The European Union's fisheries and aquaculture sector contributes about €5.5 billion per year to the EU economy and provides direct employment to around 193 000 fishers and aquaculture farmers across Europe. European fisheries statistics (EFS) have been collected since 1950 and provide official EU-wide data on fleet size and structure, catches, landings and aquaculture production. Statistical data are also used by the EU Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture to fulfil EU reporting obligations to international bodies, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and regional fisheries management organisations. Fisheries statistics are regulated by five separate regulations adopted between 2006 and 2009, which are largely recasts of 1990s legal acts. Together, these acts constitute the EFS framework. However, the European Commission's 2019 evaluation identified a number of key shortcomings and concluded that the existing legal framework is outdated, inflexible, and no longer meets the needs of policy makers and users. These findings, together with successive reforms of the common fisheries policy and the emergence of new EU data sources under the Control Regulation and the EU data collection framework, led the Commission to propose a new European fisheries and aquaculture statistics regulation on 30 July 2025. This implementation appraisal outlines the existing EFS framework, reviews and summarises the main findings of the 2019 Commission evaluation and its impact assessment, and identifies how the main findings of the evaluation and impact assessment are addressed in the proposed new regulation. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Croatia's national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) is an ambitious outline of reforms and investment designed to mitigate the pandemic's socioeconomic fallout and to address the consequences of the two devastating earthquakes of 2020. Following the December 2023 amendment of the Croatian NRRP, to which a REPowerEU chapter was added, the plan's worth reached €10 040.7 million (or 18.5 % of national gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019). The amended plan comes with a grant allocation of €5 779.4 million and a loan allocation of €4 254.2 million (of which more than 62 % is for the REPowerEU chapter). The grant part includes the country's REPowerEU grant allocation of €269 million and the €7.2 million transfer from Croatia's share of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. In June 2025, the Council approved the second revision of the plan; the subsequent request to amend the NRRP was sent to the European Commission in October 2025. So far, Croatia has received €5 322.9 million of Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) resources (53 % of the amended NRRP) in the form of pre financing, six grant and two loan instalments. The disbursements are below the current EU average of 56.4 %. The seventh payment request (grants and loans) is under assessment by the Commission. The plan focuses on the green transition by devoting 38.6 % of the resources to it. It also fosters the digital transformation by committing 20.2 % of the funds (excluding the REPowerEU chapter) to digital projects. In the context of the 2025 European Semester, the Council recommended that Croatia accelerate the implementation of its NRRP. The European Parliament continues to ensure transparency and accountability through interinstitutional dialogues on RRF implementation, and scrutiny of the Commission's work. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Fifth edition. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans. The author would like to thank Amalia Fumagalli, trainee in the Next Generation EU Monitoring Service, for her research assistance. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Mike Graham has been sacked from his show on Talk following a racist post made on his Facebook page on Sunday, which the presenter claims came from a hack. 

RIYADH: The use of generative artificial intelligence in efforts to foster a university environment that stimulates innovation and creativity among students was one of the topics discussed on Tuesday at the inaugural Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Saudi Universities.

RIYADH: Saudi cities have shown a significant improvement on the international stage, underlining the rapid pace of transformation the Kingdom is witnessing under its Vision 2030. The Global Cities Report by management consultant Kearney has highlighted the remarkable progress in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah and Dammam, thanks to sustained investment in infrastructure, innovation, and livability.

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Sanae Takaichi as she become Japan’s first female prime minister, the Saudi Press Agency reported early on Wednesday. Japan’s parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday and she underlined her commitment to boosting Japanese defense as she prepared to host visiting U.S. President Donald Trump next week.

LONDON: Central Saint Martins college in London hosted an arts and culture symposium on Tuesday that explored the cultural transformation in Saudi Arabia, and its influence across the wider region.

RIYADH: In the heart of Al-Watan Park, in the historic district of Al-Futah, stands a familiar yet overlooked silhouette: the Burj Al Khazzan. This 61-meter-tall water tower, built in the 1970s by Swedish architect Sune Lindstrom, long served a crucial role: storing water for a rapidly growing capital. Today, as Riyadh redefines its urban identity under Vision 2030 and the Green Riyadh initiative, the Burj may soon begin a new life — cultural, ecological, symbolic.

Almost three quarters of Singaporeans are likely to find online harms more severe if they target vulnerable victims or have a considerable impact on them, according to a multi-phase online safety study conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS).The study, titled «Online Harms in Singapore, from Evidence to Action», was conducted between June 2024 and May 2025.Funded by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, it comprised focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, as well as a survey of 600 Singapore citizens and permanent residents, conducted after the focus group discussions and in-depth interviews.The demographic of survey respondents generally reflected the age and gender distribution of Singapore's resident population in 2024.This study was released shortly after the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (OSRA) was tabled in Parliament on Oct 15.[[nid:723988]]In the focus group discussions, respondents from all demographics consistently ranked child sexual exploitation, violent content, terrorism, and vice-related content the most severe online harms.

A man has been charged for allegedly trafficking e-vaporiser pods containing etomidate.The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) charged 31-year-old Chua Beng Kai Jeremy in court on Wednesday (Oct 22), it said in a news release.On Tuesday (Oct 21), officers from the Singapore Police Force responded to a call for assistance and discovered the accused's car stationary and facing against the flow of traffic along Punggol Central.He appeared dazed when approached.Upon inspecting the vehicle, officers found e-vaporisers and alerted HSA. Officers from HSA subsequently seized two e-vaporisers and 30 e-vaporiser pods from the vehicle, said the authority.Laboratory testing confirmed that the seized pods contained etomidate.Investigations are ongoing and the case has been adjourned to Nov 19.Importers, sellers and distributors of etomidate e-vaporisers now face stiffer penalties, including three to 20 years' imprisonment and five to 15 strokes of the cane for importers.Sellers and distributors face two to 10 years' imprisonment and two to five strokes of the cane.

Applications for the October Build-To-Order (BTO) sales exercise have exceeded three times the number of flats launched, said Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat.In a Facebook post, he said that a total of 31,095 applications were received as at Wednesday (Oct 22) 5pm.The exercise — in which 9,144 Standard, Plus and Prime flats were launched across 10 projects — will close at 11.59pm today.Despite being oversubscribed, the minister assured that many first-time applicants have a good chance of securing a flat.«For first-timer families, majority of the three-room and larger flat types, have application rates of two and below,» he wrote.«Overall, the median application rates for first-timer families in the BTO exercises have come down this year (ranging from 1.1 to 1.7), compared to 2024 (ranging from 1.6 to 2.6).»

At around 04:50 this morning, an earthquake of magnitude 3.1 was measured west of Kleifarvatn, in Móhálsadalur.

Kolbrún Áslaug Baldursdóttir, MP for the People’s Party, brought attention in Parliament today to a conference on violence against the elderly that was held last week. She noted that financial abuse has been on the rise, with older people being deceived into giving away money or granting access to their online bank accounts.

A man has opened fire near the parliament building in Belgrade and set ablaze a tent erected by supporters of the Serbian president Read Full Article at RT.com

Some 2,000 unique 18th-century coins disappeared from the Denis Diderot Museum days after a jewelry heist at the Louvre  Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has authorized troop deployments to Türkiye and the UK to staff naval ships stationed there Read Full Article at RT.com

Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has resigned after a public rift with the prime minister over plans to boost military spending Read Full Article at RT.com

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said Budapest will not respect the ICC’s arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin Read Full Article at RT.com

Finies les élections. L'homme a toujours gardé sa sérénité, son humait et surtout son attachement pour un bel avenir. Octave Magnassa, candidat aux dernières législatives, dit prendre le temps de réévaluer ses priorités et de réfléchir à des nouvelles façons de servir les populations. 1- Bonjour monsieur Magnassa ! Vous vous êtes battu comme il se doit. Vous avez osé affronter vos adversaires. Quelles sont les leçons que vous tirez de ces élections législatives ? Bonjour ! Merci pour (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Lundi 20 octobre 2025, a eu lieu la cérémonie officielle de présentation de la Cartographie Nationale des Projets de Développement à l'hôtel Radisson Blu, sous la présidence de la Ministre de la Planification et de la Prospective, Louise Pierrette Mvono. L'événement a réuni plusieurs membres du Gouvernement, des présidents d'institution de la République, ainsi que des partenaires techniques et financiers. La cartographie Nationale des Projets de Développement a été réalisée entre Mai et (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

En prélude à sa participation au « Financial Times Africa Summit 2025 » qui se tient à Londres, le Vice-Président du Gouvernement, Alexandre Barro Chambrier, accompagné du Haut Commissaire du Gabon au Royaume-Uni, SEM Sanni Aoudou Aichatou, a été reçu ce mardi 21 octobre 2025 à la prestigieuse « Chatham House », think tank britannique fondé en 1920 et spécialisé dans les questions de politique internationale, de sécurité, d'économie et de diplomatie. À ce titre et sous la coordination (...) - COOPERATION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Constitutional law expert Professor Danwood Chirwa has launched a scathing attack on former President Lazarus Chakwera, accusing him of betraying Malawi’s justice system by pardoning convicted businessman Dr. Thom Mpinganjira. In a powerful Facebook post that has sparked widespread debate, Professor Chirwa said the pardon represents “a staggering act of cowardice and betrayal,” arguing that […] The post Professor Chirwa Condemns Chakwera’s Pardon of Thom Mpinganjira appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Every now and then, Malawi wakes up to yet another verbose outburst from Professor Danwood Chirwa — or should we say, Professor of Fallacies — a man whose habit of mistaking personal bitterness for intellect has long become academic folklore. For years, scholars, students, and sober thinkers have questioned the quality and coherence of his […] The post Response to Prof Danwood Chirwa: “He is a Professor of Fallacies, a Tale of When Desperation Outruns Reason.” appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

India's IT ministry is proposing new rules to combat AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic content. Social media giants with over 50 lakh users must identify and label artificial content, ensuring users can distinguish it from reality. These measures aim to boost accountability and user awareness amidst growing concerns over AI misuse.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said he will remain in his post until 2029, dismissing immediate national political aspirations. He affirmed the stability of the current ruling coalition, stating no new partners will join or existing ones will be swapped. Fadnavis also addressed opposition's objections to electoral rolls, accusing them of seeking to postpone local body polls.

Dahbia Benkired, 27, an Algerian migrant living in France, allegedly lured Lola Daviet into her apartment on October 14, 2022. She is currently on day four of her six-day trial at the Paris Assize Court.

Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, was found guilty of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, during their lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield.

TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation led by the head of Meteorological Organization, Sahar Tajbakhsh, is participating in the extraordinary session of the World Meteorological Congress (Cg-Ext(2025)) being held from October 20 to 23, in Geneva, Switzerland.

TEHRAN – Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, an Iranian professor at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, has won the State of Kuwait Prize for the Control of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

TEHRAN – National Nurses Week will be observed throughout the country with the theme of ‘Iran, the heart of the nurse’, from October 24 to 30.

TEHRAN – Supported by the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, Iranian knowledge-based firms will set up their pavilions at the AgroExpo Uzbekistan 2025, which is scheduled to take place from November 26 to 28 in Tashkent.

[MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is sounding the alarm on the intensifying cholera epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the past nine months, more than 58,000 suspected cases have already been recorded, according to data from the Ministry of Health. The epidemic is among the worst seen in the last ten years, revealing the scale of the health crisis ravaging the country.