Thu 23 October 2025: The European Union has passed its latest package of sanctions on Russia, the bloc’s foreign policy chief announced on Thursday. “We just adopted our 19th sanctions package. It targets Russian banks, crypto exchanges, entities in India and China, among others,” Kaja Kallas wrote on the US social media company X. The […]
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Wed 22 October 2025: Over 20% of the EU population faced poverty or social exclusion risks in 2024, per Eurostat’s Friday report. Five regions had rates over twice the EU average, with French Guiana topping the list at 59.5%, followed by Calabria (48.8%) and Campania (43.5%) in southern Italy, and Spain’s Melilla and Ceuta, each […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: Sixty investigators are still searching for four suspects who escaped with “priceless” jewelry in a Louvre heist, the Le Figaro newspaper reported Tuesday. The investigators from the specialized unit BRB are searching for the suspects, while possible DNA on items left behind by the thieves could help move the investigation forward. Investigators have found […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his threat to slap a 10% tariff on imports from members of the BRICS group of developing nations and said the group would end very quickly if they ever formed in a meaningful way. “When I heard about this group from BRICS, six countries, basically, I hit them very, very […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: A draft regulation approved by European Union energy ministers would phase out Russian import contracts by January 2028. European Union states have agreed to halt Russian oil and gas imports by 2028, severing an energy link they fear helps fuel Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Almost all EU energy ministers voted in […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday found that France is responsible for “grave and systematic violations” of the rights of unaccompanied migrant children, citing widespread homelessness, lack of care, and “degrading” living conditions. In a report, the committee said that while France recognizes unaccompanied minors as […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: The Dutch government will investigate potential security and child safety risks on the online gaming platform Roblox, following similar reviews of social media platforms Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, the Interior and Kingdom Relations Ministry said on Monday, public broadcaster NOS reported. “Online learning, relaxation, and connecting are very valuable for children, […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country and the US are preparing a contract for the supply of 25 Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv. In remarks to journalists published on Monday by Ukrainian media outlets, including state news agency Ukrinform, Zelenskyy said Kyiv held discussions with defense companies concerning […]
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Mon 20 October 2025: Family members of victims killed by a neo-Nazi terror group delivered more than 150,000 petition signatures to German lawmakers Friday, demanding that convicted terrorist Beate Zschaepe not be granted early release from prison. Semiya Simsek, Gamze Kubasik, Mandy Boulgarides—daughters of NSU terror victims—presented the signatures during a demonstration outside the German […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: Portugal’s parliament has voted in favour of a bill that would prohibit face covering veils such as the burqa and niqab in public spaces. The measure was introduced by the far-right Chega party and supported by the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Initiative, and the Centre Democratic and Social People’s Party. […]
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