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Friday April 18, 2025

ECB lowers interest rates by 25 basis points

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to cut key interest rates for the seventh time since June 2024, in response to the negative impact of erratic U.S. tariffs on economic growth across the eurozone, reported Xinhua. Following the ECB's adjustment, the deposit facility rate and the

Published: 21:12 pm,Thursday 17 April 2025

Berlin to introduce ban on knives and guns on public transport

A ban on guns and knives is to be introduced on Berlin's public transport system, reported dpa. The plan was announced by authorities in the German capital on Thursday after a video call with representatives of police forces and transport companies. The ban is set to be in force on

Published: 01:44 am,Friday 18 April 2025

Russia removes Taliban from list of terrorist organization

Russia on Thursday suspended the ban on the activities of the Taliban in the country, reported Xinhua. "The decision of the Russian Supreme Court suspends the previously established ban on the activities of the Taliban movement, included in the unified federal list of organizations recognized as terrorist," local

Published: 00:13 am,Friday 18 April 2025

Man shot by police after axe attack on car in Germany

Police in south-western Germany fatally shot a man after he attacked a car with an axe while a child was inside, authorities said on Wednesday, reported dpa. The man, 64, had smashed the car's window but allowed the mother and child to escape unharmed, local authorities said in a

Published: 00:02 am,Friday 18 April 2025

Germany Bundestag bans Russian, Belarus envoys from WWII ceremony

The German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, has excluded the ambassadors of Russia and Belarus from its central ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on May 8, reported dpa. The decision follows a recommendation from the German Foreign Office advising against inviting

Published: 21:06 pm,Wednesday 16 April 2025

EC issues proposed list of safe countries of origin to handle asylum applications

The European Commission has proposed the creation of an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin to accelerate asylum procedures across the European Union, reported dpa. On Wednesday, the commission announced that asylum applications from nationals of Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia will be processed more

Published: 03:05 am,Thursday 17 April 2025

Slovak PM criticizes EU's warning against travelling to Moscow

Visiting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who held talks with his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday, criticized the warning of Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security Policy, against travelling to Moscow, reported Xinhua. "How can she tell the prime minister of

Published: 03:12 am,Thursday 17 April 2025

Romania tops EU inflation charts amid bloc-wide slowdown

Romania reclaimed its position as the European Union (EU) member state with the highest rate of inflation in March 2025, despite a general slowdown in price growth across the bloc, according to new data from Eurostat on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The EU's annual inflation rate fell to 2.5

Published: 02:01 am,Thursday 17 April 2025

Afghans at risk of persecution by Taliban board plane for Germany

A plane chartered by the German government took off from Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Wednesday carrying Afghans who have been granted admission to Germany, reported dpa. The passengers have all received a legally binding admission, a spokesman for the German Foreign Office said. The plane is expected to land in

Published: 01:31 am,Wednesday 16 April 2025

Zelensky meets Rutte on Ukrainian, European security

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Tuesday with visiting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss Ukrainian and European security, reported Xinhua, quoting the presidential press service. At the meeting in Ukraine's southern city of Odesa, Zelensky and Rutte discussed various formats of cooperation

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