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European Union- United States Trade Agreement
Diplomacy & Beyond Plus
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July 30, 2025
The United States and the European Union reached a high-stakes agreement, ending a month-long standoff between the two economic partners at the end of July. The consensus, between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula...
Italy probes Meta over AI integration in WhatsApp without user consent
Mint
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July 30, 2025
Italy’s antitrust regulator has launched a formal investigation into Meta Platforms over claims that it misused its market dominance by integrating its artificial intelligence tool into WhatsApp without securing user consent. The Autorità Garante...
EU to Scrap 100ml Liquid Rule as New Airport Scanners Roll Out
To Vima
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July 30, 2025
The longstanding 100ml liquid limit for hand luggage on European Union flights is set to be phased out, marking a significant shift in airport security protocols. The change hinges on the widespread deployment of next-generation security scanners...
Italy’s antitrust watchdog (AGCM) is investigating Meta
Cryptopolitan
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July 30, 2025
Italy’s competition authority (AGCM) announced on Wednesday that it has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms. The state is concerned that the company may have abused its market dominance by integrating the Meta AI assistant...
Italian Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador over article on Russophobia
TASS
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July 30, 2025
ROME, July 30. /TASS/. Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani has summoned Russia’s ambassador to Rome, Alexey Paramonov, to the Foreign Ministry. According to a statement by the Italian Foreign Ministry, this is due to...
Italy's economy shrinks slightly in Q2: ISTAT
The Malaysian Star
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July 30, 2025
ROME, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Italy's economy shrank by 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, Italy's national statistics agency ISTAT said on Wednesday, citing preliminary estimates. ISTAT noted that the...
Italy reaffirms defence cooperation with Libya
The Libya Observer
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Italy has reiterated its commitment to defence cooperation with Libya following a meeting between its ambassador in Tripoli, Gianluca Alberini, and Abdul Salam Zoubi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Defence in the Government of National Unity....
Italy Economy Contracts For First Time In 2 Years
RTTNews
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July 30, 2025
Italy's economy shrank for the first time in two years in the second quarter, preliminary estimate from the statistical office ISTAT showed Wednesday. Gross domestic product dropped unexpectedly by 0.1 percent sequentially, in contrast to the 0.3...
Italian chain to shut 6 UK restaurants
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
By JANE DENTON Updated: 14:47 EDT, 30 July 2025 Advertisement A popular UK restaurant chain known for its Italian food has revealed plans to shut some of its venues after a change of ownership. Gusto Italian announced on Wednesday it will close...
Italy’s 22 Million Military-Fit Citizens Are a Silent Strength
24/7 Wall St.
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July 30, 2025
Key Points Italy ranks as one of the largest reservoirs of military-age citizens in Europe Italy has roughly 22 million citizens that are fit-for-service in the Italian Armed Forces This puts Italy ahead of Spain and France, but it falls short of...
EU airports begin phasing out 100‑milliliter liquid rule
ScandAsia
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July 30, 2025
Photo: Getty images Some European airports are starting to phase out the long‑standing 100‑milliliter limit on liquids in carry‑on luggage. The change follows the European Civil Aviation Conference’s (ECAC) approval of new computed‑tomography (CT)...
Macron bemoans US-EU trade deal, says European Union needs to be ‘feared’
The Gazette - Colorado
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French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his fury at the recent U.S.-EU trade deal during a Wednesday Cabinet meeting, arguing that it had been reached because the bloc was not "feared enough." The deal was announced on Sunday, with terms widely...
Italy says Meta may be violating law with AI in WhatsApp
The Register
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Meta's addition of AI services to encrypted messaging platform WhatsApp has Italian officials suspecting the Silicon Valley giant may be abusing its dominant market position to push unwanted features on users. The Italian Competition Authority...
EU proposes sanctions on Israel as Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens, but member states still split
ANSA
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July 30, 2025
The EU considers suspending Israeli access to research funding over the Gaza humanitarian crisis. For some of the bloc's member states, these steps do not go far enough. For others, even that is too much. More than 1,000 people have been killed...
EU considers suspending Israeli research funding amid Gaza crisis
Sabah
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July 30, 2025
The European Union is weighing the suspension of Israeli access to research funding amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. While some EU member states view the move as a necessary step, others argue it either doesn’t go far enough or...
Business Notes: New creamery to sell gelato, Nordstrom Rack coming to Williamsburg area
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 29, 2025
Udder Nonsense, a new creamery specializing in gelato and cheese, will begin selling its products at the new Market 5 complex along Route 5 in Charles City next month. The creamery is the latest business venture for Steve Rose, who founded...
Italy tells ICC it acted in good faith over Almasri
ANSA
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July 30, 2025
The government said it did not breach its obligation to cooperate with the International Criminal Court in its report, which ANSA has seen, on its failure to hand over Libyan General Osama Almasri at the start of the year The general was arrested...
Seventeen countries adopt final document of UN's Palestine conference — top Saudi diplomat
TASS
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July 30, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, July 30. /TASS/. At least 17 countries, the European Union, and the League of Arab States have adopted the final document of the UN conference on the Palestinian issue initiated by Saudi Arabia and France, Saudi Foreign Minister...
Top Iranian academic urges UN Secretary General to uphold science, nations' sovereignty
Tehran Times
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July 30, 2025
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli, President of the Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a letter to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nation, has called for the condemnation of imposed Israeli war against...
The EU And Italy Provide €23 Million For The Payment Of Medical Referrals To East Jerusalem Hospitals
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Palestine News Network ) Bethlehem/PNN/ The European Union and Italy have made a contribution of €23 million to the Palestinian Authority, supporting the payment of medical referrals to East Jerusalem Hospitals. This financial...