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France sets Palestinian statehood date as political turmoil simmers in Paris
The National News
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France will recognise the state of Palestinian on September 22 despite political turmoil in Paris that may bring down the government in two weeks, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said. Israel and the US have criticised France's diplomatic...
EU Takes Advantage of Russophobic Trends for War and Deficit Policies
Pravda.ru
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August 26, 2025
Western analysts argue that the European Union, once considered a bastion of peace and prosperity, is entering a new era defined by militarization and economic scarcity. Behind the rhetoric of security, they see a project increasingly shaped by US...
Spain’s rental gold rush: five cities pay over 7% – and it’s not Madrid or Barcelona
Euro Weekly News
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August 26, 2025
Spain’s rental boom: yields hit 6.74% in July, with five provincial capitals topping 7% as mid-sized markets outpace Madrid and Barcelona. Credit : BERMIX STUDIO, Shutterstock Spain’s rental market is still running hot, and that heat is throwing...
Britain risks 'rat plague' after sweltering summer, experts say
Radio X
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Britain must brace for a rat invasion this winter after a warmer than usual summer has caused a boom in numbers. Listen to this article According to experts, we are seeing more rodents and they are getting bigger thanks to an increased access to...
France's crisis, Europe's risk
Market Screener
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August 26, 2025
For once, the headlines are not only about Trump, the Fed, or Nvidia. Europe, too, knows how to produce its own political drama with global consequences. Our latest protagonist? French Prime Minister François Bayrou. At first glance, that may seem...
European refiners set to scale green hydrogen
Hydrocarbon Engineering
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August 26, 2025
High costs have kept green hydrogen projects from taking off, but new regulations in the EU’s refining sector offers a solution to launching this carbon friendly technology at scale, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie....
Britain Is Getting the Immigration Debate All Wrong
AOL
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Nigel Farage at the Aug. 26, 2025 launch of his Reform Party's plan to deport asylum seekers. Credit - Jacob King—PA Images via Getty Images “The country is like a tinderbox now,” according to Robert Jenrick, a prominent Conservative Party...
Europe Bets on Forests: Denmark’s Ambitious Green Gamble
EUToday
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August 26, 2025
25 When the European Commission announced its approval of Denmark’s €626 million afforestation scheme this week, the decision was celebrated in Brussels as a decisive step in Europe’s fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet beneath...
European Colonizers Stole Africa’s Identity, Wealth, Stripped It Of Culture, Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Says
Sahara Reporters
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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has said that European colonizers who came to Africa stripped the continent of its identity, culture, and wealth. He stated this in a short post on X on Tuesday. "European colonizers came and dominated much of...
Germany, Canada Forge Stronger Economic Ties
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Germany and Canada are set to deepen their economic partnership with a new agreement aimed at securing key raw materials, announced Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday. At a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney...
EU and Jordan take important step towards delivery of €500 million to support Jordan’s macro-financial stability and reforms
The European Sting
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August 26, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and Jordan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding launching the implementation of €500 million Macro-Financial Assistance...
Europe opens €1.8M call for seaweed startups and SMEs
The Fish Site
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The I3-4-Seaweed project, funded by the EU, has launched a €1.8 million funding call to support up to 30 SMEs working in macroalgal production and biotechnology. Successful applicants can secure grants of up to €60,000, with the call open until 22...
Germany and Canada announce deeper ties on critical minerals, defense
Politico Europe
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August 26, 2025
The countries' economy ministers, looking toward that purpose, were set to sign an agreement on critical minerals, which was seen by POLITICO. The accord will focus on the development of lithium, rare earth elements, copper tungsten, gallium,...
Italy introduces €20,000 grants for electric commercial vehicles
Fleet Europe
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August 26, 2025
Small businesses in Italy will be able to claim grants of up to €20,000 for each electric commercial vehicle they buy from September, thanks to a new €597 million Government scheme designed to clean up road transport. Italy’s Ministry of the...
Britain cosies up to Zimbabwe
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 26, 2025
In early June, Britain's Africa minister Lord Collins flew to Harare to meet Zimbabwe's octogenarian president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. The meeting in the capital city, which focused on trade between the two countries, coincided with growing fears...
Europe Is Dying -- Are We Next? By Stephen Moore
Rasmussen Report
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Let's start with a very simple truism: You can't have prosperity without people. Human beings are the most valuable resource, because it is human ingenuity that creates, captures and cultivates all other resources. We as human beings are the...
Research: Cloud Alert Fatigue in Enterprises
SC Magazine
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Half of organisations reporting most of their alerts are inaccurate. A new survey highlights that enterprises continue to struggle with cloud security, particularly in managing the flood of alerts generated in dynamic environments. Conducted by...
France 'total blockade' call for September 10: how much support does it have?
The Connexion
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August 26, 2025
The mysterious movement is being backed by some unions, politicians, and protest groups The online Bloquons tout movement was formed in response to the 2026 budget plan announced by PM Bayrou on July 15 Antonin Albert/Shutterstock French unions,...
Germany’s Beethovenhalle to Reopen in December 2025
The Violin Channel
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August 25, 2025
Inaugurated in 1959, the Beethovenhalle is one of three concert halls in Bonn named after Beethoven. Currently being modernized with a conservation-compliant restoration, the hall will reopen this December as a multifunctional venue. Led by the...
Britain's shoplifters are 'out of control' as security guard claims 'justice isn't enough'
Daily Star
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August 26, 2025
A high street security guard has lifted the lid on what it's like being on the front line of Britain's “shoplifting epidemic”. Yesterday, the Daily Star reported how nearly 290,000 shoplifting cases remained unsolved in 2024-25, as per an analysis...