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BRUSSELS, December 2, 2025: The European Council presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to update the European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), reinforcing the framework that governs trade benefits for developing countries. The deal, announced in

BERN, December 2, 2025: Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected two major national proposals in weekend referendums, firmly opposing both the introduction of compulsory national service for women and a new inheritance tax targeting the country’s wealthiest residents. Preliminary results released

LONDON, November 27, 2025: Net migration to the United Kingdom dropped sharply to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, according to official figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure represents a fall of nearly two-thirds

NOVY URENGOY, Russia, November 26, 2025: The night sky above Novy Urengoy in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District was illuminated late Wednesday by a vivid display of the aurora borealis, creating a striking natural spectacle across the Far North. The rare

BRUSSELS, November 22, 2025: Television broadcasters and media networks around the world are marking World Television Day, reaffirming the medium’s enduring influence as a trusted source of information, education, and entertainment. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996,

FRANKFURT, November 19, 2025: German engineering and appliance manufacturer Bosch has clarified a long-standing consumer misconception regarding refrigerator magnets and their supposed impact on electricity consumption. The company confirmed that the decorative items commonly placed on refrigerator doors have no

BRUSSELS, November 14, 2025: The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google over its spam policy, examining whether the company’s enforcement of new search-ranking rules breaches the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The inquiry focuses on

LONDON, November 12, 2025: The United Kingdom has suspended the sharing of intelligence with the United States on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean following a series of American airstrikes ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump against what Washington described

BELEM, Brazil, Nov 7, 2025: World leaders and senior officials gathered in the northern Brazilian city of Belém on Friday ahead of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), warning that the world remains off track to meet the

BRUSSELS, November 6, 2025: The European Union has finalized a comprehensive new climate framework setting legally binding emissions-reduction targets for 2035 and 2040, positioning the bloc to present a unified stance at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in