Paris, July 26 (IANS) Leaders across the world are expressing their solidarity with the victims of the attack in Germany, where a car rammed into a large Pride celebration in Berlin, killing one person and injuring 17 others.French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with the victims and their loved ones through a post on social media on Sunday.”Deep emotion and solidarity following the heinous attack on the Christopher Street Day event in Berlin. Our thoughts are with the victims…
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Quetta, July 23 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation has submitted a petition to the European Parliament seeking the suspension of Pakistan’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status, citing systematic violence by Pakistani authorities, judicial weaponisation, and grave violations of core EU trade and human rights conventions in Balochistan.The petition was submitted by Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), alongside a comprehensive, well…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The European Commission on Thursday fined Google a combined 890 million euros ($1 billion) for violating the bloc’s digital competition rules, with regulators accusing the technology giant of favouring its own services and restricting competition in its app ecosystem.The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, imposed a 460 million euros penalty over Google’s search-related practices and another 430-million euro fine linked to its Google Play app store rules….
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The European Union has imposed a record 550 million euro ($630 million) fine on Alibaba-owned e-commerce platform AliExpress for failing to adequately tackle the sale of illegal, counterfeit and unsafe products on its marketplace, marking the largest penalty ever issued under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA).The European Commission said AliExpress did not take sufficient steps to prevent prohibited goods, including toys and cosmetics, from being sold on its platfor…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The European Commission has issued a stern caution regarding Pakistan’s continued eligibility for preferential trade benefits under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) unless it improves its human rights record at home, thus putting access to USD 837 million in tariff relief at risk, according to a report. By linking tariff access to human rights compliance, Brussels is not only asserting conditionality over trade preferences but also incentivising struc…
Gibraltar, July 15 (IANS) Routine border checks at the Spain-Gibraltar land crossing were lifted on Wednesday, in line with new border arrangements under the post-Brexit agreement between the European Union and Britain. The agreement, signed in Brussels on Tuesday, began provisional application on Wednesday and remains subject to the consent of the European Parliament and the completion of ratification procedures by both sides.Hundreds of residents from Gibraltar and the neighbouring Spanish cit…
Brussels, July 14 (IANS) India has reaffirmed its continued support for a two-state solution, as well as for Palestine’s membership of the United Nations (UN), at the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Palestine Donor Group (PDG) in Brussels.Sripriya Ranganathan, Secretary (CPV & OIA), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), represented India during the meeting, which was jointly organised by the European Commission and the Palestine Authority on Monday (local time). The meeting also saw partic…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A new report has warned that by exploiting hardware backdoors or pushing malicious updates simultaneously to millions of inverters, key components of the massive solar infrastructure, Beijing “theoretically commands the ability to cause massive blackouts all around Europe”.The inverter is the “electronic brain” that converts solar energy into usable electricity for the wider network.Since these modern devices require constant software updates, maintenance and da…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will embark on a 10-day multi-nation tour from Sunday, covering Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, New York and Brussels.According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the EAM will travel to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 5 to July 10, focusing on enhancing the bilateral relationship with the four countries.“External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oma…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, New York and Brussels from July 5 to 15, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday.According to the MEA, the EAM will travel to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 5 to July 10, focusing on enhancing the bilateral relationship with the four countries.“External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman fro…