Apple is expanding Tap to Pay on iPhone to nine new countries in Europe.
The contactless payment method is now available in Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland, the tech…
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Northern Europe pushes EU to speed up Ukraine membership – POLITICO
While Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has publicly suggested Ukraine could join the bloc by 2030, the signatories now want action to make sure it actually happens.
“Ukraine has shown a remarkable reform progress — now it is…
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‘Not a major issue’: Why Russia is undeterred by EU sanctions threats
Later this week, during a European Council, EU leaders – except for Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – are expected to repeat their promise to “step up” financial pressure on Russia if it refuses to make peace with Ukraine. But after three…
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Fresh Ukraine talks to begin ‘immediately’, White House says after Trump-Putin call
A partial ceasefire may be close, but there’s still lots to be donepublished at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March
Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondentBoth the Russian and American sides have put a positive spin on…
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Trump Administration Ends Tracking of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children in Russia
The State Department has ended funding for the tracking of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, and American officials or contractors might have deleted a database with information on them, according to a letter U.S….
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Minimum wages: Which European countries have seen the highest increases?
An adequate minimum wage is crucial for ensuring a decent standard of living for workers. But how have minimum wages changed in Europe from 2015 to 2025? And, over the last decade, have wage disparities been widening or narrowing?
As…
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President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Vladimir Putin
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The White House
March 18, 2025
The below is attributable to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
Today, President Trump and President Putin spoke about the need for peace and a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Both leaders agreed this…
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Why did Putin’s Russia invade Ukraine and does he want to get rid of Zelensky?
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor
ReutersWhen Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine, his aim was to sweep into the capital, Kyiv, in a matter of days.
He wanted to overthrow the pro-Western government and…
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Two Years in NATO, Finland is Searching for a Plan B
However, two months into his second term, President Trump has already made clear his interest-based and transactional approach to foreign affairs, as well as his tendency to shift his perception of US interests from one day to the next. For the…
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Canada’s Carney sends a message to Trump as he chooses Europe for first foreign trip as PM
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Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, broke with tradition on Monday by visiting Europe rather than the United States for his first foreign trip as the…
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