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Trump and Putin en route to Alaska for high-stakes summit, as Europe watches nervously
EurActiv
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August 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday in Alaska in a high-risk summit that could prove decisive for the future of Ukraine. Putin will step onto Western soil for the first time since he ordered the...
The economic argument for keeping US forces in Europe
Breaking Defense
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August 15, 2025
NATO’s Hague summit earlier this summer has generally been viewed as a qualified success, despite — or perhaps because of — its unusually short and focused agenda. The new 5 percent defense spending commitment deserves most of the credit for this...
EU urges China to drop sanctions on Lithuanian banks amid tensions over Russia and Taiwan
Euronews
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August 14, 2025
Published on 14/08/2025 - 19:09 GMT+2 •Updated 19:15 The European Union called on China to revoke sanctions imposed on two Lithuanian banks in retaliation for EU penalties on Chinese lenders linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Beijing announced the...
Startup Investing Is No Longer Just For Silicon Valley Insiders: 4 Ways to Participate
Benzinga
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When Brian Chesky rented air mattresses in his San Francisco apartment to make rent money, he was creating what would become Airbnb Inc.—a startup now valued at over $130 billion. Most people only hear about startups after they’ve become household...
Germany tells Israel to scrap West Bank settlement plan
Malay Mail
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August 15, 2025
BERLIN, Aug 15 — Germany on Friday called on the Israeli government to stop settlement construction in the West Bank after Israel’s far-right finance minister said work would start on a plan for thousands of home that would divide the Palestinian...
Business news live: FTSE 100 rises and Warren Buffett’s new $1.6bn investment
The Independent
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August 15, 2025
Labour can’t hit ‘working people’, so now they’re after people who used to work Whatever weasel words they may use to justify any changes to inheritance tax, the message is clear: you’re better off not making money under Labour, because they will...
Greece’s Trading With Germany Grows 3.8%, But Imports More
The National Herald
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August 15, 2025
ATHENS – Trade between Greece and Germany reached €12.05 billion ($14.1 billion) in 2024, a 3.8 percent increase over 2023, said the Greek Embassy in Berlin, Greece moving up two spots to become Germany’s 37th largest trading partner globally. But...
UK households could be handed refunds after Britain's biggest bailiff firm overcharged
Birmingham Live
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August 15, 2025
One of the UK's most influential bailiff companies overcharged people it was pursuing for unpaid debts, according to a new report by The Guardian. Marston Holdings has now launched a refunds programme and apologised to consumers. It has stated...
Namibia, Germany renew 30-year Youth Sport Exchange partnership
Informante
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August 15, 2025
Staff Reporter A NAMIBIAN delegation has travelled to Germany to formalise the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture and the Fussball- und Leichtathletik...
Northwest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Announces August 2025 Distribution
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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August 15, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – August 15, 2025) – Northwest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: NWH.UN) (the “REIT” or “Northwest“), a global investor and operator of...
16-year-old Israeli girl drifting past Europe’s men
Ynet
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August 15, 2025
While her classmates prepare for Bible exams or post TikToks, 10th-grader Yeva Ivanov from Afula shifts into high gear — literally. She’s only 16 and not yet old enough to get a driver’s license, but on Europe’s drift tracks, she’s already a...
How Trump's meeting with Putin impacts investors
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Brian Sozzi Kenny, I want to go over to you here. This is a market that is still inclined to trade on economic data rather than geopolitical events, but this meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin could that change the tone of...
Berlin Rejects Israeli Plan to Build Houses in West Bank Settlements
teleSUR
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(FILE) Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli Army operation at Nur Shams refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, 20 October 2023. Photo. EFE.(FILE) Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli Army operation at Nur...
President: Croatia must avoid risk as Europe faces uncertain years
Croatia Week
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August 15, 2025
by croatiaweek August 15, 2025 in News (Photo: Office of the President of Croatia / Dario Andrišek) President Zoran Milanović has called for caution as Europe enters a period of uncertainty, saying Croatia must protect its interests and avoid...
The beastly dilemma facing Europe’s zoos — to cull or not to cull
The Times
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Tossing the torsos of half a dozen dismembered Guinea baboons into the big cat enclosure is perhaps an unorthodox way to start an ethical debate. The killing of 12 primates last month, which were judged to be surplus to requirements at Nuremberg...
UK banks ranked best to worst based on customer service – where is YOURS on the list?
The Scottish Sun
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August 15, 2025
UK banks have been ranked from best to worst based on their customer service, with digital providers coming out on top. The large-scale annual survey, published by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), scores banks on a range of services...
StatLab expands European presence with acquisitions in Germany, France
Medical Economics
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August 14, 2025
StatLab Medical Products has acquired German histology service and distribution company Histoserve GmbH and Diapath France SAS, completing moves that expand the company’s direct commercial presence to the four largest pathology markets in Europe....
‘Fewer nom-doms left Britain than feared’ after Reeves’s budget
The Times
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An exodus of millionaires from Britain after Rachel Reeves’s crackdown on non-doms may not be as drastic as feared, it has been claimed. In April, the government abolished the centuries-old non-dom tax regime, which allowed wealthy foreigners...
Former Disney child star woke up to 'zero dollars' in bank account after nearly 20 years in showbiz
Fox News
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Christy Carlson Romano and Kyla Pratt explain how growing up as child actors helped them navigate the challenges on "Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alyson Stoner had worked in showbiz for nearly...
How the world is reacting to Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank
Yahoo News
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Israel’s announcement that it will illegally build thousands of homes in a highly controversial development in the occupied West Bank – in a move Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted “buries the idea of a Palestinian state” – has drawn...