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Japan decried as “absolutely unacceptable” on Wednesday Russia’s extension of an entry ban to 30 more citizens

Dozens of athletes have joined rights groups in calling for the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to suspend Israel due to rights abuses against Palestinians.

The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has told TechRadar that it’s using an unnamed third-party tool to monitor VPN use in the UK.

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An investigation by LRT, 15min, Eesti Ekspress, and Nekā personīga found that between June 2024 and March 2025, the bunker tankers Rina and Zircone conducted 286 ship-to-ship operations, refuelling 177 oil and oil product tankers, of which at least 159 had called at Russian ports shortly before or after these transfers.

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COP30 in Belém may well be remembered as the moment that the world accepted the leading role of China in addressing humanity’s most important challenge.

Auch Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner (CDU) war bekanntlich Weinkönigin an der Nahe. Sie bedauere, dass sich in diesem Jahr niemand um die Krone beworben habe, so Klöckner in einer schriftlichen Stellungnahme. Sie sehe das Amt als Chance für junge Menschen, über sich hinauszuwachsen. “Ich habe meine Zeit damals sehr prägend und bereichernd erlebt,” betont die ehemalige Naheweinkönigin. Dass sie nun zusammen mit den anderen Ehemaligen einspringe, könne nur eine Notlösung sein. Grundsätzlich seien aber alle ehemaligen Majestäten nahezu ihr Leben lang Repräsentantinnen. “Ich freue mich darauf, mich im Rahmen meiner Möglichkeiten bei einer Veranstaltung in der Region im kommenden Jahr für unseren Nahewein und die Anbauregion einzubringen,” so Klöckner.

Norway has suspended its ethical investing rules to avoid its $2.1 trillion (€1.8 trillion) oil fund being forced to sell out of Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet due to their work for the Israeli government, according to its influential finance minister.

This paper examines the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (Brexit) in 2016. Using almost a decade of data since the referendum, we combine simulations based on macro data with estimates derived from micro data collected through our Decision Maker Panel survey. These estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%. These large negative impacts reflect a combination of elevated uncertainty, reduced demand, diverted management time, and increased misallocation of resources from a protracted Brexit process. Comparing these with contemporary forecasts – providing a rare macro example to complement the burgeoning micro-literature of social science predictions – shows that these forecasts were accurate over a 5-year horizon, but they underestimated the impact over a decade.

For The Gambia, the stakes of fishing are high. The river Gambia’s nutrient-rich waters, which empty into the Atlantic, have made the former British colony a prime fishing ground. But that abundance has also turned the country into one of Africa’s hotspots for illegal fishing. For years, NGOs and international agencies have called attention to the problem. But vested interests run deep, and the state has struggled to defend its marine resources against the twin pressures of foreign fleets and local corruption.

Die Anklage wirft Taleb al-Abdulmohsen unter anderem Mord an sechs Menschen und versuchten Mord in 338 Fällen vor. Rund 180 Betroffene und Hinterbliebene treten als Nebenkläger auf, vertreten durch etwa 40 Anwälte. Es ist eines der größten Verfahren der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte.

Dürfen KI-Unternehmen urheberrechtlich geschützte Werke ohne Zustimmung für das Training ihrer Systeme nutzen? Nein, sagt das Landgericht München und gab damit der GEMA Recht, die gegen das US-Unternehmen OpenAI mit seinem Tool ChatGPT geklagt hatte.

EU member states and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on an overhaul of the EU’s huge farming subsidies, weakening environmental standards as part of plans to cut back regulations and paperwork for farmers.

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The Free Software Foundation Europe did an update post on the current status of the legal affair.

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Nazi Germany confronted its crimes only after military defeat made denial untenable. Russia, by contrast, continues to equate victory with moral legitimacy. Without a clear and undeniable defeat, there is no sense of guilt—and without guilt, no basis for reflection or reform.

“The Guardian has been told the board member that “led the charge” over the letter’s claims was Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief who also helped to found the rightwing news channel GB News.(..)

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UK Science Minister Lord Vallance leads UK delegation of senior figures to China, opening up science opportunities that both countries can benefit from

FDP-Vize Wolfgang Kubicki hat die Gedenkrede von Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier am Sonntag mit scharfen Worten kritisiert. “Ich fand die Rede unangemessen, vor allen Dingen gerade wegen des 9. November, weil die Insinuierung, die Gleichsetzung der Nationalsozialisten mit der AfD, nicht nur ahistorisch, sondern auch eine Frechheit ist”, sagte Kubicki in der ntv-Sendung “Blome & Pfeffer”.

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Dutch cycling website outspoken about having to close because of AI-related content theft

SORASYS marks a significant leap forward in Europe’s aspiration for strategic autonomy in space operations. By providing its own tracking data, Look Up aims to diminish European reliance on American satellite data—which currently accounts for over 90% of European space situational awareness. This initiative aligns with broader structural programs aimed at bolstering European capabilities in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Management (STM), thereby reinforcing France’s leadership in this vital domain.

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Die Konsultation prüft: - Den Ausstieg aus der Käfighaltung - Tierbezogene Indikatoren, die u.a. den Gesundheitszustand der Tiere messen, digital zu erfassen - Strengere Importanforderungen für Tierprodukte einzuführen - Das Töten männlicher Eintagsküken zu stoppen.

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