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Russian hawk pushes case for Putin to toughen policy on nuclear weapons

Russia should clearly state its willingness to use nuclear weapons against countries that "support NATO aggression in Ukraine", according to an influential foreign

Russian hawk pushes case for Putin to toughen policy on nuclear weapons
Asia|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Tech stocks cue rally while ECB looms

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Asian stock markets were broadly higher as investors regained some of their love for tech stocks, and Nvidia in particular, while

Tech stocks cue rally while ECB looms
Europe|News|World

Dutch adopt US war graves to harbor memories of the country's liberation 80 years ago

People ‘adopting’ fallen soldiers buried at an American war cemetery in the Netherlands are helping to keep alive memories of their sacrifice as the country marks the 80th anniversary of the start of its liberation from World War II Nazi occupation

Dutch adopt US war graves to harbor memories of the country's liberation 80 years ago
Business|Economy|Europe|News

UK housing market recovered further in August, RICS survey shows

British property surveyors expect sales to continue to grow in the coming months after a gauge of house prices turned positive for the first time in nearly two years, though

UK housing market recovered further in August, RICS survey shows
Business|Europe|News|Technology

Top EU privacy regulator opens probe into Google's AI compliance

Google's lead EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether the search engine adequately protected European Union users' personal data before using it to help

Top EU privacy regulator opens probe into Google's AI compliance
Business|Europe|Technology

Google's AI model faces European Union scrutiny from privacy watchdog

European Union regulators say they’re investigating one of Google’s artificial intelligence models over concerns about its compliance with the bloc’s strict data privacy rules

Google's AI model faces European Union scrutiny from privacy watchdog
Americas|Environment|Europe

Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law

Brazil on Wednesday asked the European Union not to implement regulations in its deforestation law at the end of the year as scheduled and asked for it to

Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

ECB cuts interest rates as growth dwindles

The European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday and signalled a "declining path" for borrowing costs in the months ahead as

ECB cuts interest rates as growth dwindles
Europe

How UniCredit swept up a stake in Commerzbank in bid to grow in Germany

It was late on Tuesday evening in Europe and investors' suspicions were growing.

How UniCredit swept up a stake in Commerzbank in bid to grow in Germany
Business|Europe

Denmark's DSV wins 14 billion-euro race for Deutsche Bahn's Schenker, sources say

Danish logistics company DSV won the race to buy Schenker, the rail logistics arm of German state railway Deutsche Bahn, sources at the railway and at the German government said.

Denmark's DSV wins 14 billion-euro race for Deutsche Bahn's Schenker, sources say
Entertainment|Europe|News

TIFF 2024: Protesters blast 'Russia at War,' director defends it as 'antiwar film'

Ukrainian diplomats and activists in Canada on Tuesday urged the Toronto International Film Festival to cancel further screenings of a documentary portraying Russian

TIFF 2024: Protesters blast 'Russia at War,' director defends it as 'antiwar film'
Australia|Europe|Health|News

King Charles to meet cancer researchers, Indigenous groups during Australia visit

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet cancer researchers, representatives of Indigenous groups and conduct a navy fleet review in Sydney harbour during their visit to

King Charles to meet cancer researchers, Indigenous groups during Australia visit
Economy|Europe

Number of German insolvencies climbs further in August

Germany saw a 10.7% increase in insolvencies in August compared to a year earlier, the federal statistics office reported on Wednesday, adding to data that show persistent

Number of German insolvencies climbs further in August
Crime|Europe|News

Sweden boosts justice system spending to tackle crime

Sweden will increase spending on its justice system by 3.46 billion crowns ($335 million) in its budget bill for 2025 to curb high crime rates, the justice minister said on

Sweden boosts justice system spending to tackle crime
Europe|News|Political

French PM Barnier says he will name his government next week

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday that he will form his new government next week, potentially capping one period of political uncertainty ahead of a

French PM Barnier says he will name his government next week
Europe|Sports

Ronaldo, Carsley and Georgia are winners in Europe's return to national team soccer

International soccer returned to Europe over the past week less than two months after the conclusion of Euro 2024

Ronaldo, Carsley and Georgia are winners in Europe's return to national team soccer
Crime|Europe|News

Kosovo indicts 45 on terrorism charges over 2023 attack

Kosovo announced the indictment of 45 suspects on terrorism charges on Wednesday, almost a year after ethnic Serb gunmen stormed a north Kosovo village and battled police in a

Kosovo indicts 45 on terrorism charges over 2023 attack
Europe|News|Political

German foreign ministry to Trump: 'We don't eat cats and dogs'

Germany's foreign ministry mocked U.S.

German foreign ministry to Trump: 'We don't eat cats and dogs'
Europe|News

UK summons Iranian charge d'affaires over transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia

Britain's foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires over the transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.

UK summons Iranian charge d'affaires over transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia
Business|Europe|Finance

Dutch government cuts stake in ABN Amro to 40.5%

The Dutch government's latest sale of ABN Amro shares has reduced its stake in the bank to 40.5% from 49.5%, Finance minister Eelco Heinen said in a letter to parliament on

Dutch government cuts stake in ABN Amro to 40.5%
Europe|News|World

Slavery reparations backed by all candidates vying for Commonwealth boss

All three candidates running to become the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a 56-nation club headed by Britain's King Charles, said on Wednesday they

Slavery reparations backed by all candidates vying for Commonwealth boss
Business|Europe|Finance

Commerzbank seeks to fend off potential UniCredit takeover, sources say

Commerzbank's management has discussed how to keep the German lender independent, exploring defence strategies to resist a potential bid from

Commerzbank seeks to fend off potential UniCredit takeover, sources say
Business|Europe|Finance

Hurdles to M&A in Europe's fragmented banking sector

UniCredit's purchase of a stake in Commerzbank has fuelled speculation about further European banking consolidation, after this year's hostile

Hurdles to M&A in Europe's fragmented banking sector
Europe|News|World

Air raid alarm sounds in Ukrainian capital as Blinken and Lammy visit

An air raid alarm sounded for more than 30 minutes in Kyiv on Wednesday afternoon as U.S.

Air raid alarm sounds in Ukrainian capital as Blinken and Lammy visit
Business|Europe|Finance

Commerzbank would boost UniCredit earnings, but not without risks

UniCredit's purchase of a 9% stake in Commerzbank has raised the prospect of a merger which has long been considered a natural option for the Italian lender, which entered the German

Commerzbank would boost UniCredit earnings, but not without risks

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