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General artificial intelligence (GenAI) promises to free humans from repetitive tasks and this, in theory, has many advantages for the labour market, but there are fears around how the technology will impact jobs. Policy makers and experts are also examining how AI will affect gender employment dynamics. The gender gap exists across many important indicators. According to Eurostat, in 2024, the employment rate in the EU was 80.8 per cent for men and 70.8 per cent for women. The unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent for women and 5.7 per cent for men. In 2023, women in the EU also…
Friedrich Merz und Julia Klöckner haben es angekündigt: 2027 soll zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik eine Bundespräsidentin gewählt werden. Doch wer könnte das sein? Gordon Repinski erklärt, wie sich die Union jetzt sortiert, warum Namen wie Karin Prien und Ilse Aigner kursieren und wieso Merz die Fehler der Merkel-Ära vermeiden will. Danach geht der Blick in die Niederlande: Dort erlebt der politische Liberalismus ein Comeback. Die Partei D66 landet nicht nur wie prognostiziert weit vorne, sondern gewinnt überraschend die Wahl. Angeführt wird sie von Rob Jetten, einem neuen Hoffnungsträger auch in der EU. Hans von der Burchard…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China. “Now is the ‘appropriate’ time,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Washington shortly after a meeting with China’s president Xi Jinping in South Korea. Trump first made the announcement on social media ahead of his meeting with Xi, stressing that it had to do with others.” “Because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our…
After two years plagued by infighting and political paralysis, the Dutch tried to turn a page in Wednesday’s seismic election. But the country remains sharply divided: The parties finishing first and second, centrist liberal D66 and the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), are sworn enemies. During his campaign, D66 leader Rob Jetten cast himself as a foil to PVV firebrand Geert Wilders. And Wilders has said he “basically disagrees with everything [Jetten] says.” Dutch convention has it that the largest party gets first shot at forming a coalition and its leader is favored to become prime minister. That looks like…
“Many in the Brussels bubble will welcome the rise of a mainstream, pro-governing and reform-oriented party,” said one EU diplomat, granted anonymity because the subject is politically sensitive. “The Dutch have a lot to contribute to the EU.” But even as they exhale with relief at the end of the Wilders interlude, the inhabitants of Europe’s dominant liberal center-ground — those Brussels officials, diplomats and ministers who run the EU show — would be well advised not to celebrate too hard. If previous years are any guide, the final shape of the next government and its policy plans will not become…
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By Chaima Chihi & Euronews Published on 29/10/2025 – 12:00 GMT+1 US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff’s claim that Morocco and Algeria could achieve peace within 60 days faces deep obstacles rooted in a 50-year dispute over Western Sahara, with analysts warning that fundamental disagreements over sovereignty and self-determination make a swift breakthrough unlikely. The conflict dates to Spain’s 1975 withdrawal from Western Sahara after a century of control. Morocco claims the territory as its historical sovereign land based on tribal allegiance to the Alaouite throne. At the same time, Algeria backs the Polisario Front, which declared the Sahrawi Republic in 1976 and…
The operation targeted the Red Command gang in the favelas of Complexo do Alemão and Penha, and included the use of helicopters and armoured vehicles. Authorities described it as one of the most extensive security operations in the city’s history. Rio de Janeiro Governor Claudio Castro said 75 rifles and a large quantity of drugs were seized during the raid, which he called the largest ever conducted in the state. The scale of the violence has prompted human rights groups to demand a full investigation into each death. An Associated Press journalist reported seeing the bodies of at least two…
“To give an idea of the sophistry, one of the objections concerned the transmission of lengthy documents via links, as if the accounting judges were unaware of the existence of computers,” Meloni said. Envisioned as the world’s longest suspension bridge, the Messina project has been proposed and abandoned multiple times over the past five decades. It has long been controversial due to the risks of seismic activity and doubts over its economic viability, environmental impact and related legal concerns. Wednesday’s ruling casts fresh doubt over the project’s future. Meloni’s government now faces a critical choice: to accept the ruling and…
The attacks came amid mutual accusations of ceasefire violations between Israel and Hamas, shattering hopes that the fragile truce might hold. Palestinian Civil Defence teams reported at least 100 deaths across Gaza in the past 12 hours, including 35 children, figures cited by Al Jazeera. Footage from the scene showed families searching through debris and emergency crews pulling survivors from the wreckage. The bombardment followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for a “powerful” military response after what Israel described as a Hamas attack on its troops in southern Gaza. Israel has also accused Hamas of breaching the ceasefire by…