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Hamas has announced that it has given its response to a framework proposal, set out by Israel, the US, Qatar and Egypt, for a new ceasefire in Gaza. The details of the deal have not been released, though it was earlier reported to include a six-week truce, when more Israeli hostages would be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners. Israel and the US...

Yes, synergies. But still: Must we really haul people from here to there daily, deposit them in common quarters, parade them before one another and arrange them in rows and groups? Imagine two scenarios. In one, you bring together the most pleasant and brilliant people selected from the global population of 8 billion. In the second, you take what you...

Moldova’s defense ministry has slammed fake news that it allegedly gave permission to transit F-16 fighters across the country's territory, with the fighters supposedly being transported to Ukraine. The report was made by Newsmaker, European Pravda said. Disinformation has started to spread in recent days, especially on Telegram channels. The posts claimed that President Maia Sandu had allegedly granted permission for...

Romania’s central bank governor, Mugur Isarescu has found himself unwittingly associated with making false financial recommendations in a deepfake video. The video utilized Isarescu’s image and voice and portrayed him promoting fraudulent investments. The incident raises concerns about the rising number of deepfake attacks, which involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate audio and video content. The National Bank of...

The labor market is strong this year, and we have seen a global decrease in unemployment combined with increasing job creation. While this may be a great story for workers, the latest strong labour data is worrying investors that interest rates might stay higher for longer and will support the dollar leading to more expensive energy and commodities with direct...

Romanian-Canadian Şerban Ghenea sound engineer and mixer has won another Grammy Award this past weekend for Taylor Swift's album "Midnights." He previously won the same award for Swift’s albums "1989" and "Folklore," Adele's "25," and Bruno Mars' "24K Magic." Significantly, Ghenea is the first non-artist to win "Album of the Year" five times, according to Billboard. Throughout his career so far, Şerban...

The 75-year-old monarch is now undergoing treatment, the palace says. King Charles III was diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment,  Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday. The statement said that the cancer was discovered during a recent hospital procedure for benign prostate treatment and that “subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.” Buckingham Palace did...

Millions of barrels of fuel made from Russian oil are still being imported to the UK despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, research claims. A so-called "loophole" means Russian crude is refined in countries such as India and the products sold to the UK, says the BBC. This is not illegal and does not breach the UK's Russian oil...

The president of Romania’s radical right-wing AUR, MP George Simion, has been banned in the Republic of Moldova for another five years. Initially, Simion was banned from entering Moldova by the communist regime and later by the pro-EU regimes controlled by oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc and communist leader Igor Dodon largely for his unionist activism - although officially for minor deeds.  Now,...

Romania's president, Klaus Iohannis, will address the European Parliament this  Wednesday about European values and security. His talk is part of the This is Europe series of debates focused on Europe after the war started in Ukraine two years ago. "President Klaus Iohannis will present.... his vision for solutions to the main challenges that the Union faces today and will emphasize...