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US bombs Iranian military sites as Trump asks for changes to proposed deal to end hostilities. Kuwait under fire—AND MORE
CNN: The weekend strikes in Iran targeted Iranian radar and command and control sites and were a response to “aggressive Iranian actions that included the…
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No raise, no promotion: 1 in 4 white-collar workers stalling out
Wall Street Journal: Roughly a quarter of American professionals hit a wall in their careers before their so-called peak earning years, going…
Hungarian govt to amend constitution to allow removal of president
Euronews: “The office of the president of the republic is more important and more powerful than any individual head of state. It is in…
UK warns it could take action over crown dependencies’ lack of transparency
Financial Times: Hodge told the FT that the transparency regime in the dependencies and territories needed to catch up with the EU, which was…
‘More harmful than helpful’: Young people sour on AI
Financial Times: From software developers who fear being replaced to students who feel AI is hollowing out learning and creativity, a growing…
Taiwan’s opposition leader comes to U.S. with message straight out of Beijing
Wall Street Journal: Her message for an American audience is that Taiwan—formally the Republic of China, not to be confused with the People’s…
Chinese agent SoCal mayor enters plea in bombshell espionage case
New York Post: Wang agreed with prosecutors that she worked with the PRC to boost propaganda with a fake news website on US soil between 2020…
Cyprus seeks to Farage-proof its UK military bases
Politico Europe: Cyprus wants to prevent Donald Trump from using the island’s British bases for wartime attacks and is asking the U.K. for…
As Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution
Associated Press: Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, told attendees of a recent annual special forces conference in…
Growing US reliance on Chinese biotechs prompts national security fears
Financial Times: Global pharmaceutical companies are increasingly looking to China as patents on best-selling medicines expire. …Now the…
SLAPPs: Britain’s free speech crisis
Lionel Barber: There remains a serious imbalance in power in Britain between wealthy claimants and financially strapped media…
Tech overlords planning for conscious AI to conquer cosmos. What could go wrong?
The Guardian: Regardless of the specific features of their transhuman dreams, the narrative crafted by Silicon Valley billionaires justifies…
AfD, Vox mingle with ex-US Border Patrol chief, white nationalist leader at ‘remigration summit’
Politico Europe: Gregory Bovino and Jared Taylor flew in to support activists once deemed too toxic even by European far-right parties. …In an…
Trump admin sees striking exodus of legal talent
New York Times: The departure of more than 10,000 federal lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of…
Iran’s reopened underground missile sites show limits of US bombing plan
CNN: For weeks, strikes by the United States and Israel restricted Iran’s access to its underground missile sites by destroying roads and…
Great Indo-Pacific hedge: Deeper defence ties as US doubts grow and China ascends
Reuters: In interviews with Reuters on the sidelines of the annual gathering, regional defence chiefs and military officers made clear the…
American allies warn division weakens deterrence in calls for global unity to meet new threats
Associated Press: American allies stressed the need for unity at a top defense conference Sunday, saying that as threats increasingly…
EU frets as China builds industrial base in Morocco
Financial Times: Billions of dollars of investment raise concerns that subsidised goods could swamp European manufacturers…
SoftBank pledges €75bn to build Europe’s biggest AI facility in France
Financial Times: The deal came together quickly after Macron and Son dined together in Tokyo in early April, according to people familiar with…
Trump sends tougher terms to Iran for peace framework, officials say—AND MORE
New York Times: The official added that Mr. Trump’s changes — a new, tougher proposal — were potentially intended to speed up the process by…
Future belongs to those who resist it
The New Atlantis: Magnifica Humanitas is an inspiring invitation. But its focus on war, unemployment, and oligarchy misses the more insidious…
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