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A court in Bangladesh sentenced the niece of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to two years in prison in absentia on Monday for her alleged role in…
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Commission approves the disbursement of more than €4 billion to four member states under NextGenerationEU, supporting economic growth and competitiveness
The European Commission has approved the disbursement of a total of €4.1 billion to four EU member states – Greece, Portugal, Slovenia and Austria – under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGeneration EU. Greece will receive €2.1 billion, to support critical…
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'Rage bait' crowned Oxford's Word of the Year for 2025
“Rage bait” triumphed over “biohack” and “aura farming” to become Oxford’s Word of the Year 2025. The two-syllable open-compound word refers to an attention-seeking form of online behavior that leads nowhere good.
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Inside Uzbekistan’s drive to reclaim its heritage
In central Tashkent, a bold new landmark symbolises Uzbekistan’s spiritual revival.
The Center of Islamic Civilization, set to open in March 2026, is the country’s most ambitious cultural project to date – a space designed to showcase centuries of intellectual exchange, artistic…
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British MP given two-year Bangladesh prison sentence in her absence – POLITICO
The case is one of a number launched by prosecutors against Hasina and her family in Bangladesh. Hasina fled the country last year after more than a decade in charge. The ex-PM was sentenced to death in a separate trial a fortnight ago.
Siddiq quit as a Treasury minister in January…
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Commission outlines priorities to boost EU competitiveness in its 2026 European Semester Autumn Package
The European Commission has adopted the 2026 European Semester Autumn Package, setting out economic and employment policy priorities to boost competitiveness. In an increasingly challenging geopolitical environment, the Commission calls for coordinated action to strengthen productivity,…
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By failing to satisfy Article 3, Britain puts Europe at risk
The historian Neill Ferguson is one of a number of analysts who believes it is possible, even plausible, that Vladimir Putin (pictured) will move into the Baltics to test Article 5. Sometimes called the ‘cornerstone’ of the NATO alliance, the Article states that an attack on one member will…
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Europe Today: Ukraine, passenger compensation for delayed flights and social media addiction
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One week after the high stakes talks in Geneva to end the war in Ukraine, top American officials met with a Ukrainian delegation…
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Ukraine : EU must lead on European security, not follow
As discussions intensify around ending Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Renew Europe emphasizes that any agreement carries profound implications for the entire European security order. The Liberals and Democrats insist on two fundamental principles: nothing about Ukraine without…
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Which European countries are building their own sovereign AI to compete in the tech race?
Three years after OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT and brought artificial intelligence (AI) to the mainstream, several European countries are making their own sovereign systems.
Sovereign AI is a country’s ability to develop, host, deploy, and govern AI systems that are made in its country for its…
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