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Are product barcodes that begin with ‘729’ made in Israel?

The ceasefire deal agreed by Israel and Hamas in early October is unlikely to dispel longstanding calls for the boycott of Israeli products, which fit into the wider Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Online users, including French MEP Manon Aubry, co-leader of the left in the European Parliament and…

NATO defence ministers meet to talk plans on tackling drone incursions

NATO defence ministers are meeting on Wednesday for the first time since a significant series of drones and Russian jets violated European airspace in recent weeks. High on the agenda is the lack of cohesion amongst allies about a plan on how to best respond to the incursions, parts of…

IDF says body turned over by Hamas doesn’t match any hostages

The Israel Defense Forces says that one of the four bodies handed over to Israel by Hamas on Tuesday does not match any of the deceased hostages.”Following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match…

Germany’s ruling coalition fails to agree on military service proposal

By&nbspEuronews Published on 15/10/2025 – 10:54 GMT+2 •Updated 10:55 Germany’s coalition partners have failed to agree on a proposed new form of military service, cancelling a press conference on the subject at the eleventh hour on Tuesday. Negotiators from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic…

How does gender inequality affect people with disabilities?

Around 87 million people in the European Union have some form of disability, the bloc estimates, raising issues that disproportionately affect women. Women with intellectual disabilities face more barriers to work than both men with disabilities and women without disabilities on the continent as a whole, according to Inclusion Europe.…