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- Technical glitch disrupts UK air traffic control, affecting 1,000 flights
- UK, Canada, and France ban imports from Israeli settlements
- Spanish FA introduces fertility support for female players and referees
- B.C. Premier David Eby to address Canada’s new counter-tariffs
- Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian secretary, announces retirement after criticism
- Crocodile kills wildlife park worker in Port Moresby during feeding incident
- Mep report proposes stricter foreign investment rules for the eu market
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Three MEPs are set to propose stricter foreign direct investment requirements in the EU, particularly targeting Chinese investors. Their report, tied to the Industrial Accelerator Act, aims to safeguard strategic sectors by mandating new thresholds and conditions for investments exceeding €50 million.
Latvia has banned the import of books, newspapers, and printed materials from Russia and Belarus, citing concerns over disinformation and war propaganda. This prohibition seeks to safeguard Latvia’s security interests and reduce ties with nations involved in aggression against Ukraine, effective from 1 September.
Ulrich Siegmund, co-chair of the AfD parliamentary group in Saxony-Anhalt, aims for the role of minister-president in the upcoming 2026 state election. Known for his compelling social media presence and community engagement, Siegmund advocates for restrictive migration policies and challenges the classification of his party as extremist.
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced an anti-subsidy probe into Chinese electric vehicles on Wednesday, presenting herself as a champion of European business as she defended her track record ahead of elections next year.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his country offers its “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s “sacred fight” to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the “anti-imperialist” front.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the annual State of the Union speech, as her administration looks back on four years in office ahead of the European elections next year.
Nearly 1,000 Cypriots are still missing after disappearing during the conflict of the 1960s and 1974. With witnesses dying, time is running out to find them.
A court in Portugal on Monday convicted the hacker Rui Pinto over his “Football Leaks” revelations that exposed dodgy dealings in international football, sentencing him to a suspended four-year prison term.
Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales quit his post on Sunday after three weeks of scandal over allegations he gave an unsolicited kiss to a player on the women’s national team as they celebrated their World Cup victory last month.
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