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Allies in Iran as funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader begin. U.S. officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators—AND MORE
New York Times: Foreign dignitaries from China, Russia, Pakistan and elsewhere are set to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as days of…
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Hegseth prepared bombshell plan to cut troops in Europe. Then it got nixed.
Wall Street Journal: The U.S., he planned to say, was preparing additional cuts to its forces in Europe that would go beyond the canceled…
Long lines for gas shatter illusion of normalcy in wartime Russia
New York Times: “Are we in the Soviet Union now?” asked one Russian, stunned and frustrated by the waits at the pumps…
China steps up claims over sea east of Taiwan
Financial Times: China has stepped up efforts to assert its claims over the waters east of Taiwan, warning Japan and the Philippines that…
Anthropic moves to close loopholes that allow Chinese access to Claude
Financial Times: People familiar with the matter said that Chinese companies including Ant Financial have accessed Anthropic’s AI tools such…
Special forces ban Chinese electric cars over spying fears
Telegraph: The Special Boat Service (SBS) has banned Chinese-made electric cars from its headquarters because it fears they could be used for…
Former top General warns military being politicized
Wall Street Journal: In an essay published Friday with two co-authors, Brown cautioned that sending the military into American cities for…
‘Truly international network’ of men drugging and raping women uncovered, UK’s NCA says
BBC: The agency has identified 270 people linked to forums where footage of co-ordinated sexual abuse is shared online – crimes which echo the…
China’s influence pipeline already active in Japan’s information space
Nikkei Asia: These tactics had been flying under the radar until now. There is a complete dissemination chain — a direct influence operation…
As Ukraine war escalates, Witkoff and Kushner focused on Iran
New York Times: Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Kushner, who both helped broker a cease-fire in the war in Gaza last year, are real estate developers who…
JD Vance and Melania Trump also had sharp earnings increases in 2025
New York Times: However, each earned a fraction of the minimum $2.2 billion that Mr. Trump reaped. All told, Mr. Vance earned between $1.4…
MAGA base stays quiet after Trump reports billions in personal gains
New York Times: Some described his earnings as a validation of the business acumen they have long admired in him. “Nobody who voted for Donald…
Russian spies considered Mandelson a ‘privileged contact’
Telegraph: According to the leaked report, codenamed Project Fish, Moscow spymasters regarded the disgraced peer as “one of the most…
President’s getting richer — but many midterm voters aren’t
CNN: If voters think the president is getting rich but they aren’t, he could be in political trouble. …Democrats will seek to leverage that…
Mass mournings, 6 days and 2 countries: Iran prepares to bury Supreme Leader
New York Times: Long-delayed funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed during U.S.-Israeli strikes at the war’s outset, are set to…
Can you embrace A.I. without layoffs? This company says it’s trying.
New York Times: The German software giant SAP says it is betting that employees can reinvent jobs instead of eliminating them. Experts are…
Michael Burry cites ‘beginning of the end’ with new AI short bets
Wall Street Journal: For Burry, plans by two of South Korea’s largest tech companies to build a chip hub set off fresh alarm bells about…
China says pilot crashed small plane into skyscraper for ‘personal reasons’
BBC: The pilot who crashed his small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper last week was suffering from “chronic insomnia and anxiety” and…
Merz unveils €10bn tax cuts to revive German growth
Financial Times: Under the new rules outlined on Thursday, a family with two children earning €60,000 a year will receive more than €600 in…
Russian drone campaign mapped Nato air defence gaps, study finds
Financial Times: The campaign, carried out in more than a dozen countries in the military alliance plus Ireland, “proceeded without a…
Economics of women’s weight
Financial Times: A new study suggests weight-loss drugs help women find work — and prompt men to leave their partners…
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