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Czech EU Presidency will push for an EU-wide agreement on a 15% corporate tax, and Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura wants to have the deal by the end of October. Fair taxation of large multinational companies was agreed upon last year...

The government lowered the country’s alert level regarding fires on Sunday, suspending the state of contingency that was in place due to improved weather conditions, Internal Administration Minister José Luís Carneiro announced. “A state of alert will be in force...

Blazes have incinerated thousands of hectares of land. across Spain, while a series of weather warnings were in effect in a number of provinces that saw temperatures rise to 42℃. Many of the 3,000 people evacuated from a wildfire fire...

Politicians and experts are debating the details of a possible price cap on electricity following the government’s announcement that it would examine such a policy. The government should enable households to consume a certain amount of gas and electricity- “normal...

North Macedonia and Bulgaria signed on Sunday the bilateral protocol, a vital piece of the EU negotiating framework paving the way for the first intergovernmental conference to take place early this week, but despite this historic step, the road ahead...

Poland will soon spend 3% of its GDP on defence spending, while the ultimate target is 5%, ruling Law and Justice party leader Jarosław Kaczyński has said. Poland spends 2.4% of its gross domestic product on defence, which means Poland...

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of Forza Italia, and the head of the right-wing Lega Matteo Salvini met on Sunday to discuss the political situation, demanding early elections. Over the weekend, head of the Five Star Movement Giuseppe Conte...

Finnish company Wärtsilä’s announcement that it will reduce its operations in Trieste has been met with an angry response from Italian labour unions and politicians alike. Wärtsilä, a Finnish company providing technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy...

Eleven thousand hectares of forest have burned down, and 16,000 people have been evacuated due to two fires in Gironde, in La-Teste-De-Buch and Landiras, the South-West of France, that have been raging since Tuesday. “The situation remains very unfavourable,” said...

Schon wieder kommt es in den USA zu einer Schusswaffenattacke. Am Sonntagabend (Ortszeit) schoss ein Angreifer in einem Einkaufszentrum im US-Bundesstaat Indiana um sich – vier Menschen verloren dabei ihr Leben. Ein bewaffneter Kunde (22) tötete den Angreifer.

In Mayens d'Arbaz VS hat am Sonntagabend ein rund 400 Quadratmeter grosses Waldstück Feuer gefangen. Die Feuerwehr brachte den Waldbrand rasch unter Kontrolle. Zwei Chalets wurden vorsorglich evakuiert.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Baku on Monday (19 July) to seek more natural gas from Azerbaijan, the EU's executive said, as the European Union seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.

Pour le directeur médical, cette prison-hôpital a vocation à libérer ceux qui peuvent être soignés. Du point de vue de la sécurité, «il y aura toujours un risque», souligne Mauro Poggia.

Ein Kind ist unachtsam auf dem Zebrastreifen unterwegs. Ein Busfahrer in Ostchina reagiert blitzschnell und weist die anderen Verkehrsteilnehmer auf die Gefahr hin. Die Autofahrer können gerade noch rechtzeitig anhalten.

Am Samstag spielte der 1. FC Köln in einem Testspiel gegen den italienischen Meister AC Milan. Das sogenannte «Innovation Game» kommt mit ganz neuen Perspektiven daher...

Ukraine faced new turmoil Sunday (17 July) with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announcing he sacked his top two law enforcement officials, in the government's most serious shakeup since Russia launched its deadly invasion in February.

Wie bei jeder schweren Krankheit kann eine angemessene Versorgung die Belastung erheblich verringern; bei Migräne ist das nicht anders.

One year after the Pegasus scandal broke, much is still unknown as the lack of transparency, accountability and regulation make it difficult to grasp the full picture. But it is clear that Pegasus is just the tip of the iceberg.

Ein Jahr nach der Aufdeckung des Pegasus-Skandals sind viele der Meinung, dass es in Bezug auf Transparenz, Rechenschaftspflicht und Regulierung noch viel zu tun gibt.

Americas

Boeing won an $18.6 million delivery order to procure the long lead components and parts in support of MH-47G rotary wing aircraft. The MH-47G aircraft provides US Special Operations Forces (SOF) heavy assault, rotary wing aircraft support. This contract action supports a requirement for replacement of the aging fleet of remanufactured MH-47G aircraft that has airframe components dating back more than 45 years and maximize commonality with the US Army’s CH-47F Block II aircraft. The Boeing MH-47G is a special operations variant of the CH-47 Chinook multi-role, heavy-lift helicopter. It is in service with the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command. The majority of the work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. US Special Operations Command headquarters, Tampa, Florida, is the contracting activity.

Canada has awarded a contract to International AirFinance Corporation for the conversion of two A330-200 airliners into Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. The value of the deal is $102 million and the planes will be delivered in winter of 2023. “The Government of Canada is committed to providing the Canadian Armed Forces with the equipment they need at the best value for money. We look forward to accepting these two aircraft as they represent an important first step in eventually replacing the capability currently provided by the CC150 Polaris fleet,” Defense Minister Anita Anand said.

Middle East & Africa

General Dynamics Information Technology won a $908 million deal for the US Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa information technology and enterprise network services. Work will take place at various locations in Germany, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom and other locations throughout Europe, and is expected to be completed by July 13, 2027, with an optional three-year ordering period ending July 13, 2030, and the ability for performance at the order level through July 13, 2032.

Europe

Airbus is proposing the H175M helicopter for Britain’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement and has announced the first UK-based members of H175M Task Force. The team members are: Babcock International, Martin-Baker, Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) and Spirit AeroSystems.

The State Department of the United States has approved to sell Estonia the M142 high mobility artillery rocket system – known as HIMARS – and related equipment for an estimated cost of up to $500 million. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Estonian government had requested to purchase up to six M142 HIMARS launchers and equipment related to them. The total estimated cost is USD500 million. The M142 HIMARS is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army.

Asia-Pacific

North Star Scientific Corp. won a $14.4 million order, which provides for the production and delivery of 41 high power amplifier (HPA) units: six HPA units for System Configuration Set-11 E-2C aircraft; nine HPA units for E-2D crypto modernization and frequency remapping aircraft retrofits; 11 spare HPA units; and 15 HPA units for the government of Australia.  Additionally, this order provides for the production and delivery of 19 HPA units and vibration isolating tray assemblies with integral air plenums: 14 that are Multi-functional Information Distribution System – Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) compatible, and five that are MIDS-JTRS Link-16 compatible. As well, as provides engineering and engineering data support for HPA units kitting, installation, and testing. Work will take place in Hawaii and California. Expected completion will be in July 2024.

The United States is set to deploy eight MQ-9 unmanned air vehicles to Kanoya Air Base, Japan this month after the mayor of Kanoya reluctantly accept the deployment. Mayor Nakanishi Shigeru told the city assembly that he had little choice after the Japanese Defense Ministry presented measures to deal with possible accidents that may arise.

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WATCH: H175M in action