- Snake found on Japan Airlines plane prompts cancellation of flight
- Europa League — Thursday’s 22nd Oct fixtures
- Pope Leo XIV to continue recovery without further treatment after surgery
- 19-year-old soldier who died at CFB Wainwright remembered fondly by friends
- US orders non-essential embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi tensions
- Colouring book by young Queen Elizabeth I set to be auctioned for £6,000
- Thousands protest in Greece demanding increased school funding
- Man dies in Richmond Hill fire that engulfed multiple homes and vehicles
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EU BRIEFING
This morning, the European Union focuses on strengthening international partnerships and addressing security challenges amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Continued discussions aim to enhance economic collaboration and readiness across member states.
The European Union is seeking an additional €70 billion for Ukraine in 2024, following a direct appeal from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who highlighted the financial impact of Russia’s intensified military actions. EU leaders have tasked the European Commission with identifying ways to bridge the funding gap.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that Germany is lagging in the artificial intelligence race, urging faster implementation of AI by policymakers. At the upcoming Invest in Germany summit, Chancellor Friedrich Merz will announce a joint AI pact and significant funding to enhance Germany’s technological competitiveness.
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.
Morocco has been mourning victims of its strongest earthquake in more than a century and trying to rescue more survivors from the rubble.
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