Day: May 15, 2025

South Korea has once again delayed its decision on whether to allow Google to transfer high-precision geographic map data of the country to its overseas servers, raising ongoing questions about national security, data sovereignty, and digital infrastructure, Azernews reports.

Had a productive meeting with President of the European Commission @vonderleyen and President of the European Council @eucopresident
on the margins of the #EPC Summit. We discussed 🇦🇲-🇪🇺 partnership, democratic reforms & regional developments, including the peace agenda. pic.twitter.com/E3sfaL5jpS

— Nikol Pashinyan (@NikolPashinyan) May 15, 2025

The Bandırma–Tekirdağ train ferry line, a major addition to Turkiye’s railway transport infrastructure, was officially inaugurated at a ceremony held at the Port of Bandırma.

Daniil Trifonov spielt Schostakowitschs 2. Klavierkonzert – Schostakowitsch Festival Leipzig 2025 via ⁦@ARTEde⁩ https://t.co/PJlmysLhEu

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) May 15, 2025

#Schostakowitsch-Festival startet in Leipzig. Mit einem Interview mit Tobias Niederschlag https://t.co/ozI3zO2mU7 via ⁦@MDRAktuell⁩

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) May 15, 2025

Former US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook and urged him not to expand Apple’s production facilities in India, but instead to invest more heavily in the United States, Azernews reports.