of active nonalignment as a foreign policy approach. The pressures on countries across the Global South are very strong, and there is a temptation to give in to Trump and align with US. Yet, all indications are that simply giving in to Trump's demands isn't a recipe for success. Those countries that have gone down the route of giving in to Trump's demands only see more demands after that. Countries need a different approach – and that can be found in active nonalignment. Jorge Heine is outgoing interim director of the Frederick S Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


Local Germany
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Local Germany
Eight art galleries you have to visit in Germany this year
There's a reason people love visiting art galleries - and Germany has some of the very best. Make time to spend an hour or two surrounded by vast sculptures or intimate canvasses this summer, let your thoughts drift on a sea of unexpected colours, and delight in the human urge to create. We've selected our pick of the best shows to visit this year, guaranteed to help you see the world from a new perspective. Katharina Grosse, Wunderbild: Deichtorhallen, Hamburg until September 14th Over 60 metres long, Katharina Grosse's show " Wunderbild " consists of massive, painted fabric panels suspended from the ceiling of a vast, repurposed market hall. The colour, form and sound (music by Stefan Schneider) combine to create an immersive experience which will leave all your senses feeling like new. The show takes place in Hamburg's monumental "Deichtor halls", originally constructed between 1911 and 1913, and combining steel-and-glass architecture to create a rare example of early 20th-century industrial design incorporating both Jugendstil and modernism. The artwork CHOIR (2025) by German artist Katharina Grosse as part of the Messeplatz project at Art Basel 2025. Photo: picture alliance/dpa/Keystone / Georgios Kefalas Stress test. Art between politics and society: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin until September 28th As Berlin's foremost institution for twentieth-century art, the Neue Nationalgalerie has a collection to die for, offering a deep dive into some of the strangest (and darkest) corners of recent history as well as a window into what's happening today. The gallery's current blockbuster exhibition shows off the collection perfectly. Running until September 28th, Zerreißprobe represents a major exploration of the relationship between art, politics and society since the end of World War Two. Bringing together works from East and West Germany, key pieces from Western Europe and the USA, globally recognised legends, and artists who've been unjustly forgotten, the exhibition demonstrates the way in which artists have navigated ideological extremes, censorship, and utopian dreams – and created work which has shaped society in its turn. Zerreißprobe features work by Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Bridget Riley, Francis Bacon, Rebecca Horn, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol, and many others. Advertisement Five Friends, Cy Twombly and friends: Museum Brandhorst, Munich until August 17th Munich's Brandhorst Museum has one of the world's most extensive collections of work by the American artist Cy Twombly (1928–2011), a giant of twentieth century art whose incorporation of ideas from ancient art into contemporary modernist practices has influenced everyone from Anselm Kiefer to Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat. READ ALSO: What's the best way to travel between Berlin and Munich? This summer, the museum's permanent collection is joined by ' Five Friends ', an exhibition exploring the circle of friends who had such a decisive and interconnected influence on post-war art in the fields of music (John Cage), dance (Merce Cunningham), painting (Jasper Johns), sculpture (Robert Rauschenberg) and drawing (Cy Twombly himself). Yoko Ono, Music of the Mind: Gropius Bau, Berlin until August 31st Gropius Bau's summer blockbuster show is dedicated to the legendary Yoko Ono, a pioneer of conceptual art whose work transcends genres and generations. " Music of the Mind " brings together more than 200 artworks, including installations, scores, films, and participatory pieces, emphasizing Ono's enduring commitment to peace, imagination, and collective activism. Advertisement The Gropius Bau—one of Berlin's most iconic exhibition venues with a history of staging ambitious cross-disciplinary projects—underscores the artist's radical legacy by inviting visitors to become part of the art-making process themselves. Irma Stern, zwischen Berlin und Kapstadt: Brücke-Museum, Berlin from October 18th 2025 – February 15th 2026 This autumn, the renowned Brücke-Museum spotlights German-South African artist Irma Stern , whose vibrant work forms a bridge between African and European modernism. READ ALSO: Eight amazing German museums to explore this summer Stern, who moved between Berlin and Cape Town, painted lush still lifes, portraits, and landscapes which pulse with colour, energy, and a cross-cultural sensibility rarely seen in twentieth-century art. The Brücke-Museum itself, set in a luminous pine grove in Berlin's Dahlem district, is famous as the home of the Brücke artists – the original bad boys of German Expressionism – whose canvases remain permanently on view. Eager to paint the world as they thought it should be, the Brücke artists employed bright, non-naturalistic colours and a deliberately crude drawing technique. Der Blaue Reiter, A new language: Lenbachhaus, Munich until early 2026 The Lenbachhaus in Munich, home of 'Der Blaue Reiter'. Photo: picture alliance/dpa / Felix Hörhager While the Brücke artists were causing scandals in the north of Germany, the artists of the Blue Rider were doing the same in the south – and the Lenbachhaus in Munich has comfortably the world's most comprehensive collection of their work. Similarly preoccupied with the challenges of depicting inner truth instead of outer appearances and employing non-natural colours and perspectives, the Blue Riders spent far less time than their northern contemporaries defending their rights to indulge in group nudity and casual sex – which may be part of the reason they rank among the most influential artistic collectives the world has ever seen. The permanent collection in Munich, enhanced by a rich program of rotating exhibits exploring different aspects of the group's legacy, is housed in a historic villa and contemporary annex. Forgotten Avant-Garde – Queer Modernism and Julie Mehretu: Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf from September 20th, 2025 – February 15th 2026 (K20) & May 10th – October 12th, 2025 (K21) Düsseldorf's Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen boldly foregrounds diversity and trailblazing creativity in two landmark shows in 2025. " Forgotten Avant-Garde – Queer Modernism " at K20 rediscovers the LGBTQ+ pioneers whose creative energy shaped the modernist movement but who were often left out of mainstream narratives. Over at K21, Julie Mehretu's major solo exhibition presents her vast, dynamic paintings suffused with movement, migration, and urban complexity—a visual language that speaks directly to our globalized era. READ ALSO: Are these the 'best' bars in Germany? Both venues, famed for their stunning architecture and rotating displays from a world-class permanent collection (featuring Klee, Kandinsky, Bacon, and more), exemplify why Düsseldorf is a must-visit destination for contemporary and modern art lovers. ART COLOGNE: Koelnmesse, Cologne November 6th – 9th, 2025 Not a traditional gallery or museum exhibition but Europe's longest running and most influential art fair, ART COLOGNE is open to collectors, connoisseurs, and curious members of the public alike. For four days in November, Cologne's giant Koelnmesse will become a buzzing international meeting point, with about 200 top galleries presenting the newest, boldest, and rarest works in painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and installations. Advertisement What truly sets ART COLOGNE apart is its unique blend of the commercial and the curatorial. Visitors can view, discuss, and acquire art directly, keeping an eye out for world-renowned artists and tomorrow's avant-garde. Special exhibitions round out the experience, creating an atmosphere that simply can't be duplicated in a traditional museum or gallery setting.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Euro 2025: Norway stars Hegerberg and Graham Hansen return for first quarterfinal in 12 years
Norway's Caroline Graham Hansen is challenged by Switzerland's Lia Waelti and Noelle Maritz, right, during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP) Norway's Ada Hegerberg seen prior to the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Norway and Iceland at Arena Thun in Thun, Switzerland, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Norway's Signe Gaupset, left, celebrates with her teammate Elisabeth Terland after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2025 Group A soccer match between Norway and Iceland in Thun, Switzerland, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP) Norway's Caroline Graham, left, celebrates with Ada Hegerberg after scoring her side's second goal during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Norway and Finland at Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, Switzerland, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Norway's Caroline Graham, left, celebrates with Ada Hegerberg after scoring her side's second goal during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Norway and Finland at Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, Switzerland, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Norway's Caroline Graham Hansen is challenged by Switzerland's Lia Waelti and Noelle Maritz, right, during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Switzerland and Norway at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP) Norway's Ada Hegerberg seen prior to the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Norway and Iceland at Arena Thun in Thun, Switzerland, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Norway's Signe Gaupset, left, celebrates with her teammate Elisabeth Terland after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2025 Group A soccer match between Norway and Iceland in Thun, Switzerland, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP) Norway's Caroline Graham, left, celebrates with Ada Hegerberg after scoring her side's second goal during the Euro 2025, group A, soccer match between Norway and Finland at Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, Switzerland, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) GENEVA (AP) — They were star prospects aged 18 when Norway last played in the quarterfinals at the Women's European Championship. Now 12 years on, Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen — a Ballon d'Or winner and a runner-up in the voting, respectively — are team leaders for Norway's first game in the knockout rounds since Euro 2013, against Italy on Wednesday. Advertisement 'People expect things from us now,' Graham Hansen acknowledged Tuesday, calling their situation today a 'complete difference.' 'We were like 18 and nobody expected nothing from us. We also just wanted to show what we could contribute at the time,' she said while sitting alongside Hegerberg. 'I wasn't playing with much pressure at all (in 2013),' said Graham Hansen, who started in the final that Norway lost 1-0 to Germany. 'I was just going for it.' Graham Hansen and Hegerberg have combined to score 102 national-team goals, and the first of those at a major tournament was in that quarterfinal game in 2013 in Sweden. Hegerberg got Norway's third in a 3-1 win over Spain with a curling shot that went in off a post. Advertisement Both have added one goal each in Switzerland this month to help Norway sweep the group stage with three victories. Hansen's crafty 84th-minute goal sealed a 2-1 win over Finland and sent Norway into the last eight with a game to spare. 'The start couldn't be any better,' Hegerberg said in translated comments. 'We can enjoy that we have such a strong position.' A new generation also is emerging, and one highly rated prospect made her mark when Norway was already sure to top its group that included Switzerland and rested both standout forwards. Signe Gaupset, who turned 20 last month, scored twice early in a 4-3 win over Iceland on Thursday. She was youngest player in the tournament's 41-year history to do that and later added two assists for Frida Maanum's goals. Advertisement 'She's young, and that is additional motivation to take the opportunities you get,' Graham Hansen said of Gaupset, as if describing her younger self. 'She's a big talent.' Norway coach Gemma Grainger said Gaupset's performance 'wasn't much of a surprise to any of us' though would not be drawn if the Brann winger will retain her place on the left flank to face Italy. The winner Wednesday in Geneva will return to the city next Tuesday for a semifinal against either Sweden or England. ___ AP soccer: