Turkish defense manufacturer Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) and Polish defense group Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in air defense systems, MKE said Thursday. The agreement was signed during the 34th International Defence Industry Exhibition, or MSPO, held in Kielce, Poland. The signing ceremony was attended by Turkish […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union faces a generational deadline next week for age-based restrictions on social media platforms, the Minister for Communications has said. Patrick O’Donovan warned that future generations could ask why the EU failed to intervene against social media companies – which make billions of euro in profit each year – to stop children and […]
Continue ReadingGerman Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is considering withdrawing the country’s highly classified defense plan from Saxony-Anhalt if the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) forms a government there, German media reported Thursday. The more than 1,000-page document, known as OPLAN Deutschland, sets out core measures for national and NATO defense in a crisis or war. Officials […]
Continue ReadingThe Irish prime minister on Thursday rejected the Israeli government's "overreaction" to the UK following sanctions on illegal settlements. He said "terrorist settlers" are undermining the prospects of a two-state solution in the occupied Palestinian territory. "I welcome the decision by the United Kingdom in the first instance. Secondly, I believe the reaction from the […]
Continue ReadingItaly on Thursday condemned Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government, expressing solidarity with affected populations and demanding an end to hostilities. "Italy condemns in the strongest possible terms the Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia and against the legitimate Yemeni Government," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on US social media company X. Tajani […]
Continue ReadingSpain's Congress approved legislation Thursday that would allow those born in Western Sahara before 1977 and their descendants to obtain Spanish citizenship, according to EFE. The measure, promoted by junior coalition partner Sumar, passed the Congress of Deputies by a 168 – 31 vote, with 145 abstentions, said the report. Sahrawi groups estimate that between […]
Continue ReadingA tour coach has overturned on a mountain road in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubünden, leaving several people dead and a number of others injured, authorities have confirmed. The crash took place on Thursday on the stretch of road linking the villages of Susch and Zernez, deep in the Engadine valley. Local police confirmed […]
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Continue ReadingThose requirements are set out in the EBU’s statutes, which were relaxed in June to allow broadcasters from some countries outside Europe to become full members. “Khabar Agency is a valued Associate Member of the EBU, and we appreciate its long-standing engagement with the Union,” the statement added. The broadcaster, controlled by Kazakhstan’s Ministry of […]
Continue ReadingUnder US federal law, it is illegal to give payments that are intended to influence the way a person is voting. However, some experts have said the offer made by Trump in Texas on Wednesday could be seen as a pledge to cut taxes, which is legal. Dr Joan Mahoney, lecturer in law at the […]
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