Tallinn Administrative Court upheld a claim for damages filed against the Estonian state by businessman Parvel Pruunsild and politician Priit Humal, ordering the state to pay each of them €150,000 in compensation.

Estonian films can still reach Russia through international sales agents and co-production deals, despite efforts to restrict such sales.

It would be unrealistic to expect a spark of enthusiasm to glow in a lawmaker's eyes every moment of the day. Yet voters are still drawn to those who keep moving 24 hours a day like the Energizer Bunny, writes Argo Ideon.

Opposition parties do not support next year's draft state budget in its current form and will vote against it in the final vote if necessary.

Tallinn Administrative Court upheld a claim for damages filed against the Estonian state by businessman Parvel Pruunsild and politician Priit Humal, ordering the state to pay each of them €150,000 in compensation.

Estonian films can still reach Russia through international sales agents and co-production deals, despite efforts to restrict such sales.

Praegu Ilmatsalu ringristmiku ja Tartu alajaama vahetus ümbruses laiuv kõrgepingeliinide rägastik muutub tasapisi silmale meeldivamaks, sest Elering kolib parasjagu linna lääneosas kuue ja poole kilomeetri pikkust kõrgepingetrassi maa alla. Lisaks silmailule vabastab see töö ka üle 30 hektari seni keelu all olnud maad.

7.–8. novembril toimunud Vernissage kunstigalerii sügisoksjonil leidis uue omaniku üle 100 kunstiteose. Oksjoni kõrgeima tulemuse saavutas Heitti Polli maal «Tšuktšid Uelhenis», mille 51 000 euro suurune haamrihind tähistab kunstniku uut oksjonihinnarekordit.

Later on Thursday, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Dublin to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.

For parents in parts of Ukraine, trying to lead a normal family life with just a few hours of power each day is taking its toll.

Within days, Huang's status as a seemingly untouchable figure leading the global AI race has crumbled.

Chief financial officer Colette Kress will replace him temporarily, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.

DUBLIN — Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed EU governments to step up participation in Ukraine peace negotiations as he talked with world leaders hours before he’s due to hear about Thursday’s Moscow discussions between Vladimir Putin and U.S. officials. “When the Americans and the Russians talk about this, it’s not just about security guarantees for Ukraine,” the Ukrainian president told leaders at the start of a summit in Dublin. “It’s more about some kind of new security framework between Europe and Russia.” While he said it’s “very good that Europeans are now part of these talks,” they don’t speak directly to Russia so “we need to make sure that Europe becomes a regular part of this negotiation.” Two days of peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. in Abu Dhabi ended on Wednesday without a breakthrough ― and without European officials joining the talks. EU governments continue to disagree over who would represent them. U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and  Jared Kushner, met the Russian leader on Thursday and will dash to Dublin to update Zelenskyy on Thursday evening. Speaking on his way into the European Political Community summit in the Irish capital ― a gathering of 50 EU and non-EU leaders ― German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he had received positive signals from the Abu Dhabi talks, but also stressed that Ukraine and Europe must be involved.“I expect the Russian government and the Russian president to finally agree to these joint talks,” Merz said. “We will also discuss who, if necessary, will represent the European Union. But that is a matter we will discuss behind closed doors and not air publicly.” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas struck a more skeptical tone, saying she had seen no goodwill from Moscow and insisted that a ceasefire must come before discussions on a peace agreement or Europe’s wider security architecture. “Americans are representing American interests, Europeans are representing European interests,” she said, adding that EU treaties signal that European Council President António Costa and she should represent the bloc in any talks— a solution backed by Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal in an interview with POLITICO. French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe must first agree on its own peace proposals and vision for future European security before deciding who should represent it. The substance of Europe’s negotiating position should determine the format of any talks, rather than the other way around, he told reporters on the way into the summit. “Without Europeans there is no support for Ukraine, let’s be honest,” he said, arguing that U.S. involvement has declined. “There is some mediation, fine. But at the end of the day we will be the ones to define and decide for our future security as Europeans. I have no doubt about it.”  Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden backed Costa as the EU’s representative, while Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin called for a “clear, coherent leadership from the European Union at that table” warning that it remained unclear whether Russia was genuinely interested in peace. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev warned that Europe’s place in future negotiations was still not guaranteed, while his Czech counterpart, Andrej Babiš, expressed optimism that the bloc was moving closer to securing a seat at the table. The issue is set to be discussed at Friday’s informal European Council following Meloni’s request. Costa agreed to make time for the discussion, on top of the original agenda focusing on AI.

KYJIW – Die Probleme mit „Starshield“, dem militärischen Tool von Elon Musks Satellitennetzwerk „Starlink“, sind in der Ukraine offenbar zurück, sagte Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj in einer Stellungnahme. „Leider verzeichnen unsere Einheiten seit einigen Tagen erhebliche Störungen des Starshield-Betriebs auf dem Gebiet der Ukraine – entlang der gesamten Frontlinie und in den vorübergehend besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine.“ Bereits vor rund einem Monat hatte die Ukraine gemeldet, dass sich die Starshield-Verbindung bei Objekten ab einer Geschwindigkeit von 161 km/h verschlechterte. Dadurch funktionierten ukrainische Verteidigungssysteme, insbesondere Abfangsysteme, nicht mehr zuverlässig. Die Beschränkung wurde am 24. Oktober aufgehoben. Laut Selenskyj gehen auch die neuen Störungen nicht auf eine technische Fehlfunktion zurück. Vielmehr werde die Verbindung erneut systematisch ab einer bestimmten Geschwindigkeit begrenzt. „Für uns bedeutet dies in erster Linie eine erhebliche Erschwerung beim Abfangen russischer Düsen-Drohnen“, sagte Selenskyj. Die jüngsten Einschränkungen hätten bereits dazu geführt, dass mehrere russische Drohnen die ukrainische Luftabwehr durchbrechen konnten und weitere Ukrainer getötet wurden, fügte er hinzu. „Es sind erneut Verbindungsprobleme aufgetreten“, sagte auch Serhii Bezkrestnov, Selenskyjs Berater für Verteidigungstechnologie, „insbesondere bei der Kommunikation mit Hubschraubern, die ‚Shahed‘-Drohnen verfolgen, sowie mit Abfangjägern, deren Aufgabe es ist, die mit Strahltriebwerken ausgestatteten ‚Shaheds‘ abzuschießen.“ US-Präsident Donald Trump erklärte am vergangenen Sonntag, er könne nicht sagen, wer den Starlink-Dienst für die Ukraine während weiter Teile des Oktobers gedrosselt habe. Er sei sich nicht einmal sicher, ob es eine solche Drosselung überhaupt gegeben habe. Kiew drängt unterdessen auf rasche Gespräche über eine Verlängerung seines Starshield-Vertrags, der Mitte 2027 ausläuft, erklärte ein ukrainischer Regierungsvertreter vergangene Woche gegenüber Reportern. Das US-Verteidigungsministerium und SpaceX, der Mutterkonzern von Starshield, reagierten bisher nicht auf eine Bitte um Stellungnahme.

The new rule lets only female MEPs delegate their vote around childbirth, raising questions about gender equality among lawmakers.

The EU is still the main customer of one of Russia's flagship Arctic gas projects, the Yamal pipeline, despite Brussels repeatedly touting the end of reliance on Russian fossil fuels.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned amid reports of a second affair with an executive.

Many migrants stranded in southern Mexico say the Democrats' win in Congress has given them new hope of entering the US.

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Army struggles to intercept Russian jet-powered drones, just as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Vladimir Putin

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