Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 8 October 2025 — The United States’ top Middle East adviser, the Prime Minister of Qatar, and other senior regional officials joined the third day of indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, signaling a shift toward tackling the most contentious aspects of a proposed American plan to end the […]
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published Revision from October 2025 of the Easy Access Rules for Additional Airworthiness Specifications (Regulation (EU) 2015/640). This Revision incorporates new requirements adopted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2954 and EASA ED Decision 2024/010/R amending CS-26 .The following topics are addressed: Installation of helicopter crash-resistant fuel system mandate, Provision […]
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Dublin, 8 October 2025 — Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has welcomed a record allocation of €1.49 billion for Defence in Budget 2026, marking an 11% increase on last year and a 35% rise since 2022. The funding, the highest in the State’s history, is intended to strengthen Ireland’s defence capabilities and accelerate […]
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A curated overview of key developments across Africa, spanning economics, energy, politics, and technology. Business & Macro 🇰🇪 Kenya Cuts Rates AgainThe Central Bank of Kenya lowered its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 9.25%, the eighth consecutive cut since August 2024. Inflation stood at 4.6% in September, comfortably within the 2.5–7.5% target […]
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Dublin, 8 October 2025 — Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless TD has secured Cabinet approval to bring forward legislation amending the National Training Fund (NTF) Act, paving the way for a €1.5 billion investment package in Ireland’s tertiary education sector. Funding Breakdown The six-year package, announced in Budget […]
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Dublin, 8 October 2025 – The Government has unveiled a record €27.4 billion health budget for 2026, marking a 6.2% increase (€1.5bn) on the previous year. Ministers say the investment will drive faster, fairer access to healthcare while embedding long-term reforms in the Irish health service. The funding was announced today by Minister for Health […]
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Tokyo/Zurich, 8 October 2025 — Japan’s SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire the robotics division of Swiss engineering giant ABB in a deal valued at $5.4 billion, marking one of the most significant moves yet in its push to expand into artificial intelligence and automation. Strategic Shift The acquisition underscores SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s renewed […]
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Rights organizations have condemned a deadly nighttime assault in central Myanmar in which motorized paragliders, or “paramotors,” dropped explosives on civilians, killing more than 20 people, including children, during the Thadingyut Festival of Lights. The Attack Witnesses in Chaung-U Township, Sagaing Region, reported that the first strike occurred around 8 p.m. on Monday, as residents […]
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Conakry, 8 October 2025 — Press freedom groups have called on Guinean authorities to ensure the safe return of 75-year-old Elhadj Adama Keita, the father of exiled journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita, who was abducted by unidentified men in Nzérékoré on September 29. Circumstances of the Abduction According to witnesses, Keita was seized outside his home […]
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OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed dismay that “the Israeli military is destroying Gaza City, forcing Palestinians to flee and then killing them when they seek shelter in Middle Gaza, especially in and around An Nuseirat Camp.” Amid the ongoing displacement and influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Israel intensified strikes on the northwestern […]
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