Politics Tanzania Prepares for General ElectionTanzania will hold its general election on 29 October 2025, with both the presidency and legislative seats contested. Incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party is seeking re‑election. The vote is expected to be a key test of Tanzania’s democratic institutions and political stability (Wikipedia). […]
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Oslo, 2 October 2025 — Norway has launched legal action against NHIndustries (NHI), seeking €2.8 billion in damages over the long-troubled NH90 helicopter program. The claim, filed after failed mediation efforts, represents one of the largest compensation demands ever made against a European defence manufacturer — and is six times the value of the original […]
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New York, 30 September 2025 — Artificial intelligence cloud provider CoreWeave has signed a landmark US$14.2 billion agreement with Meta Platforms, cementing its position as one of the most influential players in the rapidly expanding AI infrastructure market. Under the deal, CoreWeave will supply Meta with large-scale computing power through its data centres, which are […]
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Aktau, Kazakhstan, 30 September 2025 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have announced a joint financial package of up to €45 million to expand and modernise the port of Aktau, Kazakhstan’s main maritime gateway on the Caspian Sea. The investment is designed to strengthen the Transcaspian Corridor, […]
Continue ReadingOn 1 October 2025, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra and Turkish Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Murat Kurum met in Brussels for the third EU-Türkiye High-Level Dialogue on climate, in the presence of the Turkish Deputy Ministers for Trade and for the Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change. The […]
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Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working to find out what happened to those who did not make it out – and seeking justice for the disappeared. He recalls one mother’s stunned response when he told her that her son had died […]
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Washington, D.C., 2 October 2025 — The ongoing US government shutdown is threatening to paralyse the nation’s aviation system, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) preparing to furlough more than 11,000 employees. The cuts, which affect nearly a quarter of the agency’s workforce, are expected to cause significant disruption at major airports including Washington D.C., […]
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Hong Kong, 2 October 2025 — The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has issued HK$240 billion (US$31 billion) in sovereign green bonds since 2019, making it one of Asia’s largest government-led green financing platforms. According to the newly released Green Bond Report 2025, proceeds have been allocated to 116 projects spanning wastewater treatment, hospital expansions, […]
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Dublin, 2 October 2025 — Ireland has reached a landmark in its transition to cleaner transport, with 196,000 electric vehicles (EVs) now registered nationwide, surpassing the Climate Action Plan (CAP) target of 195,000 EVs set for the end of 2025. Announcing the achievement, Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien described it as proof that “when the […]
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Dublin, 2 October 2025 — Ireland’s long-awaited MetroLink project has cleared a major hurdle after An Coimisiún Pleanála granted approval for the Railway Order, authorising construction of the country’s largest ever public transport investment. The decision was hailed by Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien, alongside senior figures from the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport […]
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