Tue, 21-Oct-2025

A new EU law to limit big tech dominance

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Brussels: As part of its ongoing efforts to control the global web giants, the EU finalised new regulations on Saturday morning. The Digital Services Act (DSA) seeks to punish platforms and websites that carry banned content such as hate speech, disinformation, and photos of child sexual abuse. In early Saturday meetings in Brussels, EU officials … Read more

Ukraine completes “Starting Point” towards EU membership

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Ihor Zhovkva, the deputy director of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, said Ukraine has finished a questionnaire that would serve as a starting point for the European Union to decide on membership for Kyiv. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented Zelensky with the questionnaire on April 8 during her visit to Kyiv, promising a … Read more

Russia being ‘unplugged’ from world economy: France

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PARIS – Russia is being “unplugged” from the world economy as sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine start to bite, France said on Monday. “Russia is being progressively unplugged from the rest of the world, notably in economic terms, and that will have a very serious impact,” European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told the Europe … Read more