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By Rushana Aliakbarova Published on 10/11/2025 – 9:02 GMT+1 Autumn 2025 finds Uzbekistan at a turning point for its hospitality industry. In just nine months of 2025, 8.6 million foreign tourists have visited the country, according to figures from the country’s Tourism Committee, 112 per cent more than in the same period a year earlier. This surge places Uzbekistan among the fastest-growing destinations in Central Asia and underscores a broader trend. The hotel sector is no longer just a part of tourism, but a driver of economic growth. That shift took centre stage at HORECA EXPO Uzbekistan 2025 in Tashkent. The…
However, that same evening, the heads of the EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens met and agreed to give negotiations another chance, according to two officials with knowledge of the content of the meeting, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive talks. The centrist talks continued on Thursday and Friday as groups hoped to find an agreement before the start of the plenary session in Brussels next week, at which the vote will take place. “We call on other groups and individual members to join the EPP and take responsibility for European businesses,” Jörgen Warborn, the EPP’s lead negotiator on the file, told…
US President Donald Trump is hosting Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday in what is a historic visit for the leader of the once-pariah state and one that is set to bring Damascus into a US-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group. According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Monday’s visit is “part of the president’s efforts in diplomacy to meet with anyone around the world in the pursuit of peace.” Monday’s meeting between Trump and Al-Sharaa will not be the first, but it will be the first to the White House by…
Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech. The Commission is also planning to reframe the definition of such special category data, which are afforded extra protections under the privacy rules. Officials also want to redefine what constitutes as personal data, saying that pseudonymized data (where personal details have been obscured so a person can’t be identified) might not always be subject to the GDPR’s protections, a change that reflects a recent…
US President Donald Trump attended Sunday’s Washington Commanders–Detroit Lions game, becoming the first sitting US president in nearly 50 years to appear at a regular-season NFL matchup. The president was briefly cheered when shown on the videoboard before being booed as he spoke during a halftime military ceremony. Trump watched the game with House Speaker Mike Johnson, continuing his string of appearances at major sporting events including the Ryder Cup and the US Open.
Kalfon added, the fact that France already hosts several other European Union agencies — there are five on French soil, plus the European Parliament in Strasbourg — shouldn’t count against the bid. Lille has some geographic advantages compared to those other three cities officially in the running. It is just over 100 kilometers from Brussels, and well connected to many major airports and harbors — a key asset for an authority charged with monitoring customs data from all over the bloc to keep out unsafe and illicit products. Still, Paris is taking no chances after two recent stinging defeats in…
As European leaders gather at the COP30 to discuss climate mitigation and financing for developing countries, the world’s biggest polluters won’t be setting foot at the United Nation’s annual climate summit kicking off on Monday in the Brazilian city of Belém. The United States, China and India will be skipping for the most part the gathering as the global momentum to fight climate change recedes, leaving the European Union almost alone in its efforts to assist developing nations looking for technology and financial resources to combat the impact of climate change. For Europe, it is a delicate balancing act as…
Published on 10/11/2025 – 6:00 GMT+1 The US Senate took the first step to end the longest-ever government shutdown on Sunday, after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies. In a test vote that is the first in a series of required procedural maneuvers, the Senate voted 60-40 to move toward passing compromise legislation to fund the government, angering many Democrats who say Americans want them to continue the fight. The agreement involves holding a later vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that expire on 1 January. Final passage…
Das Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht steht vor einem Wandel. Sahra Wagenknecht zieht sich wohl aus der ersten Reihe zurück, künftig führen Amira Mohamed Ali und Fabio De Masi die Partei. Doch während sich das BSW neu sortiert, steckt die Regierung in Brandenburg in einer handfesten Krise. Rasmus Buchsteiner ordnet ein, was der Rückzug der Gründerin bedeutet und warum der Streit um die Reform des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks die Koalition in Brandenburg spaltet. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Robert Crumbach, stellvertretender Ministerpräsident von Brandenburg, über Vertrauen und Parteidisziplin. Anschließend analysiert Rixa Fürsen, wie weit die Verhandlungen über das Wehrdienstgesetz zwischen Union und SPD sind, warum…
As this year’s UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil, the stakes are higher than ever. The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate agreement in Paris a decade ago, but not quite in ways they expected or wanted. The warming of Earth’s climate has continued faster than society has been able to wean itself from burning the coal, oil and natural gas. There’s been progress — more than a degree Celsius has been shaved off future warming projections since 2015 — but the lack of enough of it will be a big focus…