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Kazakhstan steps up soft-power push in Brussels to open EU ties through culture and diplomacy big-plus
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Breaking news Kazakhstan steps up soft-power push in Brussels to open EU ties through culture and diplomacy

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

A series of recent initiatives led by the Kazakh Embassy in Belgium highlight a deliberate effort to raise the country’s profile among EU policymakers, business leaders and the wide ...

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For Europe, getting Iran right starts with rejecting false alternatives big-plus
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Breaking news For Europe, getting Iran right starts with rejecting false alternatives

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

At a time when the country stands at a potential turning point, Europe cannot afford hesitation or misjudgment. The future of Iran will have direct consequences for regional stabili ...

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55 Years on China-Belgium Diplomatic Ties: Seize the China Opportunity in the Year of the Horse big-plus
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Breaking news 55 Years on China-Belgium Diplomatic Ties: Seize the China Opportunity in the Year of the Horse

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

Credit: Xinhua The 15th Five-Year Plan fully demonstrates the four major positive trends of China’s future, providing certainty and fresh impetus for global ...

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Seeds of doubt: The dark side of an Italian energy giant’s green jet fuel promise big-plus
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Breaking news Seeds of doubt: The dark side of an Italian energy giant’s green jet fuel promise

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

Four years ago, Italy’s biggest oil company started approaching Kenyan farmers with an intriguing pitch: Plant castor seeds on your land, and we’ll promise to buy the crop and turn it into climate-fri ...

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EU Advisory Body Warns Against Overreach in Tobacco Tax Reform : Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainability at Risk big-plus
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Breaking news EU Advisory Body Warns Against Overreach in Tobacco Tax Reform : Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainability at Risk

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

A fierce policy debate over the European Union’s Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) reopened a few weeks ago as the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a consequential ...

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MEP delegation visits Western Balkans states to assess progress on EU accession big-plus
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Breaking news MEP delegation visits Western Balkans states to assess progress on EU accession

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

However, some issues and potential hurdles still remain, one being about the rule of law and, specifically, the practice of pre-trial detention. One case that has been in the headli ...

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Swiss-based packaging manufacturer Amcor returns to Russia after 2022 exit, says local media big-plus
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Breaking news Swiss-based packaging manufacturer Amcor returns to Russia after 2022 exit, says local media

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

The company, which generated about 2% to 3% of its worldwide revenue in Russia — roughly $260 million to $390 million in 2021 — sold its local assets in December 2022. The transacti ...

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Greenlanders reject US rule: EU officials stress sovereignty and strategic autonomy big-plus
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Breaking news Greenlanders reject US rule: EU officials stress sovereignty and strategic autonomy

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

European leaders push back on US claims The poll’s release has reignited European concern over external pressures on Greenland’s sovereignty. Leaders from France, Germany, Italy, ...

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Bulgaria set to join eurozone big-plus
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Breaking news Bulgaria set to join eurozone

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

This follows a period of intensive preparation and effort by Bulgaria to meet all the necessary requirements. The euro, says the EU, will deliver practical benefits to Bulgarian c ...

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Russia says U.S. peace talks are ‘constructive’ as Kremlin pushes back at European proposals big-plus
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Breaking news Russia says U.S. peace talks are ‘constructive’ as Kremlin pushes back at European proposals

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

The talks to end the war in Ukraine shifted back to the U.S. this weekend, with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy calling discussions “constructive” as Washington pushes for a pe ...

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Snipers guard mourners as thousands mark one week since Bondi Beach massacre big-plus
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Breaking news Snipers guard mourners as thousands mark one week since Bondi Beach massacre

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

Thousands turned out for a memorial Sunday, one week after the Bondi Beach mass shooting shook Australia, as officials announced a review of the country’s law enforcement and intelligence ag ...

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EU told to ‘act with courage’ big-plus
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Breaking news EU told to ‘act with courage’

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:13

So says Aurelio Regina, Confindustria’s delegate for Energy and the Energy Transition. She was speaking at the ECR group study days event in Rome which concludes on Friday (12 Dec ...

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