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Image for EU rolls out $1.1 billion plan to ramp up AI in key industries amid sovereignty drive
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EU rolls out $1.1 billion plan to ramp up AI in key industries amid sovereignty drive

By Foo Yun Chee and Inti Landauro BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission on Wednesday announced...

8th October, 2025

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ECB's Escriva says interest rates at 'appropriate' level

MADRID (Reuters) -European interest rates are at an "appropriate level" and there is no need for fur...

8th October, 2025

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Germany's Helsing to acquire Australian underwater drone maker

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Helsing will acquire Australian underwater drone maker Blue Ocean, the d...

8th October, 2025

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Erdogan says Trump asked Turkey to convince Hamas to back Gaza plan

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey is explaining to Palestinian militant group Hamas what the best approach is...

8th October, 2025

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Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Trump's plan to end Gaza war

By Tala Ramadan, Jana Choukeir and Nidal al-Mughrabi SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Reuters) -Hamas said on Wednes...

8th October, 2025

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France's Macron will appoint new prime minister in next 48 hours

PARIS (Reuters) -Caretaker French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday that the possib...

8th October, 2025

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Turkey says Israel's Gaza aid flotilla intervention is act of piracy

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey on Wednesday slammed an intervention by Israeli forces against a flotilla a...

8th October, 2025

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Three people killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Russia's Belgorod region, governor says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Three people were killed and one injured by Ukrainian shelling in Russia's Belgoro...

8th October, 2025

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French PM Lecornu to make an address at 9.30 am local time

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will make a speech at 9:30 a.m. (0730 GMT)...

8th October, 2025

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EU needs broad response to hybrid warfare threats, von der Leyen says

STRASBOURG (Reuters) -Recent drone incidents and other airspace violations show Europe is facing hyb...

8th October, 2025

Image for Japan's likely next prime minister wrestles coalition backlash
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Japan's likely next prime minister wrestles coalition backlash

By Tamiyuki Kihara and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's likely next premier Sanae Takaichi is al...

8th October, 2025

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Modifying pension reform would be very costly for France, says finance minister

PARIS (Reuters) -Any plans to modify France's pension reforms - whose unpopularity is one of the rea...

8th October, 2025