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🇬🇧 Supporters of the proposal, led by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), argued that Switzerland had moved too close to the European Union and NATO, particularly since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 “If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime traffic can resume within seven days,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group, or Pakistani Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the bombing. The group, founded in late 2007, is allied with the Afghan Taliban. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 The US rapper, who was removed from Ed Sheeran’s US stadium tour after voicing support of Palestine, has convened a charity show that will visit Dublin, Paris and London next month. A North American run is to be announced. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 Bentley’s first fully electric car tests wealthy buyers’ appetite for luxury EVs, and it comes with a €408 million investment in its Crewe factory. The launch supports existing jobs at a time when several high-end rivals have delayed or dropped plans for electric models. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 Unions say the Brussels plan to make it easier to start businesses across Europe could undermine national labour rights and standards. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 Socialists and Democrats MEP Chloé Ridel said US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “unacceptable”, accusing him of seeking to “erase the court” because it is “out of his control”. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 Alibaba has announced plans for new data centres in Europe, alongside a more powerful AI chip and plans for much larger Qwen models at its annual flagship. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 Brent crude fell in early Asian trading after Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had held what he called “very productive” talks. Reports that Saudi Arabia is restarting a key oil pipeline also weighed on prices. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom

🇬🇧 AI has become a major topic at the UN General Assembly after incidents of the technology falling out of the control of humans and warnings by company insiders drew global alarm and calls for better government supervision of the industry. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom