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Uber feels the heat of Denmark’s call-in powers

US, Canada face tense future after trade talks collapse

Air France-KLM’s SAS deal timetable hinges on avoiding in-depth EU probe

EU supports ‘friend’ Canada after US trade talks collapse, key lawmaker says

Bulgarian health data system’s consent, access rules questioned at EU court

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Trade

August 25, 2026 | Yuqing Yang

Asia, Europe

How far can the EU’s forced-labor import ban help restore fair trade?

Data Privacy and Security

August 24, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Discord appeals Brazil's livestream suspension, says ANPD lacks authority

Financial Crime, Trade

August 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Iran secondary-sanctions risk expanded under US ‘Operation Economic Outcast’
How far can the EU’s forced-labor import ban help restore fair trade?
Discord appeals Brazil's livestream suspension, says ANPD lacks authority
Iran secondary-sanctions risk expanded under US ‘Operation Economic Outcast’

Antitrust View More

Express Scripts, Accredo Health win dismissal of US antitrust claims

August 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Express Scripts and Accredo Health Group were granted dismissal of US antitrust claims filed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation due to preclusion by a prior court judgment. District Judge Maria A.... (more story)

Coupang rebuffs KFTC onsite inspection in rare challenge to investigative process

August 25, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Coupang has refused to allow South Korea’s antitrust regulator to carry out an onsite inspection over allegations that it shifted the cost of price-matching discounts onto suppliers, forcing officials to aband... (more story)

Pension company KLP ends Norwegian dominance abuse probe with commitments

August 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway's pension company Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, or KLP, has agreed to stop influencing municipalities' tender processes for occupational pension services, ending a 2022 investigation into w... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK to get Ukraine battlefield data to train AI models in information sharing deal

August 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK innovators and researchers will gain access to Ukrainian battlefield data to train AI models in return for expertise from British universities, researchers and technology companies under a new... (more story)

EU seeks to get ahead of AI risks with regulation, Virkkunen says

August 25, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

EU tech sovereignty commissioner Henna Virkkunen said on Monday that the bloc’s AI Act provides safeguards against hostile actors seeking to exploit the technology. The statement comes after hacking incidents ... (more story)

UK essential-services providers face tech supplier curbs under cyber bill tweaks

August 25, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

UK essential-services providers could be banned from using or installing tech products considered a national security risk under amendments proposed by the government to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

UPM-Sappi's graphic paper joint venture cleared in Turkey

August 25, 2026 | Jean Comte

Middle East

UPM-Kymmene and Sappi's planned graphic paper joint venture has been cleared by the Turkish competition authority, the regulator's website shows. The deal continues to be scrutinized by several other regulator... (more story)

Danone’s new meal drink would pose little threat to leader Huel, UK’s CMA says

August 25, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Danone’s recent entry into the UK meal-replacement drinks market isn't expected to become a significant threat to market leader Huel, which supplies about three-quarters of the segment, the country’s antitrust... (more story)

Ascension, AmSurg final consent order approved by US FTC

August 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order involving Ascension Health Alliance's proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg LLC, the agency announced. The FTC alleged that the dea... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

TikTok faces hearings over €1.1b Portuguese collective actions

August 25, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

TikTok faces two hearings later this year relating to Portuguese collective actions claiming up to €1.12 billion for allegedly allowing children to sign up for an account without parental consent and failing t... (more story)

Brazil fines TikTok over minors’ privacy failures

August 25, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s privacy watchdog has fined TikTok 153.7 million reais, or nearly $30 million, for failing to protect minors’ personal data. The National Data Protection Agency’s investigation stemmed fr... (more story)

Tech suppliers tied to ‘hostile states’ face UK block under proposed cyber bill changes

August 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK essential services providers could be ordered to stop using technology from companies deemed to pose a national security risk, under new government plans published on Monday. An amendment list... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

OpenAI’s European GPT trademark setback tests ownership of AI terminology

August 25, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

OpenAI’s failed bid to keep its GPT trademark in the EU shows the difficulty that technology companies face in protecting terms that become industry vocabulary. The dispute, which follows the rejection of Open... (more story)

UKIPO acknowledges ongoing problems with new digital patents service

August 25, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The UK Intellectual Property Office has written to an industry body to address continued concerns over shortcomings with the new digital One IPO service. The UKIPO acknowledged that the service, which was roll... (more story)

China clarifies copyright rules on public disclosure, fair use, republication

August 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top court has revised its judicial interpretation on copyright disputes, seeking to clarify key legal standards, promote more consistent rulings and balance copyright protection with the public interest.

Financial Crime View More

Deutsche Bank 'strengthened' controls after Frankfurt staff embezzlement case

August 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A former Deutsche Bank employee embezzled close to €500,000 at the private bank's Frankfurt branch and was sacked, a court in Germany has heard. The banker, who hasn't been named, admitted the cl... (more story)

Former US coal sales exec files bid to dismiss bribery conviction

August 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Charles Hunter Hobson, a former vice president of sales at Corsa Coal, has filed a post-verdict motion to dismiss, saying the judge can use his supervisory powers to throw out the corruption case... (more story)

New rule may render Corporate Transparency Act case moot, US tells Supreme Court

August 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The US Supreme Court should deny a case challenging the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act because a rule removing its reporting requirements from Americans may moot the claims from a small bu... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Indonesia plans integrated bullion market, strategic commodities exchange from 2027

August 21, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia plans to deepen its bullion market through an integrated market ecosystem that will include a mineral and strategic commodities exchange operating from Jan. 1, 2027, Coordinating Econom... (more story)

HEICO executive charged in US with insider trading

August 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Jesus Luis Morell, a senior executive at HEICO Corporation, was charged with three counts of securities fraud stemming from multiple instances of insider trading based on misappropriated financia... (more story)

Four former Commerzbank bankers charged in German cum-ex probe

August 20, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Four bankers, including two based in the UK, have been charged by German authorities over allegations that they defrauded the country’s tax authorities out of €20 million through cum-ex trading. The four have ... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce announces enforcement settlement with Container Manufacturing

August 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced an administrative enforcement settlement with Container Manufacturing Ltd., alleging the company committed 10 violations of ... (more story)

EU dumping duties on Chinese titanium dioxide come under investigation

August 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Dumping measures on EU imports of titanium dioxide from China that are now in place have come under an “absorption reinvestigation,” the European Commission has said. The probe, triggered by a re... (more story)

China-US Track 1.5 dialogue explores AI, trade cooperation

August 25, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The third China-US Track 1.5 Dialogue was held Tuesday in Beijing, bringing together representatives from Chinese government agencies, local authorities and think tanks, as well as US participant... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

EU probe into Post Danmark capital injection now open for feedback

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its ongoing investigation into a capital injection made by PostNord into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017. The commission opened an in-de... (more story)

RWE, Spain sent to ECJ by German court over investment arbitration award

August 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Litigation between German utility RWE and the Spanish government is heading to the EU's top court after German judges sought guidance on when the bloc's state aid law might impede the enforcement... (more story)

Energy View More

EU electrification push is key to cutting fossil-fuel dependence, Von der Leyen says

August 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s target to increase electricity’s share of final energy consumption to 46 percent by 2040 will help reduce Europe’s exposure to fossil-fuel price shocks, the European Commission president... (more story)

EU maritime emissions reporting overhaul put out for eight-week feedback period

August 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An EU proposal to overhaul maritime emissions reporting is open for feedback for eight weeks, with submissions feeding into legislative negotiations. The proposal would create a single monitoring... (more story)

EU energy, tire labeling proposal open to feedback for eight weeks

August 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An EU proposal to simplify energy and tire labeling rules is open for feedback for eight weeks, with submissions to be summarized and presented to EU lawmakers to inform negotiations. The proposa... (more story)

Technology View More

Norwegian minister calls on employers, expert panel to tighten rules on smart glasses

August 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Karianne Tung, Norway's minister for digitalization, is calling for stricter regulation on smart glasses in a statement published by the government on Tuesday. To reach this, Tung announced an ex... (more story)

French student phone ban to extend to high schools in this academic year

August 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France will prohibit students from using mobile phones and other electronic communications devices in high schools from the start of the 2026-27 school year, under legislation signed into law on ... (more story)

Thailand digital agency weighs AI governance sandbox, 5G-Advanced upgrade

August 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Thailand is considering establishing an AI governance sandbox to test guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in government agencies, the National Digital Economy and Society Commission... (more story)