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EU-Kommission plant Safeguards für chinesische Chemikalien und Maschinen
BRÜSSEL — Die EU will sich im Wettbewerb mit China voraussichtlich besonders auf die Chemieindustrie und den Maschinenbau konzentrieren. Das sagten zwei mit den Gesprächen vertraute Personen gegenüber POLITICO.
Labour councils told to end agreements with Greens who do not condemn ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
Party chair calls on Labour groups to end local deals if Green councillors do not reject motion attacked as ‘antisemitic’
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Russian security service detains Swedish citizen for espionage
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a Swedish citizen in the Pskov region near the Estonian border on Thursday.
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'Bring it on': Flynn challenges Burnham on independence referendum
The SNP's Stephen Flynn tells his party's conference independence supporters are "winning the argument".
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Burnham asks for ‘manual trawl’ of records for former Man City links
The PM has faced fresh questions about hospitality dinners since the club was found guilty of Premier League rule breaches.
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Von der Leyen eyes curbs on Chinese chemicals, machinery next
BRUSSELS — The EU is expected to prioritize chemicals and industrial machinery in its efforts to protect European industry from Chinese competition, two people with knowledge of the discussion told POLITICO.
NATO allies to meet over Black Sea drone attacks on shipping
BRUSSELS — NATO allies will hold a crisis meeting to discuss how to respond to a series of drone strikes on cargo shipping in the Black Sea, Romania’s President Nicușor Dan said.
Short-Term:😀. Medium-Term:😟. Long-Term:🤷♂️
After the midterms, the Democrats’ challenges are daunting.
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Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse
Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.
Ex-DUP chief in Northern Ireland given 15-year prison term for sexually abusing girls
NEWRY, Northern Ireland — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s main pro-British party, Jeffrey Donaldson, received a 15-year prison sentence Thursday for sexually abusing two schoolgirls and continuing for decades into their adulthood.
Florida’s next tech target in court: Discord
The state is seeking potentially millions in damages from Discord, claiming the company misled and deceived children and their parents about safety measures on the app.
California’s ‘carpet-bombed’ wealth tax measure runs into a wall
The billionaire tax campaign has little money and is lagging in polls.
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Labour could end local coalitions with Greens over Zionism policy
Labour says it will end power-sharing deals with councillors that do not disown the party's new stance.
Seven missing after tanker catches fire off Romanian coast
Seven crew members are missing after a tanker caught fire close to Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea Thursday morning, Romanian authorities said.
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Millions of phones exposed to Israeli spyware operation through online ads, researchers say
An Israeli surveillance technology firm has run a large-scale operation to infect mobile phones with spyware using online advertisements to hack the devices, researchers said on Thursday.
Microsoft’s president warns White House against skilled immigration crackdown
In an exclusive interview, Brad Smith said discouraging skilled immigrants could undermine the “wealth and standard of living” of all Americans.
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences
Donaldson was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008 Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to a total of 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children when he abused them three decades ago. The sentence at Newry crown court on Thursday completed the downfall of a former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader who once dominated unionism in Northern Ireland. Continue reading
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out a coalition with Green Party while it maintains its policy declaring Zionism a form of racism: “It is wrong. It is antisemitic. We will have nothing to do with it. We cannot support a partnership with a party that holds a position that recently been adopted."
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Germany’s Economy Is Looking Up. For Merz, It May Be Too Late
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Croatia pumps the brakes on Montenegro’s EU membership bid
Zagreb is pressing Podgorica to resolve long-standing disputes over war crimes, compensation and border demarcation before wrapping up EU accession talks.
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