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Published on 30 October 2026 – 18:03 GMT+1 The United States cancelled a planned group photo of foreign ministers from the world’s 20 largest economies (G20) on Friday after several European diplomats objected to being photographed alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and threatened to walk out. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided to cancel the photo to avoid further controversy, according to two US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. Opening the talks, Rubio looked ahead, saying he hoped for “a productive meeting.” “We are in a critical moment —…
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Turkic states set out plans to deepen cooperation on transport, energy and trade at a summit in Ankara as the ongoing crisis in the Middle East continues raising new opportunities for the Turkic states. In a surprise move during the summit, Kazakhastan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev suggested inviting Russia to participate in the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) through its OTS Plus format or as an observer, “in order to enhance the standing and credibility of our Organisation.” The proposal was made at the organisation’s 13th summit hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which concluded with the adoption of the…
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has visited Kazakhstan for the first time, saying the Central Asian country could emerge as a major AI computing hub for Europe. Huang made the remarks during a fireside chat with Zhaslan Madiyev, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, at the Alem.ai International Artificial Intelligence Centre in Astana. During the discussion, Madiyev said Kazakhstan plans to nearly double its installed power capacity to more than 40 gigawatts by 2035 as the country expands the infrastructure needed to support its growing AI sector. One of its flagship projects is…
“If we don’t have the budget adjustment we put in the budget, we will hit the wall,” Lescure said. But France’s fragmented parliament failed to pass budgets before the new year in both 2024 and 2025, and the spring 2027 presidential election may further complicate efforts to seek compromise this time around. That could force Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to push through the budget using a constitutional backdoor that bypasses a parliamentary vote, but it would expose the minority government to potential motions of no confidence. Lescure insisted that adopting a budget for next year was key to “reassure markets”…
The attraction, aptly named Coffee with Alpaca, allows families to sit at café tables while the animals wander nearby, occasionally stretching their necks over the fence. On 25 October, children and adults were seen stroking and feeding the animals, with several young alpacas also attracting attention. White, brown and dark-coated alpacas can be seen resting, roaming and approaching visitors. The zoo says its ten imported alpacas form the only herd of its kind in Pakistan, offering guests an unusual opportunity to see the South American animals up close. Bringing alpacas to Islamabad has also presented challenges, particularly because of the…
Uzbekistan has introduced Apple Pay and Google Pay following regulatory reforms aimed at opening its financial services market to international technology providers. In written responses to Euronews, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan confirmed that work is underway to extend the services to cards issued through the country’s domestic payment networks, Uzcard and HUMO, although no timetable has been provided. The availability of both services for locally issued cards was announced on 27 October by Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration, who had met Google Vice President Karan Bhatia in New York a month earlier to discuss technological cooperation and…
By Jonathan Benton with AFP Published on 30 October 2026 – 15:43 GMT+1 The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into whether Meta is imposing “exploitative” new terms that allow it to use publishers’ content for its own products, including AI, without giving media organisations adequate choice. The probe will examine whether the “terms and conditions” from the US technology giant “unfairly harm news publishers and other content businesses”, the Competition and Markets Authority said in a statement. The CMA said the new terms, which the Facebook and Instagram parent had planned to introduce on November 20 before putting it on hold,…
“There’s two models of behavior: one is [NATO Secretary-General] Mark Rutte and one is [Canadian Prime Minister] Mark Carney. I think Mark Carney is handling him better. The Canadian people are with him, even if it causes some level of economic hardship,” Scaramucci said. “Rutte, on the other hand, is making a big mistake. Because when you equivocate or flatter him, when you act in the manner that Mark Rutte has acted, all you’re doing is losing his respect. You’re not gaining anything,” he added. Rutte has often lauded the U.S. president: “I just like the man. I think what…