A planned London–Berlin rail route aims to offer a greener, faster alternative to air travel.
Category: 3. Europe
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Direct London-to-Berlin trains move closer under new UK-Germany treaty
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Modi plans UK visit next week to sign India trade deal – POLITICO
India’s Commerce Ministry has set the end of July as the deadline for officials to get the trade deal signed, a person briefed on the matter told POLITICO.
Two other people familiar with the developing plans, also granted anonymity to discuss preparations, said Starmer and Modi are…
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Meta rebuffs EU's AI Code of Practice
The company has previously been critical on the Commission’s work on GPAI, claiming it stifles innovation.
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UK sanctions Russian spies linked to Mariupol strikes – POLITICO
Unit 26165 also interfered with foreign assistance to Ukraine through targeting ports and transport hubs, according to the British government, while the French government has blamed the unit for cyber attacks during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
Another group, Unit 29155,…
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Meta rebuffs EU over AI rules – POLITICO
The highly-lobbied code of practice was released last week and is the latest step by the European Commission to limit risks posed by AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or X’s Grok. It comes as Grok is under fire for spewing Hitler-praising comments and other harmful responses.
At its core,…
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Lion’s share of tripled EU migration budget aimed at border management
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Funds dedicated to migration are tripled in the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposal, but the lion’s share, €48 billion, has been earmarked for policies related to border protection and police…
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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Eddington' – Get ready to be polarised
Imperfect and overlong, Ari Aster’s fourth feature ends up as a neat snapshot of the COVID years, as well as a sly missile aimed at a lie we’ve all been sold…
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Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals under tougher migration policy
Coordinated with Qatar, the flight departed on Friday as Berlin toughens migration policy. Officials said all deportees had criminal records and were required by law to leave.
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Brazil passes controversial 'devastation bill' that weakens environmental regulations
Critics have called it “by far the worst piece of legislation” ever from an environmental standpoint.
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Trump’s tariffs are tipping Europe toward recession
U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said yesterday that he thinks the Fed should cut interest rates at the end of July because he thinks the U.S. economy’s “momentum has slowed significantly,” and he’s worried about…
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