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Tehran denies talks with US. Iran-Oman deal would give Tehran control of inbound traffic. Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns—AND MORE
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Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts
The Guardian: Andrea Egan, general secretary at the trade union Unison, which commissioned the report, said: “Systems that enable tax to be…
Lawmakers call for Pentagon probe of Trump family-backed companies
Washington Post: The letter to the Pentagon’s inspector general was prompted by Post reporting that startups affiliated with the president’s…
Ukraine’s former ambassador to US faces anti-corruption probe
Euronews: According to the SAPO prosecutor, Stefanishyna – a former ambassador to the US and ex–deputy prime minister for European and…
After Michigan loss, AIPAC weighs second effort to defeat El-Sayed
New York Times: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has told allies that it is considering a major financial campaign to support the…
Why Congress wants closer U.S.-Israel defense partnership
New York Times: A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more…
China’s A.I. surging across Africa. That should worry Silicon Valley.
New York Times: In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful…
Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia
Reuters: In exclusive interviews with Reuters, Patel described the FBI’s initiatives with what he called “non-traditional partners” as…
Google shakes up A.I. leadership
New York Times: Minutes after four top researchers said they were leaving, Google said that Demis Hassabis, the Nobel-winning scientist who…
Federal judge ruled against Trump. Then threats began.
Washington Post: McConnell agreed to discuss his experience in detail with The Washington Post because he’s worried about ongoing efforts to…
European carmakers turn to Chinese rivals to fill factory floors
Financial Times: “Chinese cars are in our ports as we speak,” said Laurent Oechsel, a representative of the French CFE-CGE union at…
China hits US with sanctions, drone export curbs ahead of Xi visit
CNN: The tit-for-tat sanctions come weeks ahead of an expected summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump in the US…
China launches global tax hunt going back decades
Financial Times: China has launched a global hunt for hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes going back decades as Beijing seeks to…
Where are they now? Ex-Trump lawyers in plum US govt posts
Financial Times: Todd Blanche is the latest former member of the president’s personal legal team to snag a prestigious federal position…
DC lobbyists helping African leaders survive Trump
Financial Times: “Given the way this administration behaves, you can bypass Congress and everyone else,” said Phillip van Niekerk, managing…
Big US hedge funds targeted by wave of cyber attacks
Financial Times: Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Point72 and Ken Griffin’s Citadel were among the hedge funds that were targeted by audio “phishing”…
Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism
The Guardian: Cambridge had initially defended Arday – the youngest black professor appointed in the university’s history, with a compelling…
Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
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Senate panel says it has obtained copy of Fauci’s Covid-era phone
Wall Street Journal: The copy of the phone was transferred by the Department of Health and Human Services to the Senate Homeland Security…
China using financial leverage to expand Pacific influence, analysts warn
Epoch Times: Newsham said that the Chinese regime always uses economic assistance and other forms of aid for political leverage. “China’s aim…
Mamdani shunning New York business leaders who are used to calling shots
Wall Street Journal: The mayor this week fired dozens of corporate leaders from the advisory board of a multimillion-dollar philanthropic fund…
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