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Brazil's Lula to meet Macron as France blocks Mercosur-EU trade deal

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is among the 50 world leaders in Paris Thursday for a global development and climate summit, and he will hold 'bilateral' talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, where he hopes to discuss the stalled Mercosur trade deal.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 22, 2023

What to know about India's ties with Russia

India considers Russia a time-tested ally from the Cold War era with key cooperation in defense, oil, nuclear energy and space exploration

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

UN report says Russian armed forces have used 91 children as human shields – as it happened

UN’s secretary general accuses Russia of killing 136 children in Ukraine in 2022, adding its armed forces to a global list of offenders

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2023

France offers help to Tunisia to curb migrants' arrivals

France pledged to give nearly 26 million euros in aid to Tunisia to help curb the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 21, 2023

The Guardian view on Labour and Brexit: slowly getting it right

Editorial: The opposition is playing catch-up with public opinion in recognising that Britain needs reintegration with Europe

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023

Apple's USB-C switch is only the beginning, now the EU wants another iPhone change

New plans could force Apple, Samsung and other manufacturers to redesign their devices again

T3 · Jun 21, 2023

MLB hopes Cubs-Cardinals’ London Series helps spur growth in Europe

“The U.K. has really been identified for us, London in particular, as the jumping off point for us to get into Europe,” said Chris Marinak, MLB’s chief operations and strategy officer.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

Rural Spain could end up hosting infrastructure hubs for AI – here's what the environmental cost could be

While ChatGPT and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) have been dominating headlines recently, little attention has been given to the physical infrastructure such as data centres and microchip factories needed to support this technological revolution. Debates surrounding AI are rarely concerned with how tech companies extract resources to fuel…

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2023

Rebuilding Ukraine: why reconstruction can’t wait until after the war

Rishi Sunak is trying to secure a multibillion-pound package of financial support to help rebuild Ukraine at an international conference taking place in London today. 

The Week · Jun 21, 2023

Taiwan seeks EU chip links to deter China

Taiwan, which produces 90% of the world's advanced semiconductors, has been leveraging its technological prowess to strengthen relations with the European Union, as Taipei aims to enhance deterrence against China in the event of a Taiwan contingency.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 21, 2023