A South Korean appeals court hiked on Wednesday the sentence of former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol from five years to seven years, in a justice obstruction case. In January, a lower court sentenced Yoon to five years in prison for abuse of power, having used presidential security agents to block his arrest, and for other charges.
Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar is set to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for informal talks in Brussels on Wednesday. It comes as he pushes to reboot Hungary's ties with the EU, which took a major hit during Viktor Orban's tenure. What to expect from Magyar's Brussels visit?
Is a buffer zone — such as the one that Israel is establishing in Lebanon — legal under international law? The short answer is: possibly.
The European Parliament has voted in favor of a 10% increase to the EU's next long-term budget and the introduction of new revenue streams. Supporters of the proposal want more funding for agriculture and for poorer regions, calling for nearly €100 billion more than already proposed by the European Commission.
The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday accused Meta of failing to protect young children from the harms of social media. The European Commission said Meta, the company behind several social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, breached its own rules of only allowing children above 13 years of age on their platforms.
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