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“It is quite a strong message to Google to say: we expect from you a serious proposal in terms of compliance,” she said. “The intention of our regulation is to ensure well-functioning markets, not to punish anyone. But, of course, in certain cases, we need to come up with sanctions.” The Commission said Google has already begun testing some fixes, including changes to how it displays free services like shopping, hotels and flights, calling this “substantial progress.” Talks continue on how the rules will apply to Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode. The decisions land amid sustained pressure from Washington,…

Published on 23/07/2026 – 16:29 GMT+2 Liberian authorities have seized nearly four tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated $317 million (€277 million) in what authorities call one of the country’s largest drug busts. The operation took place on the road leading to Roberts International Airport, about 30 kilometres from the capital, Monrovia, and led to the arrest of two foreign nationals. The seizure “revealed an organised, sophisticated, complex and well-funded narcotics trafficking network,” said the attorney general and justice minister. Investigators recovered “approximately 3,971 kilograms of processed plates of suspected cocaine” with an estimated street value of $317.7 million (€279.1…

Published on 23/07/2026 – 17:11 GMT+2•Updated 17:17 Africa’s Economic Ambitions Meet Grassroots Reality Nearly a decade after the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), many of the small businesses it was designed to empower say its benefits remain out of reach. While the agreement promises a unified market across Africa, entrepreneurs continue to face barriers such as poor infrastructure, complex border procedures, and limited access to trade opportunities, highlighting the gap between policy goals and everyday economic realities. In an interview with International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton, we examine why many micro, small and…

“You are not going to see the back of me before 2027, OK?” Lagarde, who served as minister under conservative Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy, said during a press conference Thursday afternoon following the ECB’s decision to keep interest rates at 2.25 percent. The ECB president has issued several messages, not always consistent, on whether she will stay in office until the end of her term. She today repeated that she would not leave the Bank in times of economic turbulence, returning to the same nautical metaphor she used earlier this month and arguing that speculations about her future…

Published on 23/07/2026 – 16:13 GMT+2 Member states have once again discussed options for restrictive measures against Israel’s illegal settlements, but no majority backed a specific course of action, and there is still no sense of direction. On Wednesday, the sensitive question of relations with Israel returned to the table of EU ambassadors, who discussed next steps on a series of options for sanctioning the country’s settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The options – ranging from stricter enforcement of existing labelling rules for settlement products, to prohibitive tariffs, to a full trade ban – were discussed at the last…

A wildfire spread through the forest near Le Porge in southwestern France on Wednesday, with flames advancing through wooded areas as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. The footage shows residents and visitors watching the fire from a distance, while firefighters monitor the flames and move equipment along nearby roads. The fire burned around 1,400 hectares in the Gironde region, north of the Arcachon Basin, prompting the evacuation of several thousand residents and tourists. Firefighters used trucks and water supplies to battle the flames as the fire moved through the Landes de Gascogne forest, an area already affected by major…

Dutch students have developed what they say is the world’s first solar-powered ambulance, designed to improve access to healthcare in remote parts of Africa. Named Stella Juva, the vehicle was created by a team of 23 students in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Solar panels provide power for both the vehicle and its onboard medical equipment, allowing it to operate in areas with limited access to electricity. The ambulance is equipped with an X-ray machine, an ultrasound scanner, an automated external defibrillator (AED) and other essential medical supplies for use in remote communities. The team plans to test Stella Juva in Kenya…

The U.S. president announced in a social media post last November that South Africa would not be invited to the next G20 meeting. During his speech, Wadephul also emphasized his interest in fostering closer relations with South Africa, despite disagreements on key geopolitical questions like Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Gaza conflict or China. As a BRICS member, South Africa holds traditionally close relations to Moscow and Beijing. “In some disputed matters we can agree to disagree”, he said. “And at the same time keep on working together. What matters is that we are committed to the same international principles.”…

Published on 23/07/2026 – 15:03 GMT+2 One soldier died and four were injured after a Czech military helicopter crashed at an air base in the southeast of the Czech Republic on Thursday, according to the country’s armed forces. The military said the crash occurred at the 22nd Helicopter Air Force Base in Náměšť nad Oslavou. The aircraft involved was a UH-1Y Venom military helicopter, it added. “At this exceptionally difficult time, we express our deepest and most sincere condolences to the family, loved ones, friends and colleagues of the deceased,” the armed forces said in a statement. “Our top priority…