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Sony Pictures Television Sells ‘Outlander: Blood Of My Blood’ Across Major Global Markets

Deadline · July 22, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television has sold Outlander: Blood of My Blood across major markets across EMEA, LATAM, and APAC. SPT has finalized licensing agreements with MGM+ (U.K.), Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Sky Italia (Italy), Movistar Plus+...

Russian Intelligence Recruits Refugees and Migrants in NATO Countries for Espionage

The Jamestown Foundation ·

Executive Summary: Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, harsh sanctions, growing awareness among North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states of Russian intelligence tactics, and enhanced counterintelligence operations...

Poles Push Back: Mass Protests Target Migration Across 80 Cities

The European Conservative · July 20, 2025

Marches under the slogan ‘Stop Immigration’ took place across Poland on Saturday, July 19th, including in Bialystok, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw, and Wroclaw. More and more Poles are demanding the closure of the borders with Belarus, Lithuania,...

India Climbs Fast in 2025 Passport Index; UK, US Lose Ground - Who’s Rising, Who’s Falling?

Times Now · July 22, 2025

The latest edition of the Henley Passport Index, released Tuesday, is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ranks passports by the number of destinations accessible without prior visa arrangements....

World’s strongest passport 2025 revealed: Singapore is the strongest, India jumps eight spots to…

Financial Express ·

In the realm of global travel, the power of a passport often determines the freedom of movement a citizen enjoys across borders. The Henley Passport Index 2025, provides a comprehensive snapshot of global mobility, ranking countries based on the...

Revolut to create over 400 jobs in Western Europe

BGNES · July 22, 2025

Digital bank Revolut will create over 400 jobs in Western Europe as it works on building a new headquarters in Paris, the company told Euronews. The new jobs will be created in France, Spain, Ireland, Germany, and Portugal and will cover risk...

Treasure Trove shines a light on a little-known Zionist leader and philanthropist

The Canadian Jewish News · July 20, 2025

Isaac Leib Goldberg (1860-1935) was a lawyer, Zionist leader, philanthropist and investor in early economic ventures in Palestine. Born in Sakiai, in what is now Lithuania, he studied in a yeshiva in Kovno before moving to Vilna. He was one of the...

France and the Netherlands lead sharp rise in illicit cigarette consumption across Europe

The Bulletin · July 22, 2025

Smokers in the European Union consumed 38.9 billion illicit cigarettes in 2024, a 10.8% increase compared to 2023, according to the latest report by KPMG presented in Brussels in June. This was the highest level of counterfeit cigarette...

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Further Changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation are Likely

JD Supra - California · July 22, 2025

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy(a) and wood, as well as many derived products. The Regulation is currently scheduled to apply to operators and traders beginning at year-end. In late 2024,...

Jonas Valanciunas Drops 5-Word Reaction to EuroLeague Rumors, Confirms Denver Nuggets Commitment for 2025-26?

The Times of India ·

Jonas Valanciunas (Image Source - Getty Images) Jonas Valanciunas has officially confirmed that he will stay with the Denver Nuggets for the 2025-26 NBA season, putting an end to growing speculation about a possible return to European basketball....

The U.S. Has Only The 10th Most Powerful Passport: Here’s What That Means

Forbes ·

Topline The United States blue book continues its decade-long slide to the 10th spot on the Henley Passport Index, a ranking of the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The U.S....

Embraer hits record order backlog for commercial aircraft

Aircraft Interiors International · July 22, 2025

Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, registered a US$29.7 billion order backlog in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25), which is the highest value of backlog ever recorded by the company. Embraer delivered 61 aircraft in 2Q25 across all its...

A Dangerous Bacteria Vibrio Is Thriving in Europe’s Warm Seas — And It’s Linked to Climate Change

Rus Tourism News · July 22, 2025

As European beaches fill with summer tourists, experts are sounding the alarm over Vibrio bacteria, a fast-spreading seasonal threat that flourishes in warm, low-salinity seawater. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has...

Rising Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza amid Horrific Hunger Crisis

The Palestine Chronicle · July 22, 2025

Israel has continued to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war against Palestinians in Gaza.(Photo: Ahmed al-Arini, via QNN) By Palestine Chronicle Staff “I remind Israel that permanently displacing people living under its occupation would...

5 Boeing 777s Transferred To Iran Despite Ongoing Sanctions

Simple Flying · July 22, 2025

Iran has once again bypassed international sanctions to acquire Western-built aircraft. As reported by Air Data News, five Boeing 777-200ERs have recently been transferred to the country under opaque circumstances. The current restrictions...

World's most powerful passport rankings [2025]

Forbes India ·

In international travel, the power of a passport is not to be underestimated. After all, it almost single-handedly determines the ease with which its holder can cross borders and explore new horizons. The Henley Passport Index is a worldwide list...

NIS2: Why are firms struggling to comply?

IT Pro · July 22, 2025

It’s been some time since the Network and Information Systems 2 (NIS2) Directive (NIS2) came into force in the EU but many organizations are still struggling to comply. So much so that the EU’s leading security agency ENISA has issued a stark...

Axiology lands 4th EU DLT Pilot Regime license for digital bonds

Ledger Insights · July 17, 2025

Lithuania’s Axiology has been granted a DLT Pilot Regime license allowing it to operate a combined trading and settlement system (DLT TSS). The regime supports exemptions from certain mainstream capital markets laws, including the conventional...

Kobakhidze suggests end of visa-free travel with EU would boost economic growth

Open Caucasus Media · July 22, 2025

Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...

League One club monitor Northern Ireland striker: ‘We’ve done very well with young players’

Belfast Telegraph · July 22, 2025

The 21 year-old is currently on the books of Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest, although he is no stranger to the third tier of English football enjoying loan stints at Burton Albion, Wycombe Wanders and most recently Wigan Athletic. Now,...