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US Navy’s newest air-to-air missile could tilt balance in South China Sea

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 06:52
The US Navy's deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China's advantage in aerial reach, experts say, part of an intensifying focus on projecting power amid high tensions in the region.
Categories: European Union

US Navy’s newest air-to-air missile could tilt balance in South China Sea

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 06:52
The US Navy's deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China's advantage in aerial reach, experts say, part of an intensifying focus on projecting power amid high tensions in the region.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine says advance into Russia ‘going well’, creates strategic buffer

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 06:30
Ukraine's forces advanced further into Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday (14 August) as Kyiv said its gains would provide a strategic buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine says advance into Russia ‘going well’, creates strategic buffer

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 06:30
Ukraine's forces advanced further into Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday (14 August) as Kyiv said its gains would provide a strategic buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks.
Categories: European Union

Hamas to stay out of Gaza truce talks but may meet mediators afterwards

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 06:11
Hamas said on Wednesday (14 August) it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, but an official briefed on the talks said mediators expected to consult with the Palestinian group afterwards.
Categories: European Union

Hamas to stay out of Gaza truce talks but may meet mediators afterwards

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 06:11
Hamas said on Wednesday (14 August) it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, but an official briefed on the talks said mediators expected to consult with the Palestinian group afterwards.
Categories: European Union

Hamas to stay out of Gaza truce talks but may meet mediators afterwards

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 06:11
Hamas said on Wednesday (14 August) it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, but an official briefed on the talks said mediators expected to consult with the Palestinian group afterwards.
Categories: European Union

Hamas to stay out of Gaza truce talks but may meet mediators afterwards

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 06:11
Hamas said on Wednesday (14 August) it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, but an official briefed on the talks said mediators expected to consult with the Palestinian group afterwards.
Categories: European Union

White hat hacker shines spotlight on vulnerability of solar panels installed in Europe

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 13:40
An ethical hack of solar panels in the Netherlands has revealed their vulnerability to cyberspace attacks, prompting calls for more rigorous safety assessments by the industry.
Categories: European Union

German, Austrian finance ministers prepare for EU dispute over public vs private investment

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 13:03
Finance Ministers from five German-speaking countries met at Lake Constance where they doubled-down on the need to mobilise private capital and reduce public debt, ahead of EU discussions on how to spur growth and investment.
Categories: European Union

Nord Stream attack: Germany issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian suspect

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 12:45
Germany has issued an arrest warrant against one Ukrainian national who is suspected to have been involved with the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an investigative report by German media revealed.
Categories: European Union

Edmundo González will be sworn in as Venezuela president in 2025, says leading opposition politician

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 12:43
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is convinced that Edmundo González will be sworn president on Jan. 10, 2025, despite the official proclamation of the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, as the winner of July's elections. 
Categories: European Union

US aligns with EU on Google antitrust case, hinting at enforcement measures

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 12:33
Following the recent US court ruling on Google’s market dominance, Washington may be aligning more closely with the Brussels approach to tech competition regulation, hinting at possible enforcement measures.
Categories: European Union

European gas price hike boosts Russian fuel sales, outstriping total EU aid to Ukraine

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:27
The rise in gas prices in Europe that has been attributed to Ukraine's recent invasion of Kursk is expected to add to Russian revenues from selling fossil fuels, further widening the gap between such revenues and the total amount of EU support to Kyiv.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s East faces populist big bang at regional elections 

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 10:00
Eastern Germany could be on the brink of a tectonic shift in the upcoming state elections, with the far-right AfD and the left-populist BSW predicted to make unprecedented gains, fuelling fears of future ungovernability in large parts of the country.
Categories: European Union

EU Commission boasts ‘extremely’ fast response to Athens fires, mobilised under 12 hours after call for help

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 09:27
The EU reacted "extremely" quickly to Greece's request for EU aid to fight wildfires that reached the outskirts of Athens, an EU Commission spokesman said on Tuesday, describing a response that began 12 hours after the government had asked for help.
Categories: European Union

Russian gas keeps flowing to EU via Ukraine despite fighting

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 08:08
Intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces near a pipeline Russia uses to supply European countries with gas has not disrupted supplies, network operators and gas companies said on Tuesday (13 August).
Categories: European Union

West hits pause on fresh measures against Venezuela’s Maduro

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 07:47
More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed reelection victory, the US and other Western countries are showing little sign of swift tough action over what many of them have condemned as voting fraud.
Categories: European Union

Far-right Israeli minister sparks outrage by praying at flashpoint mosque

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 07:24
A far-right Israeli minister drew international condemnation Tuesday (13 August) by praying with thousands of Jews at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in annexed east Jerusalem, defying a ban on Jewish prayer at the flashpoint site.
Categories: European Union

Greek wildfire eases near Athens after one death

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 07:12
Greece's worst wildfire of the year eased on the outskirts of the capital Athens on Tuesday (13 August) thanks to weaker winds, pausing progress of a destructive blaze that killed one person and torched cars, buildings, fields and forests.
Categories: European Union

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