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Progress on recycling materials across the European Union hasn’t been outstanding in the past decade. Between 2015 and 2024, the rate of recycling across the bloc increased by only one percentage point: From 11.2% to 12.2%, according to the latest Eurostat data. When it comes to avoiding the extraction of new raw materials, one country, the Netherlands, stands out among all others, with a rate of nearly 33%. Neighbouring Belgium comes in second place with 22.7%, followed by Italy in third place with almost 22%. At the bottom of the table, with the lowest recycling rate, is Romania, with just…
Hon Hai presented a demonstrator version of its new Model A electric car. The vehicle has a right hand driving seat and is aimed initially at the Japanese market, with affordability a key selling point. The company says it hopes the model will appeal to taxi and logistics drivers, and to passengers who need more space inside compact vehicles. The event brought together industry leaders from Nvidia, Google and OpenAI, with discussions focusing on data security, cloud computing and the future of affordable electric cars.
NATO should also agree to “not accept Ukraine at any moment in the future” and “not to deploy its troops in Ukraine,” according to the text. In return, Russia would commit to not attack again and be granted reintegration into the global economy, including potential sanctions relief that will be discussed “on a case-by-case basis” and an invitation to return to the G7 — which was formerly the G8 before Russia was booted out in 2014 after its illegal annexation of Crimea and military intervention in eastern Ukraine. Crimea, and the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk will be recognized…
The Indian HAL Tejas, a combat aircraft used in the Indian Air Force, crashed around 2:10pm local time after the pilot had flown across the site of the biennial air show in Dubai several times. The plane appeared to lose control and dive directly toward the ground just prior to crashing inside the grounds of the airfield. The Indian Air Force confirmed the crash and said “the pilot sustained fatal injuries in the accident.” Black smoke rose over the Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central as a crowd of spectators watched, and sirens sounded after the crash. The…
Published on 21/11/2025 – 13:32 GMT+1 Thailand is one of the world’s most reliably carefree travel destinations, a place where backpackers, families, retirees and luxury jetsetters alike come for island-hopping, full moon beach parties, late-night street food and a famously easy-going vibe. But beneath that reputation is a surprisingly strict approach to alcohol. Now, one of the country’s most long-standing restrictions on drinks may be on the chopping block. For decades, Thailand has barred alcohol sales between 2 pm and 5 pm, a midday dry window that has often vexed and sometimes ensnared unsuspecting travellers. That could soon change. The…
By Rebecca Ann Hughes & HANNAH SCHOENBAUM with AP Published on 21/11/2025 – 12:46 GMT+1 •Updated 13:41 A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold on Thursday for $54.7 million (€47.4 million) and became the top-selling work by any female artist at an auction. The painting of Kahlo asleep in a bed – titled “El sueño (La cama)” or in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” – surpassed the record held by Georgia O’Keeffe’s “Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1″, which sold for $44.4 million (€38.5) in 2014. The sale at Sotheby’s in New York also topped Kahlo’s own auction record for a work…
In his letter to prosecutors, Margetić cites a 1993 video and purported wartime interviews, along with testimony from Bosnian officials as evidence that Vučić was a “war volunteer” in Sarajevo in 1992 and 1993, and a member of the New Sarajevo Chetnik Detachment of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS). He further alleges that Vučić spent several months stationed at a frontline position at Sarajevo’s Jewish cemetery. Responding to the allegations about the 1993 footage, which allegedly shows him holding a sniper rifle alongside other armed men at the cemetery, Vučić insisted: “I have never in my life held a…
Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajić is optimistic that his country will conclude the vetting process for EU membership in 2026. “We are gunning for closing all the chapters by the end of next year,” Spajić said in an exclusive interview with Euronews in Brussels. “And we have a really, really great chance to have a new member state” during the term of the current European Commission which expires in 2029. Montenegro is the smallest of the nine EU candidate countries, with just over 620,000 nationals. It is currently the most advanced in implementing the constitutional, judicial and economic reforms required…
Ukraine said at least five people were killed on Thursday night after a Russian drone strike hit Zaporizhzhia. Three others were injured as fires spread through market stalls and a car, keeping firefighters on site until the early hours. Authorities added that psychologists supported a dozen people at the scene while pyrotechnic teams searched for unexploded devices. Similar strikes in Odesa injured five people, including a child, and damaged several buildings. Away from the attacks, President Zelenskyy met visiting US officials and said both sides were ready to work on practical steps toward peace, stressing the need for steady and…
Sweden has asked its cyber agency to bolster security measures ahead of a general election next year, warning for what it called a “serious security situation.” Cyberattacks against Sweden are on the rise, the country’s defense ministry said Friday. “Threats in the cyber domain are increasing and Sweden is far from spared,” Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said. Sweden is holding a general election on Sept. 13 next year. Given the increase in attacks, the government has told the agency to assess the threats to Sweden, propose defenses and plan cyber exercises, it said.