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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

EU Tightens Oversight of Major Digital Services

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday placed ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under stricter digital oversight, citing their broad impact on users and society. The platforms will face additional obligations under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, including measures to address illegal content, risks to minors, public safety and electoral processes. The companies have four months to comply. The EU classified ChatGPT as a search engine to bring it within the law’s regulatory framework. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Iceland delivers setback to EU membership ambitions

REYKJAVIK: Icelanders have rejected plans to resume negotiations on joining the European Union, final referendum results showed Sunday, dealing a setback to Brussels. The vote saw a narrow majority oppose restarting talks suspended more than a decade ago. The non-binding result is expected to put the EU question aside for several years. Iceland, which has fewer than 400,000 people, remains closely linked to the bloc through the European Economic Area and Schengen arrangements. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

UN Urges Safer Social Media for Young Users

GENEVA/BRUSSELS: The United Nations on Thursday urged social media companies to adopt child-safe designs after Meta agreed to tighter restrictions on teenage use of Facebook and Instagram in some US states. The agreement followed claims that Meta designed its platforms to attract young users, downplayed risks and unlawfully collected children’s data. The settlement, involving numerous US states and territories, could cost Meta billions of dollars, including a separate deal with Texas. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

'Ceasefire must include Lebanon,' Brussels says after Israeli strikes near Belgian embassy in Beirut

Israeli forces hit southern Beirut on Wednesday, striking just hundreds of metres from the Belgian embassy while Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot was visiting the city and present in the building. Prevot called for the recent US-Iran ceasefire to be extended to Lebanon, calling for an urgent halt to the attacks. "We were at the embassy with my delegation, just a few hundred metres from where the missiles struck. This must stop. The ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran must include Lebanon!" he said on X. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Ukraine to spend the bulk of $150B loan on military needs: EU

Two-thirds of a vital $105 billion (90 billion euros) EU loan for Ukraine will go to cover Kiev's military apparatus, with the rest earmarked for general budget support, Brussels said on Wednesday. Agreed by EU member states in December after months of diplomatic wrangling, the loan offers cash-strapped Ukraine a desperately needed lifeline as Russia's war on its neighbour grinds towards its fifth year. "With this support, we make sure that Ukraine can, on one hand, bolster its defence on the battlefield and strengthen its defence capabilities, so its military… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

DPM Dar reaches Brussels for Pakistan-EU dialogue after concluding Moscow visit

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday arrived in Belgium to participate in the 7th Session of Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue after concluding Russia visit, where he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, the deputy premier was received by the Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch, Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU, Rahim Hayat Qureshi and other officers from the Pakistan Embassy. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Cyberattack disrupts operations at European airports 

A cyberattack at a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports, including London's Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday. Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in and boarding systems for several airlines across multiple airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue that may cause delays for departing passengers, London's Heathrow Airport said on Saturday, having warned of delays. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Over 206 former EU ambassadors, officials urge tougher stance on Israel

More than 200 former EU ambassadors and senior officials accused Brussels on Tuesday of failing to act on Palestine’s Gaza, signing a joint letter urging the bloc to ramp up pressure on Israel to end its “brutal war” and occupation. "We express our profound disappointment that, in response to the deteriorating situation in Gaza, no substantive measures have been taken by the EU to pressure Israel to end its brutal war, to resume vital humanitarian assistance by mainstream providers, and to dismantle its illegal occupation of both Gaza and the… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Israeli, Palestinian foreign ministers to attend EU meeting

Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers were due at a meeting in Brussels between the European Union and its southern neighbours on Monday, but the Palestinian Authority denied the two would meet. It would be the first time since the Gaza war began in October 2023 that Israeli and Palestinian ministers attended a high-level meeting in the same room. The office for Israel's Foreign Minister said alongside the ministerial meeting, Gideon Saar would hold talks with the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and the bloc's Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Israel’s Saar meets EU official, claims PA continues ‘pay-for-slay’ policy

Israel’s foreign minister has met European Parliament President Roberta Metsola during his visit to Brussels. In a post on X, Saar called Metsola a “true friend of Israel.” He also claimed that “the Palestinian Authority continues its ‘Pay-for-Slay’ policy” towards the families of the Palestinians killed or jailed by Israel. “The EU must ensure that their funds do not contribute to these purposes,” he added. Read More…

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