The EU’s ambitions: scale, strategic investments and skills
By Maria Demertzis
Brussels has entered pre-election mode, and over the next few months, there will be a lot of talk about the priorities and objectives the new EU leadership ...
US bitcoin ETFs raise questions over broader financial system risks
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Turkey central bank chief quits, citing need to protect her family
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Protesting farmers block trucks from crossing Belgian-Dutch border
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Man dies after falling from Tate Modern gallery
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The death is being treated as unexpected but is not thought ...
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‘Fawlty Towers’ stage show to open in London’s West End
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“Fawlty Towers The ...
Election staff find flaws in paperwork of Putin’s anti-war challenger
Irregularities have been found in paperwork submitted by Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin in support of his bid to run against President Vladimir Putin, an election official said on Friday.
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Armenia can no longer rely on Russia for military and defence needs
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Greece will extend a special tax rebate on agricultural diesel by a year, to support protesting farmers who demand lower energy costs and fast compensation for crops and livestock lost ...
Backs to the wall, Gazans fear Israeli assault on last refuge
Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip on Friday, where the displaced, penned against the border fence in their hundreds ...
Misery for German commuters as bus and tram stations at a standstill
Bus and tram stations across Germany were at a standstill on Friday, disrupting millions of commuters and travellers, as 90,000 public transport workers were called on to walk off the job.
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North Korea fires cruise missiles, fourth time in a week
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its west coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, markingthe fourth time in just over a week that Pyongyang has launched such ...
Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal
Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan Younis, as diplomatic efforts in pursuit of ...
US said to back strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as Gaza truce hopes rise
The planned targets for U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of three U.S. soldiers by a drone in Jordan include “Iranian personnel and ...
Biden imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of West Bank violence
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Israeli men it accused of being involved in settler violence in the West Bank, signaling growing U.S. displeasure with the ...
Algeria pushes UN Security Council to demand Gaza ceasefire
Algeria has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a move that the United States – a council veto power – opposes ...
Ukrainian army chief sets out priorities in article amid uncertainty over his future
Army chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi laid out a set of priorities for Ukraine and named challenges blighting the country’s war effort in an opinion piece published on Thursday after several ...
Panama launches probe into missing Catholic cardinal, last seen 2 days ago
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Farmers’ anger spreads in Europe, governments promise help
Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, started fires near the building and set off fireworks as they demanded EU leaders do more to ...
Clashes erupt at Greek protest against education reform
Greek police fired teargas and briefly clashed with protesters outside parliament on Thursday during demonstrations against plans to let foreign private universities operate in the country.
Thousands of students and ...
Kremlin says the West is trying to demonise Russia
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Turkey still interested in Eurofighters despite progress on US F-16s
Turkey is still interested in buying 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, a Turkish defence ministry official said on Thursday after the United States advanced the $23 billion sale of its F-16 fighter jets ...