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A French supermarket’s Christmas advert is going against the AI trend and it’s a hit with millions of people around the world

An Italian woman stole a delivery boat in Venice and crashed it into the 16th-century Rialto Bridge on Thursday, damaging the stone balustrade and sending parcels into the Grand Canal.

After 10 years in office, the director of the EU Drugs Agency will step down at the end of the month. He takes stock of developments in the drugs market and outlines the challenges facing the bloc.

More than 1,000 suspects have been identified in a global sting to crack down on illegal trafficking.

National Rally (RN) lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy said his proposed bill would allow sex workers in France to be “empresses in their kingdom.”

While exports from China to the US have fallen for most of the year, shipments have surged to other destinations, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the European Union.

Women and the youth are the most at risk of AI taking their jobs, and of the technology being biased against them.

The EU’s former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has been detained by Belgian police as part of an anti-fraud investigation. Stefano Sannino, a top EU civil servant, was also taken into questioning on Tuesday.

The EU’s former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has been detained by Belgian police as part of an anti-fraud investigation. Stefano Sannino, a top EU civil servant, was also taken into questioning on Tuesday.

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Researchers have identified five distinct phases of brain architecture that unfold from infancy to the late 80s.

Researchers have identified five distinct phases of brain architecture that unfold from infancy to the late 80s.

The summit, the first to be held in Africa, opened on Saturday with EU leaders and their counterparts from leading and emerging economies coming together as Washington’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine loomed large on the sidelines.

Experts have slammed the “shamefully weak” COP30 draft text for failing to mention fossil fuels at all.

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Demonstrations are expected from anti-capitalists, climate activists, women’s rights campaigners and anti-migrant groups, some of which are raising South Africa’s own problems with poverty and inequality.

The French government warns that in Europe, aviation agencies report between 200 and 500 in-air incidents per month. In 2024, the Air Transport Association (IATA) recorded one incident in every 395 flights.

Meanwhile, Poland’s defence chief Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that the army would examine 120 kilometres of the Warsaw-Lublin-Hrubieszów line, which links the capital to Ukraine by rail and road.

The Western Balkan country is expected to conclude accession talks by the end of 2027, putting it on track to become a member of the EU by 2030. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has injected momentum into negotiations, calling it a geopolitical imperative.

Video. Federal officials confirmed that immigration enforcement surged in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Border Patrol agents made multiple arrests. Local resident Willy Aceituno said he saw agents chasing people and was twice stopped himself, with officers breaking his car window and throwing him to the ground

I love this so much. I’d love to find one with sound. In the meantime I’m just watching this over and over humming the Rocky theme.

Some of France’s European partners have been watching the political turmoil closely as the country struggles to rein in a budget deficit which has become the largest in the euro zone.

From December 13, cabins will begin carrying passengers across Limeil-Brévannes in Val-de-Marne, a suburb long served only by buses. The 4.5-kilometre route, with five stations, will take just 18 minutes end to end. Residents say they are eager to try the quiet, comfortable cabins.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to create an intelligence service using data from member states, aiming to expand its operational use and increase her influence, according to international media reports.

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Italian companies paid over €1 billion in taxes to Russia, half of which went to military spending to finance the ongoing destruction of Ukraine.

A new OECD report reveals that 8% of respondents across 22 EU countries say they have no close friends, while 3% report having no close family members.

The French parliament will debate a €2 fast-fashion import tax this week that will enter into force next year, as similar EU levy faces possible delays until 2028. The parliament could impose an additional €5 environmental levy on budget retailers down the line.

Top European leadership is set to skip the EU-CELAC summit on Sunday marked by tensions between the United States and Colombia. Donald Trump is also pursuing an aggressive policy on Venezuela, with Nicolás Maduro in focus. Europeans cite low attendance to cancel summit participation.

A fully autonomous military convoy underwent its last round of testing in Spain, according to reports.

On the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, a photo exhibition by UN Women and EEAS in Brussels celebrates women at the heart of peace processes.

Copernicus says the findings reflect the “accelerating pace of climate change”.

A US agent tried to bribe Nicolás Maduro’s pilot to divert his plane for capture, part of a 16-month covert operation that ultimately failed to topple the leader.

A legal wrangle over alleged copyright infringement between Universal Music and AI firm Udio has ended with a settlement and a new partnership for a platform to make AI music more accessible to everyday users.

The outcome of Wednesday’s vote in the Netherlands could determine the strength of the far-right in a knife-edge race.

Defendants claim freedom of expression as prosecutors denounce a years-long cyber-harassment rooted in a hoax.

More than 500,000 euros in just 48 hours? This Czech organisation has shown the way: with a fundraising campaign, the organisation has raised enough money for a Flamingo cruise missile. “Gifts for Putin,” this is the name of a Czech fundraising initiative, who have been raising money to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion.

From military contracts to “Spotify-verified” AI-generated bands, via price hikes and artists speaking out against the platform as “the worst thing that has happened to musicians”, it’s not as if users were at a loss for reasons to ditch the Swedish company.

This new text strengthens political dialogue between Brussels and Tashkent. But it also consolidates many areas such as trade, investment, research, sustainable development and intellectual property.

The stolen chairs, which had an estimated value of €60,000, were resold in Spain, Morocco and Romania, according to police.

A new study finds poorer nations will bear the brunt of rising deadly heat days, despite contributing least to global emissions.

Uzbekistan’s President will visit Brussels on 24 October 2025 to sign the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) with the EU. The deal marks a new phase in political, trade, and security cooperation, strengthening ties and supporting reforms and sustainable development.

A further 10 allies have lined up to join NATO’s newly established PURL initiative, created to purchase in-demand weapons systems from the US, amid a shortage in supplies.

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As AI becomes more enmeshed in our lives, most people can’t tell the difference between human voices and their synthetic clones, a new study reveals.

The measures, which Washington has postponed six times, could lead to fuel shortages and price increases in Serbia.

SoftBank to buy ABB’s robotics business for $5.4 billion. The acquisition brings together SoftBank’s AI know-how and ABB’s robotics expertise as companies race to stay ahead of tech advances.

For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.

The European Commission will now fine tune a Roadmap for defence set to be released in two weeks, before leaders convene for another summit to make decisions.

The Hungarian leader said it doesn't matter if a few Hungarian drones flew over Ukraine, since he doesn't consider Ukraine an independent, sovereign country.

Belarus opened its first nuclear power plant in Astravets in 2020 amid protests and concern in neighbouring Lithuania, where there was opposition to the plant's location.

The Heart of Moldova party is one of four in the Russia-friendly Patriotic Electoral Bloc, viewed as one of the main opponents of the ruling pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity.

Belarus opened its first nuclear power plant in Astravets in 2020 amid protests and concern in neighbouring Lithuania, where there was opposition to the plant's location.

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a financing facility with the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) to support the Palestinian private sector, amid rising tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.