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Kabul: The European Union has announced an additional £14 million in aid to support the people of Afghanistan, enhancing its collaboration with the United Nations. This funding aims to expand the Afghanistan Community Resilience Programme (ACRP), which is executed by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will now join the initiative, and the EU’s partnership with UN Women will be further reinforced.

Kabul: The European Union has announced an additional £14 million in aid to support the people of Afghanistan, enhancing its collaboration with the United Nations. This funding aims to expand the Afghanistan Community Resilience Programme (ACRP), which is executed by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will now join the initiative, and the EU’s partnership with UN Women will be further reinforced.

Jeddah: Microsoft’s Azure cloud services have been disrupted by undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, the US tech giant says. Users of Azure, one of the world’s leading cloud computing platforms, would experience delays because of problems with internet traffic moving through the Middle East, the company said. Microsoft did not explain what might have caused the damage to the undersea cables but added that it had been able to reroute traffic through other paths. It stressed that traffic “that does not traverse through the Middle East is not impacted.”

New York: Although she lost her post in the German government this year, Annalena Baerbock, the former German foreign minister, will continue to play a prominent role on the world stage. Until May, when Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new German chancellor, the 44-year-old Green Party politician was still Germany’s top diplomat. Then, on June 2, she was elected as the new president of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

New York: Although she lost her post in the German government this year, Annalena Baerbock, the former German foreign minister, will continue to play a prominent role on the world stage. Until May, when Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new German chancellor, the 44-year-old Green Party politician was still Germany’s top diplomat. Then, on June 2, she was elected as the new president of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

New York: Although she lost her post in the German government this year, Annalena Baerbock, the former German foreign minister, will continue to play a prominent role on the world stage. Until May, when Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new German chancellor, the 44-year-old Green Party politician was still Germany’s top diplomat. Then, on June 2, she was elected as the new president of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

New York: Although she lost her post in the German government this year, Annalena Baerbock, the former German foreign minister, will continue to play a prominent role on the world stage. Until May, when Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new German chancellor, the 44-year-old Green Party politician was still Germany’s top diplomat. Then, on June 2, she was elected as the new president of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

New York: Although she lost her post in the German government this year, Annalena Baerbock, the former German foreign minister, will continue to play a prominent role on the world stage. Until May, when Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as the new German chancellor, the 44-year-old Green Party politician was still Germany’s top diplomat. Then, on June 2, she was elected as the new president of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

Zoom recognized in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contact Center as a Service for the first time

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced it has been recognized in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS). This is Zoom’s first inclusion in the Magic Quadrant for CCaaS, just three years after launching Zoom Contact Center in 2022.

Zoom believes this recognition highlights the strength of Zoom’s AI-first approach to customer experience, where AI is embedded in the platform from the ground up to support both self-service automation and live agent assistance.

“To us, being recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for CCaaS so soon after launching Zoom Contact Center is an incredible milestone,” said Chris Morrissey, general manager of Zoom CX. “We believe this validates our AI-first platform strategy and underscores our commitment to helping organizations move faster, operate smarter, and transform customer experience in a meaningful, differentiated way.”

Zoom’s recognition in the CCaaS Magic Quadrant follows its presence in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS. Zoom believes this reflects the strength of Zoom’s unified platform strategy, delivering both communication and contact center capabilities within a single, easy-to-use experience.

Download a complimentary copy of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for CCaaS here to read the full report.

To learn more about Zoom Contact Center, visit the Zoom website.

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About Zoom
Zoom’s mission is to provide an AI-first work platform for human connection. Reimagine teamwork with Zoom Workplace — Zoom’s open collaboration platform with AI Companion that empowers teams to be more productive. Together with Zoom Workplace, Zoom’s Business Services for sales, marketing, and customer experience teams, including Zoom Contact Center, strengthen customer relationships throughout the customer lifecycle. Founded in 2011, Zoom is publicly traded (NASDAQ:ZM) and headquartered in San Jose, California. Get more information at zoom.com.

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