Top buyer in world rice market to suspend imports
Rice prices have fallen to a record low after the Philippines announced it would suspend rice imports for 60 days.
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Norway to review sovereign wealth fund’s Israeli investments
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has tasked his finance minister Jens Stoltenberg to investigate the country's sovereign wealth fund’s stake in Israeli…
French PM Bayrou’s budget-cuts video fuels anger
The French Prime Minister François Bayrou has launched a new video series aimed at defending his government’s €45 billion savings plan, fuelling widespread…
German football club bows to fans, cancels signing Israeli player over ‘anti-Gaza posts’
German football club Fortuna Düsseldorf has cancelled the planned signing of an Israeli player.
Greece’s national co-ordinator for EU funds resigns after police raid
Greece's national co-ordinator for European Union funds and women’s entrepreneurship, Kalliopi Semertzidou, has resigned following reports allegedly linking her…
Polish presidential inauguration puts new Conservative head of state against PM Tusk
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS)-aligned new President Karol Nawrocki has, on his inauguration, thrown down the gauntlet to the centre-left coalition government…
Setback for German industry as new orders unexpectedly fall in June
Order intake for the German manufacturing sector has unexpectedly fallen, according to data published by the Federal Statistical Office.
US aims to put nuclear power on Moon and Mars first
The US was said to be rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars and hoped to launch the first system within just a few years.
Ukraine seeks €120m loan from Poland to buy Polish weapons
Ukrainian foreign minister Adrii Sybiha confirmed his country was seeking a €120 million loan to fund the purchase of Polish-produced weapons.
Israel and US slam Polish PM Tusk over Gaza-Israel comments
The Israeli Government and the US ambassador to Poland have attacked Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski for remarks…
Irish news gadfly Gript to sue Press Council over allegedly ‘flawed ruling’
Irish Conservative news site and government gadfly Gript has announced it will take the Irish Press Council to court.
EU spends €1 million to fight online ‘hate speech’ in South Sudan
South Sudan has received €1 million from the European Union to combat "hate speech" online.
Moldovan pro-Russian opposition leader gets seven years in jail
Evgenia Gutul, leader of the Moldovan opposition and head of the autonomous region of Gagauzia, was sentenced to seven years in jail for funnelling Russian money…
Rwanda to reuse UK-funded accommodation to take in 250 illegal migrants from US
The central African country of Rwanda will accept up to 250 migrants deported from the US.
US exports more gas globally amid trade negotiations and sanctions on Russia
The US has expanded natural gas exports through trade negotiations while applying parallel pressure on Russian energy flows — a dual strategy that has shifted…
NGOs look for plastics reduction treaty, without US if necessary
Countries from around the world are meeting in Geneva to try to agree on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution.
France orders officials to drop foreign messaging apps over cybersecurity fears
France’s top officials and civil servants will ditch foreign‑owned messaging apps in favour of a home‑grown alternative.
Brutal knife attack in Vienna’s new ‘weapons-free zone’
A violent stabbing in a newly inaugurated supposedly protected zone at a crime hotspot in Vienna has rocked locals and officials alike.
UK activist Tommy Robinson arrested for alleged assault
British police have arrested the political activist Tommy Robinson for an alleged assault on a man at St Pancras station.
Export-oriented Belgium’s unemployment rate rises as EU’s edges lower
Belgium’s unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent in June 2025, up from 5.5 per cent the year before.
Ukraine arrests six officials for alleged drone procurement corruption
Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities arrested several officials, including an MP with President Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party.
BP reports largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off Brazilian coast
British company BP has discovered a giant oil and gas reservoir via deep-sea drilling off the coast of Brazil.
Dutch are first to buy US arms for Ukraine under NATO scheme
The Netherlands will buy €500 million of US weapons for Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member to fund a full package under a new scheme to speed deliveries from…
India hits out at EU, US ‘targeting it over purchases of Russian oil’
India's foreign ministry said the European Union and US were "targeting" it due to its buying of Russian oil, adding that the moves were "unjustified" and that it…
Ukraine: Russians understand ‘the longer term,’ the West does not
When, as they have done, the Visegrad Four talk about events in central Europe, wise folk listen.
European Commission’s complicity in Poland’s constitutional breakdown
The victory of Karol Nawrocki in the presidential election and his assumption of office due on August 6 constitutes a direct challenge to the mandate of Tusk’s…
Wind-turbine dismantling costs are more than claimed, study reveals
Completely dismantling wind turbines is significantly more expensive than many assume, according to a new Finnish study that cast doubt on the industry’s assumptions…
Brigitte Macron ‘fuels anti-trans stigma’, claims LGBT rights activist
A prominent LGBT activist has accused France's First Lady, Brigitte Macron, of prejudice against transgender people by her pursuing legal action against those claiming…
Jaguar CEO resigns after controversial ‘woke’ makeover of British brand
Adrian Mardell, CEO of British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, has announced his resignation.
UK bans Coinbase advert criticising country
The UK has banned a musical advertisement that sharply criticised the situation for much of the population in the country.