Banks’ motor finance redress could reach £18B, Britain’s City watchdog says

Moscow (Eurotoday Newspaper) – The Russian Pacific Fleet reported on Sunday that the Russian and Chinese navies are engaged in artillery and anti-submarine exercises in the Sea of Japan as part of their scheduled joint drills. 
China and Russia began naval drills in the Sea of Japan in support of each other, as both militaries oppose what they see as a U.S.-led world order. Over the last few yea

The Supreme Court largely favored banks in a significant ruling on Friday regarding whether consumers were misled on car finance as banks paid large commissions to motor brokers. However, judges sustained the appeal of a consumer due to the commission’s size and its disclosure by the bank to the motor dealer.
The regulator stated, “Where consumers have lost out, they should be appropri

London (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – During a Sunday meeting, eight OPEC+ nations agreed to increase oil output by 548,000 barrels per day in September, according to three OPEC+ sources. The group is scheduled to hold its next meeting on September 7, one of the sources added, Reuters reported.

Why is OPEC+ increasing oil production in September?What impact could rising output have on prices?

“Art often possesses a dual nature,” Sholette remarked. “On one hand, it functions as a business, but it’s also crucial for supporting, maintaining, collecting, and preserving culture, which somehow rises above capitalism and mere commerce.”
Sholette noted that Art Basel’s collaboration with Qatar highlighted how deeply art’s perceived timelessness is inte

Damascus (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Personnel from Syria’s internal security forces in Sweida, attacked by armed groups, resulting in one death and multiple wounds. They also fired shells at several villages in the southern province, according to state-run Ekhbariya TV on Sunday.

What triggered the latest violence in the Sweida province?How successful was the ceasefire that the U.S. brokere

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The chairman of the European Parliament’s Palestine delegation has attached the decision to impose sanctions against the UN Special Rapporteur.  
The Left  Group in the assembly said it “condemns in the strongest terms” the decision by the Donald Trump administration to sanction UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.
The Group has called for the implementation of the EU’s ‘blocking statute’ t

The struggle to earn a living is relentless, with countless individuals, including men, women, and children, lining up under the harsh sun at the few community kitchens that offer only lentil soup.
A community kitchen in western Gaza paints a picture of distress among displaced individuals, echoing their cries for assistance and their desperate pleas to the world to end their suffering.
Kitchen s

Stockholm – Just hours before the deadline, it was announced that Donald Trump’s new tariffs have been postponed until next week.
“This is definitely not a positive development. It is a tragic move towards heightened unpredictability,” states Swedish senior economist Robert Bergqvist from the bank SEB.
Trump’s new directive includes broad tariffs on goods from the EU and 68 other countries.
Rober

The European Committee of the Regions says it is highly critical of the EU’s new long term budget plans.
The Committee’s president Kata Tutto said that

“after months of unjustified secrecy”

The European Commission had delivered a

“complicated and divisive proposal that puts at risk the role of regions and cities in the European project.”

The CoR, which is based in Brussels, is the body that