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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

RS deputy chairman dismisses Opposition notice seeking removal of VP Dhankhar: Sources

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh dismissed an impeachment notice against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. The notice, signed by 60 opposition members, alleged bias and lack of trust. Harivansh deemed the notice flawed, hasty, and designed to malign Dhankhar and constitutional institutions. He characterized it as a publicity-seeking "misadventure" trivializing the Vice President's office.

«The Local» (thelocal.de) 

German health insurer TK to significantly hike contribution rate

Statutory health insurance is forecast to rise across the board next year. Now Germany's largest insurer, Techniker Krankenkasse, has announced how much it plans to raise the additional contributions for its more than 11 million members.

Err.ee (en) 

MPs on defense debate: Focus on real capabilities, not just percentages

Europe's leaders, as evidenced by this week's Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit in Tallinn, are pushing for higher defense spending, stressing that real military capabilities and not just being hung up on the percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on defense per year, are essential to deter Russia and ensure security in the face of evolving threats.

Khaama Press (Afghan News Agency) 

Khalilzad: Pakistan deserves International Sanctions

Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, criticized Pakistan’s government and called for sanctions and increased diplomatic pressure against the country. Khalilzad stated that Pakistan deserves greater punitive measures due to its actions. He wrote on his social media platform X, “The #Pakistan government deserves sanctions and diplomatic pressure because it brutally used force against […]

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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

UK's FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

UK's main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve's overnight projection of a slower path of interest-rate cuts knocked down investors' risk appetite globally.