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TikTok Tightens Age Checks as EU Pressure Mounts
Europe’s regulators push the platform to enforce stricter age verification for teens, reflecting broader scrutiny of social media safety. As the debate over children’s safety online intensifies across Europe, TikTok is moving to tighten its age verification systems under mounting…
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G7 Condemns Iran Crackdown, Reasserts Diplomatic Unity
Foreign ministers call for sanctions and coordinated pressure on Tehran while reaffirming commitment to international law and multilateral crisis resolution G7 foreign ministers have issued a forceful joint statement condemning Iran’s ongoing crackdown on civil liberties and political dissent, signaling…
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EU and China Seek Truce in Electric Vehicle Trade Standoff
Brussels and Beijing agree on pricing safeguards to calm a dispute over subsidised EV imports, signalling a cautious reset in economic relations As winter settles over European capitals, policymakers in Brussels and Beijing have chosen a note of conciliation over…
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EU and UK Open Talks to Reconnect Carbon Markets
Brussels and London move toward linking emissions trading systems, testing post-Brexit cooperation as climate policy meets geopolitics Brussels and London are preparing to open a new chapter in their post-Brexit relationship, as officials on both sides confirm that negotiations are…
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EU’s Defense Sector Reshaped by War
As conflict redraws Europe’s security map, defense firms scale up production, consolidate supply chains, and test the limits of a rearming continent. Across Europe, the factories hum louder than they have in decades. Assembly lines once calibrated for peacetime trickles…
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DAVOS AT A CROSSROADS: A NEW ERA FOR A SHAKEN GLOBAL ORDER
As the World Economic Forum opens amid renewed U.S. unilateralism, leaders confront fractures in the rules-based system and the rise of populist power. The snow-covered Alpine town once again becomes the temporary capital of global governance this week, but the…
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Russia Summons Polish Ambassador Over Detained Archaeologist
Moscow demands the release of a Russian researcher held in Poland, escalating a diplomatic dispute that risks further straining EU–Russia relations. Moscow has summoned the Polish ambassador in a fresh diplomatic flare‑up after the detention of a Russian archaeologist in…
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French Farmers Keep the Pressure On as EU Trade Deal Nears Signature
Rural anger over the Mercosur pact spills onto roads and borders, turning a national protest into a European test Across France’s countryside and city outskirts, tractors continue to roll, hay bales still block roundabouts, and banners denouncing unfair competition remain…
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India and Germany Deepen Economic and Security Ties
New Delhi and Berlin signal a strategic convergence as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz seal agreements aimed at reshaping trade flows and strengthening security cooperation. India and Germany have entered a new phase of their bilateral…
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Storm Goretti plunges northern Europe into winter paralysis
Fierce winds and heavy snow cut power, halt transport, and test emergency services across multiple countries Storm Goretti swept across northern Europe this week, unleashing a volatile mix of hurricane-force winds, heavy snowfall, and freezing temperatures that plunged millions into…
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