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Austria and Italy mark breakthrough on key Alpine rail corridor
Austria and Italy on Thursday celebrated a key milestone in the construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel, a rail link aimed at reducing congestion in the eastern Alps.The leaders...
Likud Israel court can intervene in Likud affairs, marks success for Minister Zohar
Such a battle hasn't occurred in the World Likud in the past 20 years.The Likud court has ruled that the Likud Court of Israel has jurisdiction to intervene in...
Business Africa: Democracy under pressure, Egypt’s food struggles, and Nigeria’s remote work boom
Africa’s Fragile Democracies Face New RisksA recent report by the Open Society Foundations, authored by economist and political scientist Dr. Ndongo Samba Sylla, argues that democracy in Africa cannot...
Eurovision 2026: France and Australia confirm participation despite boycott threats over Israel
As tensions continue to mount over a growing number of countries threatening to drop out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest should Israel be kept on the line-up, France...
Egypt’s Sisi refers to Israel as ‘enemy’ for first time since before 1977 Sadat visit to Jerusalem
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi labeled Israel an “enemy” at the Arab-Islamic summit, saying its actions threaten Egypt’s security and future peace deals, including by causing Gazans to flee.Egyptian...
Nationwide strikes against austerity begin in France
Mass strikes in France against austerity measures began on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands in total expected to take part in the day of protest.According to France's acting interior...
Hamburg airport facing delays due to bottleneck at fuel supplier
Flight travellers to Germany's Hamburg should brace for delays and cancellations as the airport faces a shortage in kerosene, it said on Thursday."Flight operations are currently running smoothly. However,...
Rolls-Royce opens global capability centre in Bengaluru
Rolls-Royce, a British multinational aerospace and defence company, has opened a 700-seat global capability and innovation centre (GCC) in Bengaluru, India, its largest and most advanced facility worldwide. The...
Clips of Indonesia protests misrepresented as Nepal demonstrations
Youth-led protests in Nepal in early September ousted its government and left several key government buildings torched, but a compilation of clips does not show the damage after the...
Hamas reaching ‘breaking point’ as Gaza City evacuation expands, security source says
"Once more than half a million Palestinians [have evacuated], criticism of the Hamas leadership will intensify to the point where signs of its collapse may begin to appear."Civilians evacuating...
Daring Apache rescue mission retold
It was one of the most audacious missions of the war in Afghanistan: a group of Royal Marines strapping themselves to the sides of two Apache gunships to recover...
Day of strikes in France challenges new prime minister’s budget plans
PARIS (AP) — Strikes and street demonstrations called by all major trade unions to denounce budget cuts were expected Thursday across France, as new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu talks...