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Ukraine unlikely to be admitted to EU, US analyst says
TASS
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June 1, 2025
MOSCOW, June 1. /TASS/. Ukraine is unlikely to be ever admitted to the European Union as this move will be faced with vehement resistance from the community members, Jeffrey Sachs, American economist and director of the Center for Sustainable...
Ban on energy supplies from Russia to harm EU’s competitiveness — Slovak PM
TASS
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June 1, 2025
BRATISLAVA, June 1. /TASS/. A ban on supplies of energy sources from Russia will do a lot of harm to the European Union’s competitive capacities, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said. "The idea of a complete ban on supplies of Russia oil, gas,...
Relief in Europe as Poland 'rejects Trump-style president for pro-Brussels candidate'
Daily Express
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June 1, 2025
Voters in Poland appear to have handed the presidency to liberal pro-EU candidate Rafał Trzaskowski, who has claimed victory after scraping past rightwing historian Karol Nawrocki in the first exit poll. However, Nawrocki has refused to concede...
Familiar Issues Fuel the Persistent Rise of Populism in Europe
Liberty Nation News
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June 1, 2025
Big-box media would like you to believe that populism is “on the ballot” in today’s closely watched Polish elections. That is to imply that voters will either avidly accept or decisively reject it. This is not what is going on in Europe today. A...
Iran warns IAEA not to test its patience after watchdog’s politically charged report
Tehran Times
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June 1, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has issued a stern rebuke of a recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran’s nuclear activities, describing it as a politically...
Is Your Business Ready? How Strategic Reinvention Beats Disruption
Forbes
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As leaders, we are all facing an accelerating cascade of disruptions. We had barely recovered from the pandemic when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine plunged Europe back into war, further disrupting global supply chains in the process. At the same...
Saudi Arabia Accuses Israel Of Extremism Over Arab Foreign Ministers Visit
TVC News Nigeria
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June 1, 2025
Saudi Arabia has accused Israel of “extremism and rejection of peace” after it blocked a planned visit by Arab foreign ministers to the occupied West Bank. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud made the remarks during a joint...
Business schools race to keep abreast of developments in AI
The Financial Times
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June 1, 2025
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Like most industries, business schools are racing to keep pace with artificial intelligence — not just by teaching it but...
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Leads Ghana’s Charge at Global Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Forum
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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June 1, 2025
BY BARBARA KUMAH Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Hon. Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, took center stage at the 34th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), held in Vienna, Austria, from 19–23...
Inside Europe’s innovation arena: What robots, corn waste, and game theory have in common
Interesting Engineering - New York
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June 1, 2025
Foro Transfiere, one of the leading European events dedicated to research, development, and innovation, was held earlier this year, in March 2025 in Malaga, Spain. The forum brings together scientific institutions, companies, startups, and...
What is The Machine Economy? Everything You Should Know
Fintechs.fi
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June 1, 2025
The machine economy is an emerging paradigm in which autonomous devices act as economic agents, capable of negotiating, contracting and settling transactions without direct human oversight. In this new ecosystem, machines hold digital wallets,...
Trump and China's Xi Jinping to speak soon, iron out trade fight
USA Today - Virginia
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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak soon to iron out trade issues including a dispute over critical minerals, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday. Trump on Friday accused China of violating an agreement...
Trump-Xi Call Could Break US-China Trade Deadlock, Say Officials
News Central TV
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June 1, 2025
The United States has indicated that ongoing trade tensions with China could ease once Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping speak directly, with officials hinting the call may take place in the coming days. According to US Treasury Secretary...
Iran warns of retaliation if Europe misuses UN nuke report
Daily Star
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June 1, 2025
Iran yesterday warned it would retaliate if European powers that have threatened to reimpose nuclear sanctions "exploit" a UN report showing Tehran has stepped up production of highly enriched uranium. The report by the International Atomic Energy...
From Warsaw and Baia Mare with Love: How Eastern Europe’s Audio Scene is Outsmarting the West
eCoustics
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June 1, 2025
The Cold War didn’t just end—it blew up like a badly planned mission. The Iron Curtain came crashing down, and Soviet control vanished faster than a vodka shot at a NATO party. Eastern Europe and the Balkans went from gray misery to a wild...
HSBC to close its US business banking unit
Daily Star
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June 1, 2025
Mon Jun 2, 2025 12:00 AM Last update on: Mon Jun 2, 2025 12:50 AM REUTERS Mon Jun 2, 2025 12:00 AM Last update on: Mon Jun 2, 2025 12:50 AM HSBC is exiting its business banking portfolio in the United States, as it continued to simplify operations...
Norwegian foreign minister on strikes on Russian airfields: Ukraine has every right to respond
Ukrainska Pravda
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Espen Barth Eide. Stock photo: Getty Images Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has reiterated Ukraine’s right to self-defence following a series of drone strikes on Russian airfields on Sunday 1 June. Source: NRK, a Norwegian public...
One European city’s curious initiative to attract new residents
AS
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June 1, 2025
In an effort to boost the local population and economy, a town in Germany is offering two weeks free accommodation for people prepared to relocate and become residents. The town of Eisenhüttenstadt, which sits in the state of Brandenburg, just a...
IndiGo, Air France-KLM, Virgin Atlantic join hands to enhance travel to US, Europe
India Today
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June 1, 2025
IndiGo, Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic on Sunday announced a partnership to enhance air connectivity from India to Europe as well as North America. "Linking dozens of cities in the US, Canada, Europe and India, the airlines...
Labour minister admits small boat Channel crossings like 'taxi' service
Daily Express
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June 1, 2025
Small boat arrivals surged to a daily record for this year as a Labour minister admitted it was like a "taxi" service. Defence Secretary John Healey conceded that Britain had "lost control of its borders" after 1,194 migrants made the dangerous...