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The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected 36 payment service providers for a 12-month digital euro pilot due to begin in the second half of 2027

A senior European official says the situation in the Middle East has highlighted how exposed the interconnected global economy is to external shocks.

This is the latest effort by France to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants and use technology and cloud services originated within its borders, known as digital sovereignty

Russia has strengthened its diplomatic footprint in Niger after Ambassador Viktor Voropayev formally presented his credentials to General Abdourahamane Tiani

France's President Emmanuel Macron has previously acknowledged the colonisation of Algeria was a "crime against humanity" but has not offered an apology.