9 February 2026
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British Airways owner IAG signs a deal with SpaceX's Starlink for Wi-Fi across all five carriers in the airline group, making it available in 500+ aircraft (Kate Duffy/Bloomberg)

British Airways owner IAG signs a deal with SpaceX's Starlink for Wi-Fi across all five carriers in the airline group, making it available in 500+ aircraft (Kate Duffy/Bloomberg)

Isaac Hammouch02 mins

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Spain’s government proposes making abortion a constitutional right

Spain’s government proposes making abortion a constitutional right

Isaac Hammouch02 mins

Shorouk Express Spain’s leftist government on Friday proposed anchoring the right to abortion in the constitution following a move by Madrid city hall to inform women about a supposed “post-abortion syndrome”. The controversy erupted on Tuesday when Madrid city hall, controlled by the conservative Popular Party (PP) approved a far-right proposal to require medical services…

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Pony AI gets a permit to provide fully driverless robotaxi services in Shanghai, making it the only company with permits in all four of China's biggest cities (Pretish M J/Reuters)

Pony AI gets a permit to provide fully driverless robotaxi services in Shanghai, making it the only company with permits in all four of China's biggest cities (Pretish M J/Reuters)

Isaac Hammouch02 mins

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EU countries resist Spain on making Catalan official language

EU countries resist Spain on making Catalan official language

Isaac Hammouch02 mins

Shorouk Express But documents summarizing this week’s meeting of the bloc’s ambassadors, seen by POLITICO, indicate serious doubts regarding Madrid’s bid. While Belgium, Cyprus, Portugal, the Netherlands, Romania and Slovakia supported granting EU recognition to the Spain’s additional official languages, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and Sweden backed Italy’s demands for “further clarity…

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Donald Trump: Tariffs are making us rich

Donald Trump: Tariffs are making us rich

Isaac Hammouch01 mins

Shorouk Express Donald Trump claimed America is “taking in billions and billions of dollars” as a result of global trade tariffs. The US president said nothing he heard during a White House meeting with Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday (17 April), changed his mind about his controversial tariffs. Trump said: “The tariffs are…

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