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Macron, Merz openly disagree on joint fighter jet program
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (431+ words) France's president says Europeans need to standardize their warplanes, while the German chancellor is open to having two different models. NEW DELHI "French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have openly disagreed this week on the future of…...
Germany eyes social media ban for kids
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (437+ words) Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he has "a lot of sympathy" for a proposal to prohibit access for under-14s. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed his "sympathy" for a proposal to ban social media for children ahead of a discussion among…...
Pedro Sánchez calls for probe into tech giants over child sex abuse material
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (461+ words) Spanish prosecutors will be tasked with determining if X, Meta and TikTok should be investigated for illegal AI-generated images shared on their platforms. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez on Tuesday said his government will request prosecutors launch an investigation into…...
For Spain’s Sánchez, the fight against tech billionaires is personal
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (1290+ words) The prime minister has endured years of abuse on the social media platforms he now seeks to regulate. Spain's Pedro S'nchez is taking on the world's top tech billionaires and, for him, the fight is personal. Two years after the…...
Sánchez’s Socialists suffer heavy loss in regional Spanish election
1+ week, 3+ day ago (476+ words) The far-right Vox performed well, putting it in the driver's seat to secure concessions for backing the victorious conservatives. MADRID " The Socialist Party of Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez endured a major defeat on Sunday in an election in the Spanish…...
Portuguese leaders defy floods and far right to hold Sunday presidential runoff
1+ week, 4+ day ago (783+ words) Turnout will be decisive in an election marred by devastating storms. Portuguese voters head back to the polls for the runoff round of the country's presidential election on Sunday despite an ongoing state of emergency amid devastating storms." More than…...
Spain’s youth minister floats countrywide ban on X
1+ week, 6+ day ago (282+ words) Sira Rego says current digital space is "undemocratic" and controlled by "a few digital strongmen." Spain's youth minister has intensified Madrid's clash with Big Tech after suggesting the country may need to curb " or even ban " access to Elon Musk's…...
EU top court annuls Parliament’s decision to strip Catalan separatist MEPs’ immunity
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (507+ words) The Court of Justice of the EU rules the process to waive the lawmakers" protection was not impartial. The Court of Justice of the EU on Thursday annulled the European Parliament"s 2021 decision to strip Catalan separatist lawmakers" immunity, citing…...
Trio of Spanish regional elections spells trouble for Sánchez
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (1086+ words) First up on Sunday is Arag'n, nicknamed the "Spanish Ohio" as it tends to predict which way national politics are heading. MADRID " Spain's conservatives hope a trio of impending regional elections will collapse the government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro…...
Italian ex-general gears up to launch new far-right party
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (549+ words) MEP Roberto Vannacci looks set to break with Matteo Salvini's League, but it is far from certain how much support he can command. Roberto Vannacci, an MEP and former general, is preparing to launch his own political party, which would…...