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EU Agrees 21st Russia Sanctions Package After Greece Wins LNG Carve-Out

New Delhi, July 23 -- BRUSSELS - When Greece's Arctic icebreakers became the price of European unity on Wednesday, the terms told the whole story. EU ambassadors agreed on the bloc's 21st sanctions pa... Read More


Canada Joins GCAP as First Observer Nation of UK Fighter Programme

New Delhi, July 22 -- LONDON - Canada became the first observer nation of the Global Combat Air Programme on Tuesday, joining the British-Italian-Japanese fighter development project at a ceremonial a... Read More


Netherlands Sets September 22 Deadline for Israeli Settlement Import Ban

New Delhi, July 22 -- THE HAGUE - On September 22, Dutch customs officers will begin enforcing a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, a date that, until this ... Read More


Ousted CHP Leader Ozgur Ozel Announces New Opposition Party After Police Eviction

New Delhi, July 22 -- ISTANBUL - When police arrived at the CHP headquarters in Ankara on the morning of May 24, Ozgur Ozel was still inside. Officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to remove him. A... Read More


Andy Burnham Eliminates VAT on UK Electricity Bills, Effective October 2026

LONDON, July 22 -- The first economic policy Andy Burnham announced as prime minister was not a budget, not a tax reform plan, and not a statement on public spending. It was a cut to the VAT on househ... Read More


France Bans Social Media for Children Under 15, First EU Country to Do So

PARIS, July 22 -- Every autumn, roughly five million French children under 15 return to school carrying the social media habits they have built across the preceding year. By the time this school year ... Read More


Abderrahim Fakir Dies Under Police Restraint in Bologna as Italy Erupts in Protest

BOLOGNA, July 21 -- In a video that spread across Italian social media within hours of his death, Abderrahim Fakir can be heard repeating the same words: "Help, help, that's enough." Four officers hol... Read More


Hungary Prosecutors Raid Fidesz Data Servers in Embezzlement Probe Against Orban's Party

BUDAPEST, July 21 -- A team of Hungarian prosecutors walked into a Fidesz party data center on Tuesday and walked out with servers. What makes the scene significant is not the raid itself, which occur... Read More


Andy Burnham Names John Healey Chancellor, Signalling Higher UK Defence Spending

New Delhi, July 21 -- a man who spent four years rebuilding Britain's depleted armed forces had just been handed control of the national economy. John Healey, 67, who served as Defence Secretary unde... Read More


Andy Burnham Convenes First Cabinet With Pledge to Break Britain's Decade of Drift

New Delhi, July 21 -- LONDON - Andy Burnham chaired his first full cabinet meeting as Prime Minister on Tuesday, pledging cost-of-living measures within his opening week in office and declaring his go... Read More