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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African civil rights groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centers in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been investigated. With South Africa positioning itself as Africa’s main data hub and U.S. technology companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Equinix increasingly setting up digital infrastructure in the country, civil society organizations have raised the alarm […]

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union is closely watching how membership candidate Serbia will handle the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. court but remains a hero to many Serbs, an EU official said on Friday. The EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said that the next few days “will be a very important test” after Mladic’s remains […]

Denmark said it hoped to begin sending rejected asylum seekers to non-European Union “return hubs” as early as 2027, ahead of a Friday meeting of five countries leading European efforts to establish such centers outside the continent. In June, European lawmakers voted to allow member states to set up migrant detention centers outside the EU, known as “return hubs.” Any EU nation can now negotiate on its own or in […]

LONDON (AP) — Anti-immigration party Reform UK suspended two senior officials on Friday after they were filmed appearing to discuss accepting funds from a foreign donor in potential breach of British electoral law. The party said Dan Jukes, an adviser to leader Nigel Farage, and policy chief James Orr “have stepped down from their respective positions” pending the outcome of an internal investigation. On Thursday, broadcaster Channel 4 aired footage […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks overnight killed at least three people in Ukraine, local officials said Friday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. envoys are expected to visit Kyiv within the coming days as part of renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war. The air war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified as the conflict stretches into its fifth year following Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor. Russian forces have […]

ISTANBUL (AP) — The remains of two more people have been recovered from the wreck of a passenger ferry that sank off the coast of Cyprus, the leader of the island’s northern territory said Friday. The findings bring the total confirmed deaths to 12, with 16 people still missing, Prime Minister Unal Ustel said in comments reported by the Cypriot newspaper Kibris. The Filo Jet was carrying 267 passengers and […]

Israel has released four more Lebanese civilians who had been detained by its forces in southern Lebanon. Ship traffic remains low on the Strait of Hormuz days after the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time in a month. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. Israel released four Lebanese civilians to Lebanese […]

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen shares rose 6% on Friday after its board of directors approved sweeping cost cuts aimed at confronting challenges including ferocious Chinese competition and US tariffs. Investors were cheered by CEO Oliver Blume’s success Thursday in pushing the streamlining effort through the board, where employees are strongly represented. The plan envisions reducing Volkswagen’s work force by 50,000, phasing out four factories in Germany to eliminate expensive […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday over charges that she publicly threatened to have the president and two other people assassinated. Duterte was already impeached by the House of Representatives in May on the same charges as well as alleged financial anomalies. Her troubles are part of a high-stakes political showdown pitting her against her rival, President Ferdinand Marcos […]