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epa06913285 Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the BRICS summit meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 July 2018. The summit is held over three days and ends on 27 July. EPA-EFE/MIKE HUTCHINGS / POOL

Erdoğan’s Authoritarian Quackery

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Death of former Secretary-General Annan ends era-defining chapter for UN

epa06859596 An Ukrainian man holds a poster with an image of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov,during a flash mob in support of Sentsov, at the NSC Olimpiyskiy stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, 02 July 2018. Oleg Sentsov was arrested in Crimea on 11 May 2014 by Russian Federal Security Service and accused of organizing terrorist acts in Crimea. Sentsov denies all accusations and considers his case as politically motivated. EPA-EFE/STEPAN FRANKO

Europe risks being infected with post-Soviet lawlessness

Rescue workers dig through the rubble of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, 19 August 2003. It remains unclear who carried out the massive truck bombing of the building 19 August, but speculation ranges from militants loyal to ousted leader Saddam Hussein to al-Qaeda, or a combination of both. The bombing left 17 people dead, including U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's top envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieiro de Mello.
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EU Commissioners Mogherini and Stylianides mark World Humanitarian Day

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Issue 1258:Round 1 to Kurz (Print Edition)

EU Affairs

epa01727793 A undated handout image provided by German energy giant E.ON of the E.ON Windpark Rodsand Iin Denmark. A consortium led by German power giant E.ON announced 12 May 2009 that world?s largest offshore wind farm, with a projected energy generation of 1 gigawatt, will be built off the coast of south-east Britain. Construction of the first phase of the London Array project, involving 175 turbines, would start later 2009 and could be generating power in time for the 2012 London Olympics, E.ON said. Once complete, the scheme will be the world?s largest, and the first 1 gigawatt offshore wind farm in the world. EPA/E.ON/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY EPA/E.ON/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

EU approves support for renewable energy in Denmark

epa05030548 (FILE) A file picture dated 06 February 2012 shows an Air France plane after taking off from the airport of Montpellier, France. Two Air France planes travelling from the United States to Paris were diverted on 17 November 2015 for security reasons, airport officials said. The first plane had departed from Los Angeles and landed safely in Salt Lake City, Utah. The second plane, carrying 262 people, had set off from Washington DC and landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Canada. Passengers were removed from the planes, and both aircraft were being inspected by security officials. EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

Air France-KLM appoints first foreign CEO

epa06865263 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jeremy Hunt arrives at Westminster Abbey for a service to mark seventy years of the NHS in London, Britain, 05 July 2018. The National Health Service is 70 on 05 July 2018. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

No deal Brexit a mistake to “regret for generations” Hunt says

epa06951547 A view of the collapsed Morandi bridge the day after the disaster in Genoa, Italy, 15 August 2018. People living in the buildings in the area have been evacuated following the collapse of a section of the Morandi bridge because there is a risk the other parts of the bridge could fall. The death toll for Tuesday's highway-bridge-collapse disaster has risen to 39, according to reports on 15 August, and the Italian Government will proclaim national mourning for the Genoa tragedy. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO

Italians wonder whom to blame for Morandi Bridge collapse

Maros Sefcovic, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Energy Union during a press conference after trilateral gas talks with Russian and Ukrainian delegation in Berlin, Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

EIB finances electricity link between Norway and Germany

epa06150304 (FILE) - Chief political strategist and senior counselor for US President-elect Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, makes a phone call outside Trump Tower, in New York, New York, USA, 09 December 2016 (reissued 18 August 2017). According to media reports on 18 August 2017, Bannon no longer serves as White House Chief Strategist for US President Donald J. Trump. EPA/Aude Guerrucci / POOL

Bannon’s ambitions for the 2019 European elections

epa06849216 Crew members of the search and rescue vessel 'Aquarius' of NGO 'SOS Mediterranee' wave from the ship's bow as the vessel arrives in the port of Marseille, France, 29 June 2018. The 'Aquarius' arrives in the port for a five-days stop and check up after rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. EPA-EFE/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

Aquarius docks in Malta

Air France-KLM shares nosedive amid impending strike

epaselect epa06948562 Police respond to an incident involving a car outside Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, 14 August 2018. According to reports, a car hit the barriers outside the building, injuring at least two people. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER

Terrorism related incident in London

epa06800823 A handout photo made available by the NGO 'SOS Mediterranee' shows the sea rescue of a total of 629 migrants on 10 June 2018 (issued 11 June 2018). A total of 629 migrants were rescued and taken to the 'Aquarius' boat, chartered by NGOs 'SOS Mediterraneee' and 'Doctors without borders'. The ship was denied access to ports in Italy and Malta. Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, authorized on 11 June 2018 the landing of the ship at Valencia's port to avoid an humanitarian catastrophe. EPA-EFE/Kenny Karpov HANDOUT HANDOUT/EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Italy, Malta, Spain, Gibraltar deny docking to rescue boat Aquarius

EU National News

epa06588707 Former Italian Prime Minister and Secretary of the Italian party 'Partito Democratico' (PD / Democratic Party), Matteo Renzi, speaks during the Italian Rai TV program 'Porta a porta' in Rome, 10 January 2018. Seen on a screen behind him is a portrait of anti-establishment Five Star Movement candidate Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio. EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI

Former PM Renzi embroiled in blame game following deadly bridge collapse

epa05364073 Members of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community and other Non-Governmental organistation holds placard and shouts slogans as they condemn the recent attack of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando on 12 June, in Bangalore, India, 14 June 2016. At least 49 people were killed and 53 were injured in a shooting attack in the early hours of 12 June. The shooter, Omar Mateen, 29, a US citizen of Afghan descent, was also killed in an exchange of fire with police after taking hostages at the club, taking the total death toll to 50. EPA/JAGADEESH NV

Austria rejects Afghan’s asylum request over appearance

epa06948868 Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner and the National Lead for Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK Neil Basu addresses the media outside New Scotland Yard, Central London, Britain, 14 August 2018. At least two people have been injured after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament on 14 August 2018, Scotland Yard say. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER

UK parliament terrorism suspect a 29-Year-Old British citizen

epa06948840 A large section of the Morandi viaduct upon which the A10 motorway runs collapsed in Genoa, Italy, 14 August 2018. Both sides of the highway fell. Around 10 vehicles are involved in the collapse, rescue sources said Tuesday. The viaduct gave way amid torrential rain. The viaduct runs over shopping centres, factories, some homes, the Genoa-Milan railway line and the Polcevera river. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO

Morandi bridge collapse triggers calls for investment in infrastructure

epa05757609 Leader of Italian 'Lega Nord' (North League) party, Matteo Salvini, speaks during his speech at the 'Italia Sovrana' (Italy Sovereign) demonstration in Rome, Italy, 28 January 2017. EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI

Salvini moves to assert “natural family” against same-sex parenthood

World News

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Death of former Secretary-General Annan ends era-defining chapter for UN

epa06943394 (FILE) - US President Donald J. Trump (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) arrive for a family picture of Nato Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 11 July 2018 (reissued 11 August 2018). Turkish President Erdogan condemned US President Trump's doubling of tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium imports up to 50 percent. The Turkish lira plunged over 20 percent against the US dollar after Trump's announcement on 10 August 2018, which has been exacerbated over the disputed imprisonment of US pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Lira slides again as Washington threatens Ankara with further sanctions

epa05710422 People exchange their money at a currency exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey, 11 January 2017. The Turkish Lira hit a new record low with 4.08 lira now equivalent to one Euro. EPA/SEDAT SUNA

Turkish Lira rallies with Qatar’s support

epa06945843 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev (3-L),President of Iran Hassan Rouhani (4-L), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (C), President of Russia Vladimir Putin (2-R) and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (R) attend ceremony of release of young sturgeon during a walk along the embankment of the Caspian Sea at the 5th Caspian summit at the Friendship Palace in Aktau, the Caspian Sea port in Kazakhstan, 12 August 2018. The leaders of five countries bordering the Caspian Sea - Caspian Five - Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan sign the Convention of the legal status of the Caspian Sea at the Aktau summit on 12 August. EPA-EFE/ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Caspian Sea agreement paves the way for energy projects along the seabed

epa04659037 A handout picture provided by Turkish Presidental Press Office shows Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R), during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, 12 March 2015. EPA/TURKISH PRESIDENTAL PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT

Turkey seeks international support as the Lira nosedives

Leaders' Perspectives

Mercosur’s search for free trade around the world could have democratic implications

By: Leonardo González Dellán

May’s woeful Chequers deal is the worst of all worlds

By: John Caudwell

Qatari hostage payment is terrorist financing

By: Sir Ivor Roberts

How Western Europe’s football dominance could be undone

By: Tale Heydarov

Fuelling the ships of the future

By: Tariq Osman

Global brands are driving revolutionary approaches to mining

By: Zuneid Yousuf

Is Cyber the Perfect Weapon?

By: Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

How to Resolve Europe’s Political Crisis Over Migration

By: Guy Verhofstadt

The Declaration of Independence in the Age of Trump

By: Sandeep Gopalan

US Supreme Court’s Cellphone Privacy Ruling is a Call to Action

By: Sandeep Gopalan

A Crisis of Ethical Leadership

By: Nina L. Khrushcheva

Putin Family Values

By: Robert Skidelsky

The West Must Face Reality in Turkey

epa06891250 People shout slogans holding Turkish flags and pictures of Turkish President Erdogan during a rally for the second anniversary of the failed coup attempt on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July 2018. The 15 July 2016 events mark the second anniversary of the failed coup attempt which led to some 50,000 workers being dismissed, some 8,000 people arrested, and scores of news outlets shut down by the government. Turkish military factions on 15 July 2016 attempted a coup d'etat, for which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quick to blame US-based Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen and his movement to allegedly have masterminded the attempt. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

Now that Turkey is at loggerheads with its erstwhile ally, the United States, the country’s currency crisis has morphed into

By Richard N. Haass President, Council on Foreign Relations

Energy

epa01727793 A undated handout image provided by German energy giant E.ON of the E.ON Windpark Rodsand Iin Denmark. A consortium led by German power giant E.ON announced 12 May 2009 that world?s largest offshore wind farm, with a projected energy generation of 1 gigawatt, will be built off the coast of south-east Britain. Construction of the first phase of the London Array project, involving 175 turbines, would start later 2009 and could be generating power in time for the 2012 London Olympics, E.ON said. Once complete, the scheme will be the world?s largest, and the first 1 gigawatt offshore wind farm in the world. EPA/E.ON/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY EPA/E.ON/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

EU approves support for renewable energy in Denmark

epa06891250 People shout slogans holding Turkish flags and pictures of Turkish President Erdogan during a rally for the second anniversary of the failed coup attempt on Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July 2018. The 15 July 2016 events mark the second anniversary of the failed coup attempt which led to some 50,000 workers being dismissed, some 8,000 people arrested, and scores of news outlets shut down by the government. Turkish military factions on 15 July 2016 attempted a coup d'etat, for which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quick to blame US-based Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen and his movement to allegedly have masterminded the attempt. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

The West Must Face Reality in Turkey

epa06747536 Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) walk after their talks at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black sea resort of Sochi, Russia, 18 May 2018. Angela Merkel pays a working visit to Russia to discuss the development of Russian-German relations as well as international issues such as Iranian nuclear program, situation in Syria and conflict settlement in Ukraine. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Merkel, Putin to discuss Nord Stream-2 and Ukraine transit

Maros Sefcovic, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Energy Union during a press conference after trilateral gas talks with Russian and Ukrainian delegation in Berlin, Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

EIB finances electricity link between Norway and Germany

epa06945843 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev (3-L),President of Iran Hassan Rouhani (4-L), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (C), President of Russia Vladimir Putin (2-R) and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (R) attend ceremony of release of young sturgeon during a walk along the embankment of the Caspian Sea at the 5th Caspian summit at the Friendship Palace in Aktau, the Caspian Sea port in Kazakhstan, 12 August 2018. The leaders of five countries bordering the Caspian Sea - Caspian Five - Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan sign the Convention of the legal status of the Caspian Sea at the Aktau summit on 12 August. EPA-EFE/ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Caspian Sea agreement paves the way for energy projects along the seabed

epa02497913 Local residents walk across a footbridge while beneath floating ice accumulates on the banks of Vistula River in Plock, Poland, 16 December 2010. Although the water level has stopped rising there remains a flood alert in place in Plock. EPA/Piotr Piotrowski POLAND OUT

EU supports Polish support for heat and power plant in Plock

epa06943382 (FILE) - US President Donald J. Trump (L) looks at Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 11 July 2018 (reissued 11 August 2018). Turkish President Erdogan condemned US President Trump's doubling of tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium imports up to 50 percent. The Turkish lira plunged over 20 percent against the US dollar after Trump's announcement on 10 August 2018, which has been exacerbated over the disputed imprisonment of US pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

Trump-Erdogan spat, Iran sanctions, Maduro’s Venezuela could spike oil prices

epa05248071 A general view shows an ENI pump station in Siena, Italy, 22 March 2016. ENI is an Italian multinational oil and gas company operating in 79 countries, reported to be the world's 11th largest industrial company. EPA/MATTIA SEDDA

ENI, Snam ink contract for CNG refuelling stations in Italy

epa06340494 Coral Energy, the first LNG ship to arrive at the Manga LNG terminal at the port of Tornio and Outokumpu steel mill, Tornio, Finland, 20 November 2017. Coral Energy of Skangas shipping that arrived on 19 November, has started to unload the first LNG shipment cargo at Scandinavia's largest LNG terminal as a historic first on the region. Authorities say they expect the terminal to improve exports from the region while at the same time reduce emissions. The construction of the terminal that will deliver LNG gas to industries, mining, sea transport and heavy traffic in countries in northern Europe, cost some 110 million euro. Steel mill operations at Outokumpu steel maker will replace a part of propane gas with natural gas, thus reducing emissions. EPA-EFE/JOEL KARPPANEN

EU imports of US LNG rise

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Caspian littoral countries to discuss Sea’s status in Aktau

Internet & ICT

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If Trump Ruled Venice

epa06877381 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend an event to present a project on autonomous driving at former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany, 10 July 2018. The two leaders, who are meeting in the context of German-Chinese government consultations in Berlin, signed an agreement the day before over cooperation in autonomous driving technology. EPA-EFE/MICHELE TANTUSSI / POOL

The German government moves to veto Chinese investment in “strategic sectors”

epa06864186 The decorated front grille of a vintage Ford Mustang as it is driven in the Avondale Estates 4th of July Parade to celebrate the US Independence Day holiday in Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA, 04 July 2018. The holiday celebrates the United States' 242nd year of independence. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

Ford recalls tens of thousands vehicles from Europe over clutch problem

A Single Europe

epa06854306 Classic and custom-built Volkswagen cars in Sri Lanka since the early 1950s gather in celebration of the World Volkswagen Day at Hotel Galle Face in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 01 July 2018. A Sri Lankan VW Beetle owners? club organized the rally. The Volkswagen Beetle has been a popular car in the island since the early 1950s and even now there are many which have been single owned or passed down to the second generation. EPA-EFE/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA

EU Commission: Volkswagen yet to convince on car emissions

Google’s Redirect Program: An Anemic Response to the Plague of Terror Content

epa06662253 CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on 'Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 11 April 2018. Zuckerberg is testifying before the second of two Congressional hearings this week regarding Facebook allowing third-party applications to collect the data of its users without their permission and for the company's response to Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW

Facebook’s troubles over Cambridge Analytica data breach continue

KLM suspends Iran flights because of US sanctions, Air France continues

epa00950950 (FILES) - The file picture dated 29 April 2002 shows an employee of Salzgitter AG who handles molten iron at the company's furnace B in Salzgitter, Germany. Salzgitter, the maker of rolled steel and steel tubes, is to take over German industrial conglomerate Kloeckner-Werke for an undisclosed price, it was announced Thursday, 08 March 2007. Kloeckner-Werke, through its KHS unit, is one of the world's major makers of bottling and packaging equipment for factories. The Salzgitter company, said it had entered a contract with WCM Group to acquire 78 per cent of Kloeckner stock for a confidential price. EPA/RAINER JENSEN EPA/RAINER JENSEN

EU to limit steel imports after US raised tariffs

epa06495181 A man enters the cabin of an Embraer E190-E2 commercial jet with a tiger design painted on its nose at the static display ahead of the Singapore Airshow at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, 04 February 2018. The Singapore Airshow will take place from 06 to 11 February 2018 and will showcase aviation and defense technologies from around the world. EPA-EFE/WALLACE WOON

Boeing pairs with Embraer to balance the Airbus-Bombardier alliance

From the NE Knowledge Network

The Knowledge Network

epa02150995 (FILE) A file picture dated 11 March 2010 shows a euro coin and notes in Frankfurt Main, Germany. On 10 May 2010, German Chancellor Merkel defended the 'unprecedented' 750-billion-euro (960-billion-US dollar) safety net for eurozone members agreed upon overnight in Brussels. Merkel said the 'unique' measures served to 'strengthen and protect' the euro currency against 'broad attacks' on the markets. Merkel also stressed that any such bail-out would be attached to stringent demands for any ailing economy to enact budget reforms. EPA/TOBIAS KLEINSCHMIDT

The Economy is back!

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

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By Francisco Jaime Quesado

The Knowledge Network

epa02150995 (FILE) A file picture dated 11 March 2010 shows a euro coin and notes in Frankfurt Main, Germany. On 10 May 2010, German Chancellor Merkel defended the 'unprecedented' 750-billion-euro (960-billion-US dollar) safety net for eurozone members agreed upon overnight in Brussels. Merkel said the 'unique' measures served to 'strengthen and protect' the euro currency against 'broad attacks' on the markets. Merkel also stressed that any such bail-out would be attached to stringent demands for any ailing economy to enact budget reforms. EPA/TOBIAS KLEINSCHMIDT

Opportunity for a New Agenda

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

The Knowledge Network

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Hubs of Competence

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

EU releases €2 million in humanitarian assistance to the Philippines

epa06401051 A Filipino fisherman walks next to a flood control facility in Taguig city, south of Manila, Philippines, 21 December 2017. State weather bureau, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised storm signals over Mindanao provinces as tropical storm Tembin expected to landfall. The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) warned travelers for Chistmas holidays to monitor advisories on the possible cancellation of trips, to avoid the influx of passengers. EPA-EFE/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

The European Commission recently announced that it had authorised the release of €2 million in humanitarian aid funding for at-risk

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