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Wartime is posing new challenges for the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund. A new recommendation could open the door for Norway’s €2 trillion wealth fund to invest in major Western defence groups that are currently banned from its portfolio because of their involvement in nuclear arms production. A government-appointed commission proposed the change as part of a review of the fund’s ethical rules on Thursday. Under its current ethical guidelines, the fund excludes 14 companies because they develop or make nuclear weapons or their components, including industry giants Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Safran. The Norwegian government ordered…
Protests in France rage on, as students and teachers continue to raise awareness of staff shortages, poor school infrastructure, defective equipment, and deeper anxieties over diminishing prospects and the cost-of-living crisis. This week, on Tuesday, more than 480,000 protestors took to the streets across France (according to the inter-union of high-school and university group), with placards which read: “Nos lycées tombent en ruines, comme nos espoirs” (“Our schools, like our hopes, are falling into ruin”) and “Diplômés aujourd’hui, précaires demain” (“Graduates today, insecurity tomorrow”). Since the nationwide movement began in September, acts of violence have been reported, with one teenager…
Researchers discovered critical details of the hacking tools by analyzing devices belonging to journalists and staff at the Al Jazeera media network, finding that 45 devices of journalists and staff were targeted and some infected with Israeli-made spyware known as Candiru. At the heart of the hacking campaign is the Israeli company Discover-Tech that describes itself as an advertising business. Citizen Lab researchers said the company facilitated surveillance for commercial spyware operators. Its platform, called Controlium, allegedly allowed spyware makers like Candiru — which in 2025 was acquired by Integrity Labs — to identify, track and target devices by loading…
Published on 15/10/2026 – 12:25 GMT+2•Updated 12:26 Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev stunned Brussels on Thursday morning by backing the controversial diesel supply deal agreed between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in defiance of Western sanctions. “You know what is our problem right now in Europe? High fuel prices,” Radev said in English as he arrived at a two-day summit of leaders. “Any step in reducing fuel prices and to guarantee our competitiveness, we appreciate.” His comments put him at odds with his fellow EU leaders, who have strongly condemned the deal as risky, dangerous and…
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Published on 15/10/2026 – 14:25 GMT+2•Updated 14:33 Europe’s single currency fell on Wednesday to lows against the US dollar not seen since mid-May last year, and against the British pound since early June last year, as soaring energy costs, a bond market revolt over French public finances and a stronger US dollar weigh on it. The slide comes even though the European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates twice this year, which would normally support a currency. The euro traded at roughly $1.111 on Wednesday, its weakest since mid-May 2025 and below the low it first hit earlier this…
The State Airport of Chios “Homer” will temporarily suspend operations from the evening of Sunday 15 November 2026 until 15 March 2027, as part of works to extend and upgrade the take-off and landing runway, according to an announcement by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). The Authority considers the suspension necessary for the safe execution of the works, which include extending the runway to the north and an overall improvement of the airport’s operational infrastructure. As the HCAA points out, the planning takes into account the particularities of an airport with a limited runway length, the winter weather conditions…
Romanian authorities have not given a reason for either incident. The fires broke out hours after the country’s defense ministry announced an air alert around Snake Island — a Ukrainian territory located about 40 kilometers from the spot where the San Marino tanker sent its distress signal. A drone was also spotted near Sulina overnight `”after which it disappeared from the radar,” the ministry wrote. At least five commercial vessels have been hit by suspected drone strikes in the Black Sea over the past two weeks. The deadly attacks are affecting a key route that carries 95% of Ukraine’s grain…
Published on 15/10/2026 – 13:26 GMT+2•Updated 13:43 Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan carried out their first joint engagement on Thursday since their surprise move back to the UK in August. King Charles III’s 42-year-old younger son and Meghan, 45, who left Britain and quit royal duties in 2020 amid a bitter royal family feud, were greeted with cheers before they chatted and joked with well-wishers in the central city of Nottingham. The royal-style visit puts the pair at odds with Buckingham Palace after the king made it clear in a letter released last month that their position was…
For the first time since the outbreak of the Iran war, top delegations from Middle Eastern and Asian countries engaged in ongoing political and military conflicts met in Baku on Thursday for the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), hosted by Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has brought together Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khalifa bin Shaheen Al Marar and a Palestinian delegation led by Foreign Minister Varsen…