Hungary’s fitness to head European Union
The European Commission has long-standing concerns about the erosion of basic democratic institutions in Hungary — covering everything from the independence of the judiciary and press to the government’s failure to tackle systemic graft under Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Hungary is scheduled to assume the rotating presidency of the European Union in 2024. However, members
King Charles trip to Romania
King Charles is connected to Romania by his deep love for Transylvania, a region he has visited on many occasions in the last 25 years. His most recent visit to Romania was at the end of May 2022, when he visited a Ukrainian refugee center in Bucharest and launched a forest landscape restoration project. King
Ethiopia told Exploit Everything But Arms (EBA) market scheme by the European Union
The European Union is the second largest trading partner and export destination to Ethiopia. The country exports 20 percent of its goods with the total worth of 130 billion Bir. The head added that the EU is looking forward to an increased partnership and engagement with Ethiopia in many spheres. The European Union Delegation Head
Turkey under pressure to approve Sweden’s membership to NATO
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO wants to bring Sweden into the fold by the time allied leaders meet in Lithuania on July 11-12. NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden’s membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President
Amazon to pay the US Federal Trade Commission $25m over child privacy violations
The Amazon agreed to pay the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after it was accused of failing to delete Alexa recordings at the request of parents. Amazon’s doorbell camera unit Ring will also pay out after giving employees unrestricted access to customers’ data. Ring will pay $5.8m to authorities, according to a filing in federal
Artificial intelligence a threat to humanity
Artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity, experts – including the heads of OpenAI and Google Deepmind – have warned. Many other experts believe that fears of AI wiping out humanity are unrealistic, and a distraction from issues such as bias in systems that are already a problem. Media coverage of the supposed
Elon Musk trip to China
Mr Musk is the latest high-profile US executive to make a trip to China. JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon is also in China this week, while Apple boss Tim Cook visited the country in March. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is in China, as he makes his first trip to the world’s second largest
Russia banned from operating consulate generals in Germany
From the end of the year, Russia will only be allowed to operate the embassy in Berlin as well as one of its five consulates genera. In response to the expulsion of German diplomatic staff, the government has banned Russia from operating four consulates general in Germany, a Foreign Office spokesman said in Berlin. The
NATO to deploy additional troops in Kosovo
The local population, which is almost exclusively Serb, was expressing its anger at the installation of new mayors from Albanian parties. The elections had been boycotted by almost all Serbs, and turnout was just 3.5%. NATO plans to deploy hundreds more soldiers to Kosovo, after 30 members of its KFOR unit were injured in violent
Russia to defend Belarus leader Lukashenko incase of an uprising
On May 25th, Russia moved forward with its plan to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus that President Vladimir Putin had announced in March, While the nuclear weapons being moved to Belarus are only tactical in nature and don’t have the same destructive power as more traditional devices, they are still worrying. Russia will support Alexander