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EU to continue pressuring Israel to abide by obligations on Gaza — media
BRUSSELS, October 14. /TASS/. The European Union will continue to pressure Israel to abide by its obligations on the Gaza Strip, Politico reported, citing EU officials. According to them, "the destruction of Gaza and the deaths of more than 60,000...
EU Pledges Support for Gaza Reconstruction Following Ceasefire Deal
The European Union has declared its readiness to support Gaza's reconstruction and participate in transitional governance arrangements following the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. European Council President...

EU Council President Commends Sisi, Pledges €1.6 Billion in Aid for Palestinian Authority
Tue 14 Oct 2025 | 08:10 AM President of European Council, António Costa, extended his thanks to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for the efforts exerted by Egypt to reach an agreement that puts an end to the war in Gaza and opens the way for a just...

Italy in standoff with KKR over telecom network
FILE PHOTO: Trading information for KKR & Co is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoBy Giuseppe Fonte and Elvira Pollina ROME/MILAN: Italy...
Germany's Auto Summit: Spectacle Over Substance, Economy At Risk
Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Politics is the art of the possible, as Otto von Bismarck famously said. The auto summit at the Chancellery shows that, in Germany, nothing seems to work anymore. Politics refuses any gradual departure from the...
European stocks near two-week low on trade worries, Michelin slump
(Reuters) -European stocks dipped on Tuesday on renewed worries about a U.S.-China trade war and as Michelin’s shares slid to a more than two-year low after the French tyre maker cut its annual forecast. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down...

France to accelerate humanitarian aid to Gaza, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will intensify humanitarian operations for Gaza following the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit held in Egypt. Speaking to reporters at the airport after the summit on Monday, Macron said he was...

Government introduces book that links Kerala scholars to calculus
From almanacs (panchangams) and the precise calendrical systems of astrology and astronomy (jyotisa ), to ingenious astronomical instruments such as the Ghatika Yantra and Samrat Yantra for empirical observations, a new book released by the Union...

Spain begins testing EU’s new border system
Works have started to deploy the EU's Entry/Exit system across Schengen Borders. In Spain, it’s being tested in Madrid airport first. The Government says it is reported the Spanish authorities will not apply the EES at the Gibraltar Spain border....

France will work to deploy UN force in Gaza, train Palestinian security forces: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron assured that “We will work to deploy a UN force in the Gaza Strip, and we will help train Palestinian security forces to maintain internal security.” Speaking to Al Jazeera on Monday, he said: “This is a historic...

France opposes EU plan to seize Russian assets, says envoy to Moscow
MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. Paris insists on respect for international law and rejects Brussels’ initiatives for a possible seizure of Russian assets, French Ambassador to Moscow Nicolas de Riviere said in an interview with the Vedomosti daily....

Britain’s unofficial blasphemy laws have been decades in the making
Defenders of free expression can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Hamit Coskun – the man who burnt a Quran outside the Turkish Consulate in London in February and was found guilty of a ‘religiously aggravated public order offence’ – had his...
Minister supports NEC decision to investigate ENBPOL
THE National Executive Council’s made the right decision to fund the investigation into the business operations of the East New Britain Palm Oil Limited (ENBPOL), says International Trade and Investment Minister Richard Maru. ENBPOL and others had...

Italy’s telecoms regulator walks fine line between Meloni, Trump, and Brussels over network fees
ROME – Italy’s telecoms regulator, AGCOM, has moved to the centre of a fierce lobbying battle that pits US President Donald Trump and US tech giants against the European Commission and Europe’s telecom operators. At the heart of the dispute lies...
Spain the frontrunner for Chinese carmaker BYD’s third European plant: sources
The carmaker aims to produce all EVs for sale in Europe locally within three years, which would help it avoid EU tariffs CHINA’S No 1 automaker BYD considers Spain to be its top candidate for a third car factory to serve the European market, two...


France's political upheaval isn't temporary - it's a profound constitutional crisis | Pierre Purseigle
The French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu – who unexpectedly resigned last week before being reappointed four days later – finally cobbled together a new cabinet for Emmanuel Macron to appoint just hours before he left for the Gaza peace...

EU supports IMO’s net-zero framework for shipping
The European Union has backed calls for a single, international strategy for the decarbonisation of shipping, saying that the adoption of new measures by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) could pave the way for a revision of the bloc’s...
France’s former president Sarkozy to begin prison term Oct 21 for criminal conspiracy
PARIS, Oct 14 — Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will serve jail time at a Paris prison from October 21, informed sources told AFP Monday, after a court last month sentenced him to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. The...

EU Unlocks N320.5bn Credit to Nigerian Commercial Banks to Boost Lending to Agriculture
James Emejo in Abuja European Union (EU) has allocated N320.5 billion (€190 million) credit line to Nigerian commercial banks and financial institutions to broaden their lending to the agricultural sector. The facility, provided by European...