EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking digital content rules
AFP: The EU accused Meta and TikTok on Friday of breaking the bloc’s digital content rules, putting the companies at risk of hefty fines. The...
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German FM’s China visit postponed
Agencies: Germany said on Friday that a forthcoming visit by its foreign minister to China had been postponed as meetings could not be arranged, at...
7 migrants die as boat capsizes off Turkey
Agencies: An inflatable boat carrying migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum killing seven people, Turkish media reported Friday. Two...
Zelenskyy seeks more European help against Russia
AP: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in London on Friday for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military help to shield his...
Roadside bombing kills 3 police officers in northwest Pakistan
AP: A powerful roadside bomb struck a police vehicle Friday in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest near the Afghan...
Gaza doctors struggle to investigate ‘signs of torture’ on unnamed dead
BBC: Out of a single room, with no DNA testing facilities or cold storage units of its own, the forensics team at Gaza’s Nasser hospital...
Ireland picks new president amid criticism over lack of choice
Agencies: Ireland voted on Friday to elect a new president, with left-wing independent Catherine Connolly expected to beat her female challenger in an election marred...
Gaza funerals held for unidentified Palestinians, bodies returned by Israel
BBC : Israel has returned the bodies of dozens more unidentified Palestinians to Gaza for burial in a mass grave in Deir el-Balah, with some...
New Japan PM to advance defence spending target: Reports
Agencies : Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to achieve the target of spending two percent of GDP on defence two years early, media...
Belgian PM says will ‘stop’ Ukraine frozen assets loan if demands not met
Agencies : Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned Thursday that he would block plans for a new 140-billion-euro loan for Ukraine using frozen Russian...