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ADVERTISEMENTRussia’s Supreme Court has lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated a terrorist organisation more than two decades ago.The move is being seen as a diplomatic victory for the group, who were put on Moscow’s list of terrorist organisations in 2003, making any contact with them punishable by law.Parallel to this, Taliban delegations have attended various forums hosted by Russia as Moscow has sought to position itself as a regional power broker.The court’s ruling, following a request by the Prosecutor General’s Office, comes after last year’s adoption of a law stipulating that the official designation as a…

NYC medical examiner has said the 39-year-old actress died as a result of complications from diabetes.

ADVERTISEMENTEU Commissioner Glenn Micallef has underlined his commitment to boost the EU’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme during an exchange on youth engagement in politics on Euronews’ Brussels My Love programme.Micallef holds the portfolio for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport and joined Samira Rafaela, a visiting fellow at Cornell University and former MEP, and Rareș Voicu, President of the European Youth Forum on the programme, which will be aired this weekend.The Commissioner stressed the importance of the flagship student exchange programme, Erasmus+, in shaping a shared European identity and building key skills. “The intention is to strengthen the Erasmus Plus Programme,…

Nvidia shares have fallen more than 5% in after-hours trading after the US said the chipmaker would require a licence to sell H20 chips to China.

On the second anniversary of the outbreak of Sudan’s civil war, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced €140 million in new aid during an international conference in London.

ADVERTISEMENTThe drugmaker Pfizer is no longer developing a daily anti-obesity pill, setting back efforts to find new ways to treat obesity that don’t involve regular injections.The company said it would stop studying the experimental drug, danuglipron, after a participant in one of its clinical trials experienced a possible drug-induced liver injury that ended once the person stopped taking the treatment.The once-daily version of the pill was in early-stage testing, with researchers trying to figure out the best dose for patients, a spokeswoman said.The company intended to move the drug into late-stage testing, which is generally the last and most expensive…

ADVERTISEMENTThe latest report by the European Drought Observatory paints a worrying picture of drought across southern, eastern, and central Europe.The Iberian Peninsula faces the most critical conditions with several red warnings, the result of alternating periods of drought and intense winter and spring precipitation. In 2023, Spain already had the largest territory affected by drought, at 34,000 square km, followed by Poland with 24,000 and Lithuania with 20,000.At the same time, orange warnings are present in swathes of Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Poland, Belarus, most of Ukraine, as well as Ireland, Scotland and a few spots in Germany and France. Cyprus…

ADVERTISEMENTEuropean markets opened the new week with solid gains, buoyed by renewed investor optimism after US President Donald Trump announced that major tech products such as semiconductors and smartphones would be temporarily exempt from the higher tariffs on Chinese imports.However, the US administration clarified that these items remain subject to the existing 20% fentanyl-related tariffs, and a special tariff on semiconductors and electronics will be introduced in around a month.Chinese authorities welcomed the decision, calling the US tariff exemption a small but constructive step toward correcting previous wrongdoings.By 8:15am CEST, the Euro STOXX 50 index – which tracks blue-chip companies…

ADVERTISEMENTEuropean leaders took to social media on Sunday to condemn Russia’s latest deadly attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote that “Russian cruelty struck again,” calling the attack “barbaric” in a post on X.More than 30 people were killed in the missile strike as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, according to officials. Images from the scene showed lines of black body bags lying on the side of the road, while more bodies were seen wrapped in foil blankets among the debris. Video footage also showed fire crews as they fought to extinguish…

ADVERTISEMENT’Fast’ is an understatement for the stock market today. Real-time price updates on a screen and stocks changing hands at the click of a button—this is the face of modern trading, be it in Tokyo, London, or New York. But, how did it all get started?It turns out that modern stock trading traces its roots back to a Dutch trading company over four centuries ago. On 20 March 1602, the Dutch East India Company (‘Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie’ in Dutch) or the VOC announced the first initial public offering (IPO), laying a foundation for modern financial markets. Article 10 of its charter said:…