Bruno BoelpaepIn Brussels and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Reuters Demonstrators held a banner that read “social health: vital” Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Brussels as part of a national strike over government reforms and spending cuts that has brought flights to a halt and severely disrupted public transport. Belgium’s […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s parent company Alphabet will invest $15bn (£11.29bn) to build an AI data hub in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state. The facility, which will be set up in the port city of Visakhapatnam, is going to be a part of Google’s global network of AI centres spread across 12 countries. “It’s the largest AI hub […]
Continue ReadingVenezuela announced on Monday it would close its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a statement, the Venezuelan government did not comment on Machado’s prize, saying that the closure was part of a restructuring of its foreign service. Norway’s foreign ministry confirmed that Caracas […]
Continue ReadingOsmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images Nexperia is based in the Netherlands and operates factories worldwide, including in the UK The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, in a bid to safeguard the European supply of semiconductors for cars and other electronic goods and protect Europe’s economic security. […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump and other world leaders signed the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement during a summit in Egypt after Israeli hostages and Palestinians prisoners and detainees were released. Trump posed in front of a banner which read “Peace 2025” as he greeted individually the world leaders attending the event, including Palestinian […]
Continue ReadingThe organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have postponed a vote on whether Israel should be allowed to perform in next year’s competition. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said “recent developments in the Middle East” had prompted it to cancel the virtual meeting to vote on the matter, which was scheduled to take place in […]
Continue ReadingFamily members of Palestinian prisoners and detainees have shared their joy at the release of their family members and friends. Israel released 1,968 people as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. The release of Palestinians happened in two groups, one group being transferred from Ofer Prisoner in West Bank and the second from Ketziot […]
Continue ReadingWatch: Emotional reunions as freed hostages return to Israel Matan Zangauker, 25, walks grinning into his mother’s arms. “You’re my life,” she exclaims, hugging him tightly in footage filmed by the Israeli military. “My life. My hero. Come, come.” Matan was one of 20 living hostages remaining in Gaza after being taken during the Hamas-led […]
Continue ReadingIt’s often said that a picture can speak a thousand words. The one in Indian newspapers on Monday morning showing female journalists occupying front-row seats at the Afghan Taliban foreign minister’s press conference in Delhi is certainly one of those. The conference – the second press event by Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy […]
Continue ReadingThe US has called for the release of 30 leaders of one of China’s largest underground church network who were reportedly detained over the weekend in overnight raids in various cities. The list includes several pastors and Zion Church founder Jin Mingri who was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after 10 officers searched […]
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