#eu-sanctions

#eu-sanctions

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she will seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over the war in Gaza. The 27-nation EU is deeply divided in its approach to Israel and the Palestinians, and it's unclear whether a majority will be found to endorse the sanctions and trade measures. Meanwhile, emergency personnel in Qatar dug through the rubble of an Israeli attack on Hamas' political leaders who had gathered in the energy-rich Mideast nation to consider a U.S. proposal

Although the degree of Israel's criminal behavior is still being debated, the majority of observers no longer dispute that the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, launched after the October 2023 attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group, has resulted in violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza.

GPS jamming involves transmission of radio waves in the same frequencies used by GPS satellites. As those sats are around 20,000kms above Earth, the signals they send are quite weak. A terrestrial transmitter can overwhelm GPS info. It's also possible to spoof info from GPS satellites in an effort to lead those who rely on satnav astray. Neither Podestà nor Itkonen described the exact nature of this jamming incident, or how the presidential plane addressed it.

Fico's veto stance was portrayed as a question of national sovereignty and national pride, claiming the sanctions would harm Slovakia's economy and energy supplies.

A former engineer from ASML and NXP will serve three years in a Dutch prison for stealing chip technology and sharing it with Russia.

The EU is implementing duties aimed at making imports of Russian and Belarusian nitrogen fertilizers economically unviable, increasing pressure on Moscow amid the Ukraine conflict.