According to the latest China news, On October 11, 2024, China imposed provisional anti-dumping tariffs ranging from 30.6% to 39% on European brandy. The tariffs target European producers of premium brandy including French brands like Hennessy, Rémy Martin and Martell and are expected to increase the cost of these products for Chinese consumers.
According to the latest Hungary news, Hungary is facing surge in public protests as the population demands greater press freedom in response to what many describe as a government-run propaganda factory. Thousands of protestors, rallying under the banner of Hungary’s opposition TISZA party, took to the streets on October 5, 2024, outside the headquarters of MTVA.
According to the latest Bosnia Floods News, On Friday, October 4, 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina faced flash floods and landslides driven by rainfall that hit central and southern parts of the country. Donja Jablanica was hard-hit as rocks from a nearby quarry collapsed and cascaded into the village, crushing houses and cars.
After years of negotiations, the UK has agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The deal was formalized in a joint statement by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday.
The UK has officially closed the chapter on its 142-year history of coal power as the last coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire was permanently shut down. Ratcliffe-on-Soar had been operational for 57 years.
Far-right Freedom Party of Austria secured its first-ever parliamentary election win in the post-World War II era.
Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is revising its nuclear doctrine, which governs the conditions under which it would use nuclear weapons. The new proposal broadens the preconditions for deploying nuclear weapons.
Sweden has accused Iran of orchestrating a cyber-attack that followed several incidents of Quran burnings in 2023. The attack involved hacking into a text messaging service to incite violence and sow discord within Swedish society. This action is believed to have been carried out by a cyber group working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The building collapse occurred in Saviano, Italy. The incident took place early on Sunday, September 22, 2024, when most of the residents in the building were likely indoors. The collapse resulted in destruction, burying several people under the rubble including a mother, her three children and the children’s grandmother.
At least eight migrants lost their lives while attempting to cross the English Channel. As more than 800 individuals made successful crossings into the UK on the same day.
