Information Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the European Parliament amid protests over his leadership style and close ties with Russia, as part of Hungary’s rotating presidency of the European Council. In his speech, Orban called for the European Union to reform, describing the current geopolitical climate as the most challenging in the bloc’s history. […]
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Information A U.S. judge has ordered Google to allow rival app stores on its Android operating system, finding that the company holds an illegal monopoly over the Android Play Store. This decision follows an earlier ruling in August that declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly as well. Under the latest order, Google must permit
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Information On Sunday night, a significant explosion occurred near Karachi Airport in southern Pakistan, resulting in two fatalities, including Chinese nationals, and multiple injuries. The blast, which took place around 11 p.m., targeted a convoy transporting Chinese staff from the Port Qasim Electric Power Company. The Chinese embassy confirmed that two of its citizens died,
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Tunisia polls open with President Saied’s rivals in jail Only three candidates, including Saied, remain standing after the detention or barring of more than 170 political figures. Tunisia is struggling with economic woes and the dismantling of its democracy. Trump campaigns at site of assassination attempt Donald Trump rallied with thousands in Butler, the Pennsylvania
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Information The United Kingdom has agreed to transfer the administration of the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, to Mauritius following an agreement announced by the UK Foreign Office. This decision comes after the International Court of Justice deemed the UK’s control over the islands “unlawful,” urging an end to its
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Information Miyazaki Airport in southern Japan reopened on Thursday after being closed due to an explosion caused by an unexploded World War II bomb. The explosion, which occurred just moments after an aircraft had passed the spot, created a large crater in the taxiway, leading to the cancellation of about 80 flights, affecting more than
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Information Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “persona non grata” and barred him from entering Israel. Katz’s decision stems from Guterres’ failure to specifically condemn a recent missile attack on Israel by Iran. Katz criticized Guterres for what he sees as a biased stance against Israel and accused the UN
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Information German authorities have arrested a Chinese woman, identified as Yaqi X., on suspicion of espionage for a Chinese secret service. According to the public prosecutor’s office, X. worked for a logistics company at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, where she allegedly gathered sensitive information on the transportation of military equipment and individuals connected to
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Information Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party, began her trial on embezzlement charges on Monday. She, along with 26 other party members and associates, is accused of misappropriating European Union (EU) funds in a fake jobs scheme between 2004 and 2016. According to prosecutors, RN members misrepresented lower-level party employees,
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