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The Astana Finance Days is the traditional gathering of financial institutions, experts, corporate representatives and regulators who discuss financial arrangements, environment and business possibilities in the region of Central Asia. It is organised by the Astana International Financial Centre. The Forum has been growing each year. Last year it had 5,500 participants from 82 countries. This year, 8,000 participants from 90 countries, including representatives of major global financial institutions and asset managers with more than €22 trillion under their control. The forum’s program put emphasis on capital markets and investment products, regulation and the legal environment, regional and cross-border cooperation.…
By Her Excellency Mona Ghanem Al Marri m A, Vice Chairperson and Managing Director, Dubai Media Council; President, Dubai Press Club Published on 15/09/2026 – 11:48 GMT+2•Updated 13:46 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Twenty-five years ago, Dubai made a deliberate bet. It set aside land, built a regulatory framework, and invited the world’s media to make the city their regional home. At the time, it was a statement of confidence in the role an open and connected media environment could play in the…
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi with AP Published on 15/09/2026 – 6:22 GMT+2•Updated 6:27 Alex Saab, a close ally of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on Tuesday in a court prosecution alleging that he bribed officials to secure lucrative contracts to import food during a period of widespread hardship in the South American nation. Deported in May by Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez in response to pressure from the US, which has been targeting the Colombian-born businessman for more than a decade, Saab is charged with a single count of money laundering tied to an alleged conspiracy to…
Romanian President Nicușor Dan says the war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending, warning the conflict could continue for at least another one to two years. Despite mounting economic pressure on Russia and Ukraine’s ability to strike deep into Russian territory, Dan says Moscow is showing no willingness to negotiate. “We must be prepared for a continuation of this war for at least a year, two,” he said. With Romania sharing a border with Ukraine, Dan is pushing for US troops to remain in Europe amid an ongoing American review of its military presence on the continent. He also…
The robots, developed by French company Stanley Robotics, can park cars with centimetre-level precision. Gatwick says the system can accommodate around 95% of vehicles, although some cars are excluded. Vehicles must weigh no more than 2.6 tonnes, be under 2.3 metres tall, have a wheelbase of less than 3.3 metres and wheels no larger than 21 inches (53,34 centimètres). The parking area is protected by perimeter fencing, floodlighting and 24-hour security patrols, while automatic number plate recognition monitors vehicles entering and leaving the site. Stanley Robotics says the robots are designed to stop if they malfunction, rather than move unpredictably.…
“Ceuta and Melilla are not just Spanish, they are quintessentially Spanish and untouchable”, said Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles, speaking days after the surge of irregular migrants from Morocco who stormed the Spanish border last July. The sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla regularly returns to public debate, fuelled by Rabat’s claims and by renewed migratory tensions on the North African border. After the migration crisis that unfolded in Ceuta, several Moroccan politicians seized the moment to call for both Spanish autonomous cities to become part of Morocco. The narrative that both cities are “colonial remnants” is often deployed as a…
Published on 15/09/2026 – 17:38 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Supreme Court after it rejected his request to lift an order halting his planned limits to mail-in voting. “Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court,” he wrote in a lengthy post on his Truth Social account on Tuesday, calling it a “horrible, highly political” ruling. “Certain Justices are petrified of these crazed and depraved Democrats, and are totally unable to show the courage necessary to save our America,” he added. Trump had sought to limit mail-in voting ahead of November’s…
Published on 15/09/2026 – 16:04 GMT+2 Leading telecoms executives across Europe have raised the alarm over EU plans to ban Chinese equipment makers such as Huawei and ZTE from the bloc’s networks, warning the move would drive up costs at a time when operators are already stretched. Under its Digital Networks Act, unveiled in January, the European Union is proposing to ban suppliers classified as “high risk” on cybersecurity grounds. The Act avoids naming Chinese companies directly, but once a supplier is designated as high-risk, telecoms operators would have a three-year window to remove its equipment from their networks. The…
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European Union Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen will join this week’s G20 energy meeting in Houston, Texas, alongside unexpected Russian and Venezuelan officials, exposing an increasingly uncomfortable rift between Brussels and Washington over what energy security actually means — and who should be responsible for delivering it. The G20 energy ministerial meeting, hosted by the US administration from 14–16 September under the banner of “energy abundance,” reflects Washington’s push for a model centered on expanding oil and gas production, increasing electricity supply and rolling back environmental regulations viewed as obstacles to energy investment. The approach stands in sharp contrast to the…