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Prosecutors sought prison terms of more than two years, warning the incident could have sparked blackouts and power price spikes. The incident fueled calls to crack down on Russia’s “shadow fleet” and prompted NATO to step up seabed patrols following a string of cable disruptions in the region. The trial was also seen as a test case for holding actors accountable for attacks on critical seabed infrastructure. But it collapsed over maritime law provisions and doubts about intent. The court sided with the defense, ruling the damage occurred outside Finnish jurisdiction and ordering the state to reimburse the legal fees…
By Euronews Georgia Published on 03/10/2025 – 14:28 GMT+2 Georgia heads to the polls for local elections on Saturday, but some opposition parties are boycotting, casting doubt over the vote’s legitimacy. Eight opposition parties have refused to participate, accusing the ruling Georgian Dream party of undermining democracy and steering the country closer to Russia. The boycott comes a year after a key parliamentary election, won by Georgian Dream. Six of the eight parties boycotting Saturday’s vote had previously crossed the 5% threshold in the 2024 election, running in opposition coalitions. Several pro-EU parties and civic platforms have announced that they will…
During Modi’s July visit, the U.K. government said the TSI partnership would lead to the creation of a joint center on AI. Collaboration on graphene and critical minerals is also underway with the second phase of the UK-India Critical Minerals Supply Chain Observatory due to begin. Starmer will bring business delegations in tow, including ones focused on education and critical minerals. The TSI is overseen by the national security advisers in each country and is reviewed every six months. One of Starmer’s deputy national security advisers was in India last week “for a conversation on some of the outcomes that…
By Una Hajdari with AP Published on 03/10/2025 – 12:57 GMT+2 James Wellesley, accused of swindling investors out of nearly $100 million (€85mn) in a fine-wine Ponzi scheme, is expected to enter a guilty plea in Brooklyn federal court on 7 October, according to records from the Eastern District of New York. This comes after he initially entered a not guilty plea in July. According to prosecutors, Wellesley and his co-defendant Stephen Burton convinced investors they were backing fancy, high-interest loans intended for rich wine lovers who wanted to expand their collections. Their firm, “Bordeaux Cellars”, pledged vast cellars of rare vintages as…
When the mind survives trauma, which affects everyone differently, it can in some cases process the pain by omitting peripheral details. In doing so, deep hurt can be channelled into one specific detail. It can be anything. An image. An object. A smell. Anything. The brain latches onto a detail, a survival mechanism creating a focal point which evolves to become a locked box. You can live with it, but you can never forget its presence. For Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri), that detail is a sound. Specifically, the squeak made by a prosthetic leg. When he hears the unmistakable wheeze for the first time in years in…
The passage of time since the last great financial crisis has dulled the alertness of policymakers to risks building up in the system, Lagarde said. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Published on 03/10/2025 – 11:18 GMT+2 British authorities have arrested three people on suspicion of being involved in the attack that killed two people outside a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday morning. The attack took place at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in north Manchester, after worshippers had gathered to celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen of Syrian descent who has been named as the attacker, was shot dead by police at the scene. On Friday, police said the two victims were Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, both…
On Thursday evening, a separate incident over Munich Airport forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and affecting nearly 3,000 passengers. “Munich Airport, in cooperation with the airlines, immediately took care of passenger care in the terminals. Camp beds were set up, blankets, drinks and snacks were handed out,” Munich Airport said in a statement Friday. Airport officials added that 15 incoming flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt. In recent weeks, airports in Denmark and Norway have also suspended operations after drones were spotted in their airspace, fueling debate among…
Thousands of people took to the streets of major cities across the globe on Thursday after Israel intercepted the Gaza aid flotilla, which aimed to break the long-standing Israeli blockade and was carrying humanitarian relief to the Strip. The flotilla consisted of over 40 ships and about 500 activists, marking the largest attempt of its kind. On Thursday, hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed to the southern port of Ashdod to process activists detained by the Israeli navy. Activists on board included climate activist Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela, and former Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau and European…
Promising not to use Article 49.3 will likely hinder Lecornu’s ability to push a legislative agenda through a hung parliament. The clause allows the government to enact legislation without a vote but then affords opposition parties the opportunity to respond with a no-confidence motion. But using Article 49.3 dramatically raises the stakes of the legislative process by putting the government’s survival on the line each time it is used. Every budget since President Emmanuel Macron’s reelection in 2022 — as well as the deeply unpopular pension reform that raised the minimum retirement age — was rammed through using this mechanism.…