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Surging prices, voters’ anger: France’s fuel crisis hits the campaign
In recent weeks, fishermen have blocked oil depots and port entrances in the south of France, while farmers have staged demonstrations over rising fuel prices. Fuel is set to become a major political flashpoint, just seven months away from France's elections.
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EU Commission poised to back Albania's 2027 accession deadline
The Commission is set to formally back Albania's 2027 accession deadline in a new roadmap, which is also due to include a list of key deliverables Tirana will have to prioritise to complete the process by the end of next year.
Cult
From mugham to jazz, Azerbaijan takes the Montreux stage
In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
From centuries-old mugham to opera, jazz and traditional dance, Azerbaijan takes centre stage as the Septembre Musical Montreux-Vevey festival celebrates its 80th anniversary.
Business
Turkey arrests Tera chairman as $18bn fund scandal widens
Turkish authorities arrested the chairman of Tera Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS on Wednesday morning, the brokerage at the centre of the country's current investment fund scandal, with funds worth more than $18 billion (€15.7bn) and held by over 450,000 people now being liquidated.
Russia
AI serves up content from Russia's sanctioned state outlets, RSF finds
Reporters Without Borders tested six AI chatbots by requesting news from RT, Sputnik, and other EU-sanctioned Russian outlets, and found that three produced full summaries with links and quotes, sometimes after encountering web pages explicitly stating the outlets were under sanctions.
Europe News
Azerbaijan pardons France's Martin Ryan following Usmanov's delisting
Azerbaijan's President Aliyev pardoned French citizen Martin Ryan, jailed for espionage, as part of a deal in which France secured Usmanov's removal from the EU's Russia sanctions list. Ryan is expected to fly to Paris on Wednesday.
Europe News
Von der Leyen says Hungary 'strengthened rule of law'
The European Commission has unlocked €4.2 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary and reopened Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe access, after PM Péter Magyar's government met EU rule-of-law conditions. Brussels froze the funds in 2022 over corruption and procurement concerns under the Orbán government.
Tech News
Killer robots or super intelligence? Trump and world leaders clash over AI
While Donald Trump rejected global efforts to control AI and UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of the dangers of handing life-and-death decisions to machines, other leaders called for international cooperation to manage the technology.