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Big tech braces for EU Digital Services Act regulations
More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes...
Australia wants EU investment in critical minerals, but first a free trade agreement
Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell has dangled easier access to the country's vast critical minerals sector as part of negotiations over a free trade...
Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane
More searing temperatures fuelled wildfires and prompted health warnings across Europe on Wednesday, as a blaze in Turkey forced the closure of the Dardanelles...
Russia threatens to annex Georgia’s breakaway regions
Moscow could annex Georgia’s Russian-backed breakaway regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia, warned Kremlin Security Council Deputy Chair Dmitry Medvedev, according to Politico.
The former Russian...
Euro area downturn quickens as services start shrinking
The contraction of private-sector activity in the euro area intensified in August as services ceased being a bright spot and followed the industrial sector...
US says it does not support Ukrainian strikes inside Russia
The United States does not encourage or enable attacks inside Russia, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said after Russian authorities said they downed drones...
Romania risks missing 2025 recycling target despite national campaign
Romania is still far from meeting its 55% recycling target by 2025, with only 12-14% currently subject to selective collection, Environment Minister Mircea Fechet...
Poland suspends benefits for thousands of Ukrainian refugees who left
Poland has suspended payment of childcare benefits for thousands of Ukrainian war refugees due to them leaving the country, the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS)...
Ukraine calls Bulgaria to help in Black Sea security efforts
Russia’s aggressive behaviour in the Black Sea raises the question of coherent efforts by NATO members bordering the strategic sea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
BRICS leaders meet in South Africa as bloc weighs expansion
Leaders of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - converged on Johannesburg on Tuesday for a summit where they...