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The Red Tape Around .in: Why New Rule Could Shrink India’s Internet
BOOMLive
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August 4, 2025
If you’ve ever typed a website address into your browser, you’ve used a domain. Just like every country has its own dialing code, it also has its own domain extension—India’s is .in. These domains are used by businesses, individuals, and...
Abbas Says Portugal's Intention To Recognise State Of Palestine“Positive Step”
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Nam News Network) RAMALLAH, Aug 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed yesterday, Portugal's announcement of its intention to take steps to pave the way for its recognition of the Palestinian state next month,...
New NSPM research: How to maintain the lead over Vučić?
Serbian Monitor
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July 25, 2025
The latest survey conducted by Nova srpska politička misao (NSPM) has confirmed that opponents of the government currently outnumber its supporters by about ten percent. However, as emphasised in the presentation of the research, this gap is not...
Fifty Young People from the Region Attend the 3rd ‘State of Peace’ Academy
Sarajevo Times
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August 3, 2025
The third Youth Academy “State of Peace,” organized by the European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the Post-Conflict Research Center, was officially opened today in Europe House in Sarajevo. This year’s program “State of...
PM calls for calm and a "spirit of national unity"
The Portugal News
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When asked about the fires that are mainly affecting the north of the country and the complaints about the lack of resources, particularly air resources, Luís Montenegro said he understands that a "mayor or a member of the public might express...
United Kingdom Tops Europe in External Debt With $9.6 Trillion
24/7 Wall St.
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July 30, 2025
Key Points The UK has a massive $9.6 trillion in external debt This figure practically dwarfs the combined military budgets of most NATO members This figure also holds a bearing on how any given country conducts itself on the global stage and can...
Abbas says Portugal's intention to recognize State of Palestine "positive step"
Xinhua News Agency
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RAMALLAH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed on Friday Portugal's announcement of its intention to take steps to pave the way for its recognition of the Palestinian state in September, describing it as a "positive...
Portugal mulls recognizing State of Palestine at UN in September: PM
Daily Finland
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Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said on Thursday that the government intends to consult President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and all political parties represented in Parliament to consider recognizing the State of Palestine during the 80th...
Portugal to decide on Palestinian state recognition by September
Euro Weekly News
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August 1, 2025
Luís Montenegro. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis, Shutterstock Portugal may join the growing list of Western countries recognising Palestine as a state at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro...
This lawyer once felt optimistic war crimes would be punished. Now he's not so sure
SBS
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In the home of former war crimes prosecutor Graham Blewitt, a striking artwork offers a glimpse into the atrocities the retired Sydney-based lawyer has helped investigate. The piece hanging in Blewitt's home office shows a framed map of Bosnia and...
US Tariffs to Hit Serbia, Bosnia Hardest in Balkans, Trump Confirms
Balkan Insight
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump. Photo: EPA/YURI GRIPAS. US President Donald Trump confirmed that Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be the two hardest-hit states in the Balkans when he signed an executive order on Thursday imposing higher tariffs...
El Salvador parliament adopts reform to allow Bukele to run indefinitely
Voices News - Connecticut
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El Salvador's lawmakers on Thursday adopted a constitutional reform to abolish presidential term limits and allow current leader Nayib Bukele -- who enjoys overwhelming majority support in parliament -- to run indefinitely. The reform, reviewed...
Palestinian territories: What makes a state, a state?
Deutsche Welle
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August 1, 2025
Traditional allies of Israel are increasingly recognizing — or positioning themselves to acknowledge — the existence of Palestine as a state. The Palestinian territories are the focal point of the current conflict between Israel and Hamas. The...
World AFP El Salvador parliament adopts reform to allow Bukele to run indefinitely
Yahoo News
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El Salvador's lawmakers on Thursday adopted a constitutional reform to abolish presidential term limits and allow current leader Nayib Bukele -- who enjoys overwhelming majority support in parliament -- to run indefinitely. The reform, reviewed...
North Macedonia's PM Expects US Tariffs on Goods from His Country to Drop below 15%
Bulgarian News Agency
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski Friday said he expects the 15% tariff on goods from North Macedonia, announced by US President Donald Trump, to be reduced, as “negotiations will continue in the second half of August.” Mickoski...
Portugal Joins France and UK in Planning to Recognize Palestine
Tempo.co
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August 1, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Portugal plans to recognize Palestine as a state in September. The office of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro stated on Thursday that if the conditions proposed and largely agreed upon by countries at the UN conference are...
Where Truth Begins
Diplomat magazine EU
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July 21, 2025
Interview with ICMP Director-General Kathryne Bomberger Highlighting ICMP’s human rights-centered mission to account for the missing With more than three decades of experience at the forefront of post-conflict recovery, Director-General Kathryne...
Tariff for BiH remains at 30 Percent, Implementation in Seven Days
Sarajevo Times
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that changes reciprocal tariff rates for dozens of countries ahead of his self-imposed August 1 deadline for a trade deal. The order changes “reciprocal tariff rates for certain...
This year's Fire Island Pines Party is going strong, and 'the message is self-love'
Gothamist - New York
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Thousands of people have once again descended upon a stretch of sand on a barrier island in the Great South Bay, an approximately 700-home community with an enormously outsized cultural influence: The Fire Island Pines. Since 1999, the annual Fire...
Canada plans to recognise Palestine, Portugal ponders
Oman Observer
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July 31, 2025
Oman has welcomed the announcement by the Prime Ministers of Canada and Malta regarding their countries’ intent to recognise the State of Palestine. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Oman commended this diplomatic development as a...