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Pressed on the president’s comments, Starmer admitted this was an area where they do not agree. “As you saw from the state visit last week, there’s lots that the president and I agree on. And we work together on,” he told ITV London. “There’s a few things we disagree about. This is one of them. “The idea of the introduction of Sharia law is nonsense. And Sadiq Khan is a very good man and actually driving down serious crime.” Starmer also called Trump’s comments “ridiculous.” Asked whether he would challenge Trump on his remarks, the PM said: “We have a…
One of the three people suggested the ID scheme would be universal. A fourth person, however, suggested that it was more likely to be targeted at people in work. A fifth person said it would be mandatory for showing the right to work in the U.K. Alongside existing systems, such as eVisas, the new scheme would function as an extra layer to stop unscrupulous employers finding loopholes in the system, a sixth person said. The scheme will initially be consulted on and will likely need legislation, according to The Times. French President Emmanuel Macron has repeatedly warned that the lack…
The reply makes clear there is a discrepancy. While the chancellor presented the measure as a targeted restriction, the result so far has been a broader freeze, suggesting that ministries are erring on the side of caution and holding back approvals. Thoden, a member of The Left group, raised the issue in a formal parliamentary question, asking what permits had been granted since Merz’s pledge and how Berlin would enforce the restriction. His request asked the government to provide a full breakdown of permits by date, quantity and weapon type. Germany has long counted itself among Israel’s key defense partners…
Published on 25/09/2025 – 15:26 GMT+2 British bank HSBC said on Thursday that it had tested the use of quantum computing in the European corporate bond market, marking a world-first breakthrough. Working with a team from IBM, HSBC found that the new technology brought a 34% improvement in predicting how likely a bond would trade at a given price. If the technology is adopted, this could help banks and investment firms price bonds and other assets more accurately. “This is a ground-breaking world-first in bond trading,” Philip Intallura, HSBC group head of Quantum Technologies, said in a statement. “It means…
The tech company was slapped with a €500 million fine by the Commission in April. “And that’s not all, there is another ongoing case where, again, all options remain on the table,” Regnier said. He said Apple had snubbed the Commission’s efforts to engage in positive talks to help them comply with the DMA. “Results of this positive engagement? After two months, Apple came back and asked us to scrap everything,” he said, adding: “We of course fully get companies want to defend their profits at all costs, but that’s not what the DMA is about.” U.S. president Donald Trump…
By AP with Doloresz Katanich Published on 25/09/2025 – 15:36 GMT+2 The US economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% from April through June, the government reported in a dramatic upgrade of its previous estimate of second-quarter growth. US gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — rebounded in the spring from a 0.6% first-quarter drop caused by fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. The department had previously estimated second-quarter growth at 3.3%. The first-quarter GDP drop, the first retreat of the US economy in three years, was mainly caused by…
Regnier took aim at specific platforms in his remarks, stating that for example in Germany, “TikTok is used by half of children between 6 and 13 … That’s even below the legal threshold established by TikTok in their terms and conditions.” Paolo Ganino, head of policy communications for TikTok in Europe, said in response that the site removes “around 6 million underage accounts globally each month” as part of a “broader trust and safety programme … designed to support the safety and well-being of teens and families.” Amid vocal concerns from the U.S. government and tech companies about the implications…
Published on 25/09/2025 – 15:02 GMT+2 The Spanish regulator CNMV officially authorised the modification of BBVA’s takeover bid for Banco Sabadell on Thursday. This decision allows the shareholder acceptance period to resume, after being put on hold while awaiting the regulator’s decision. Shareholders have until 10 October to tender their shares, thus complying with the minimum 30 calendar days required by law that BBVA had set. The CNMV’s decision modifies the characteristics of the original offer, which was initially authorised on 5 September 2025. The markets reacted cautiously to the news. On Thursday, BBVA’s Madrid-listed shares had fallen more than…
“We are naked in a world of storms, because we have not prepared ourselves for today’s world,” the EPP leader said. “We were in a weak position during the trade deal … because half of Europe — the Balkans, Poland, Romania — are simply really afraid of Putin. And the only thing that can protect them at the moment is American military power.” Europeans, Weber added, are now facing the hard reality of being “unable to defend ourselves against the drones that are coming.” Moscow has been accused of violating NATO airspace on several occasions in recent weeks, including in…
Speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev drew attention to the weakening credibility of global institutions. “Serious violations of international law have become ‘a new normality,’ which undermines global stability and erodes confidence between peoples, between political leaders, and between states,” he said. He reaffirmed the need for a strong international governance in tumultuous times, for which the UN needs to adapt and reform. “A central pillar of this bold effort to renew the UN should be a reform of the Security Council,” Tokayev said, adding that Asia, Africa, and…