European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed to EU leaders the launch of a Europe-led initiative to establish a structured trade cooperation with Asian countries, potentially laying the groundwork for an alternative to the gridlocked World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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Von der Leyen touts EU-led alternative to mired WTO
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Legal Forms | Europe’s Sharpened Focus on Defense Creates M&A and Investment Opportunities | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Key Points
- The war in Ukraine has prompted a historic surge in European defense spending.
- Governments in the EU and U.K. are stressing the need for innovation. They are increasingly turning to investment in small and medium-sized businesses…
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EU leaders leave Israel partnership on shelf despite pressure to act
Despite a report saying there are “indications” that Israel was in breach of its human rights obligations over its ongoing war in Gaza, European leaders could only agree at their council summit on Thursday to “continue discussions” on a follow-up to the report.
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Trump’s NATO spending push hits European welfare, says Spanish expert-Xinhua
A protester holding a placard is pictured in The Hague, the Netherlands, June 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe) “I wish in Europe we would start to question NATO, because NATO has only brought us more military spending and more military tensions in…
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US State Department adviser wanted to fund French far-right leader Marine Le Pen – POLITICO
Typically in France, defendants can have their punishment temporarily lifted by appealing a verdict, when they return to being presumed innocent. But the court made the rare — though not unprecedented — decision that Le Pen’s crimes were so grave and the risk of recidivism so high that…
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Apple rejigs App Store rules to stave off daily EU fines – POLITICO
The EU executive said in April that Apple’s rules, which were revised last year, were in breach of the Digital Markets Act. Separately, Apple faces further scrutiny under the DMA concerning the tolls it charges on transactions conducted via the App Store.
App developers will from…
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La gauche peut-elle (vraiment) perdre Paris ? – POLITICO
La clé des alliances
La majorité sortante actuelle, emmenée par le PS, a en effet toujours refusé de s’associer aux mélenchonistes à Paris. Sur un plan stratégique, ce n’est pas sans risque, avec la nouvelle donne : “Qu’est-ce qui va se passer si LFI vire en tête dans les…
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Canada Faces Tourism Decline from U.S. and Asia, But Europe, U.K., and Mexico Spark a Robust Tourism Revival
Friday, June 27, 2025
Canada’s tourism sector is grappling with a noticeable downturn in both U.S. and…
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot struggled to fact-check Israel-Iran war, report says
Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, has provided incorrect and inconsistent answers in response to users’ queries about the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, the Digital Forensic Research Lab says.
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Criminal who helped inspire Stockholm Syndrome term dies aged 78
Getty ImagesOne of the two charismatic criminals involved in the kidnapping that gave the world the term “Stockholm syndrome” has died aged 78, his family has said.
Clark Olofsson – who rose to global notoriety in 1973 following a kidnapping and bank robbery in the Swedish capital – died…
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