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Xi Jinping says US and China must ‘coexist in peace’ in historic White House visit. Trump admin presses China on suspected nuclear tests in confidential talks—AND MORE
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Donald Trump’s US no longer a reliable ally, warns Belgium in leaked document
Financial Times: Belgium’s foreign ministry has warned internally that the US under Donald Trump is no longer a reliable ally and urged…
Germany industry association pushes for tougher China policy
Reuters: The German industry association BDI on Friday called for a more determined effort to reduce economic risks linked to China, arguing…
‘Monster’ behind Russia’s global effort to evade Western sanctions
New York Times: A Moscow firm uses shell companies and cryptocurrency to launder money, and a custom app to forge trade records, to help…
White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US review
Politico: The request, which came from the Office of the National Cyber Director, puts companies in the difficult position of having to choose…
US intervenes in Elon Musk’s legal challenge to EU fine against X
Financial Times: The US Department of Justice on Thursday filed an application to intervene in a pair of cases brought by Musk and X seeking…
OpenAI breach of Australian government linked to wider AI hacking campaign
Financial Times: AI research group Transluce’s report found the AI models tried to break into three university and government websites during…
Iran proposes 7-day plan to end war
New York Times: Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that Tehran had proposed to Washington a seven-day plan to cease hostilities, reopen the…
I gave my life over to Meta’s A.I. agent and was blown away
New York Times: Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 2028: ‘Life doesn’t wait for you to be ready’
New York Times: In an interview with The New York Times, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez revealed the electoral equations she is crunching and the mental…
Russia could attack Nato country within months, Danish intelligence says
The Guardian: In a report published on Thursday, the Danish defence intelligence service warned of a “low but growing risk” that Russia could…
Netanyahu, addressing U.N., denounces Israel’s critics as ‘moral cowards’
New York Times: When Mr. Netanyahu took the podium, he was greeted with boos, and many of the diplomats in the hall walked out, as they did…
CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters have access restored to White House after judge orders ban lifted
Associated Press: But media coverage of Trump’s White House was hardly normal. On a high-profile day when Chinese leader Xi Jinping was…
US and Poland near deal for American base with 10,000 troops
Politico: U.S. and Polish officials are working to set up an American base in Poland that would house 10,000 troops, a significant shift in…
US senators delay effort to permanently ban Chinese cars
SCMP: Moreno said he was hopeful the bill would be approved next week and the same legislation passed in November when the US House of…
Australia confirms investigation into missing F-35 aircraft parts feared lost in Hong Kong
The Nightly: Australia is helping the United States investigate how local parts for the stealth F-35 fighter aircraft were mistakenly diverted…
Man invokes Chinese territory and law while threatening lethal force against Falun Gong protester outside Toronto consulate
The Bureau: The incident appears consistent with a broader pattern of intimidation described in a recent submission by University of Toronto…
Sinister network of Russian agents busted in Cold War-style plot to infiltrate US Secret Service using American tech CEO
New York Post: An American tech CEO allegedly helped Russian nationals hide their ownership of a digital forensics company so it could land…
Yemen’s Houthis, threatening global oil, increasingly supplied by China
Wall Street Journal: Once a marginal supplier of the Yemeni rebels, Chinese companies are now the biggest source of seized goods bound for the…
Why Germany’s ‘chancellor-in-waiting’ bides his time
Financial Times: That restraint does not reflect any sudden recovery in Merz’s authority. Some party insiders believe the chancellor’s days in…
Hacked FBI data has sensitive information about employees’ intelligence roles
Reuters: The 5,000-line spreadsheet – said by the hackers to represent only a small piece of their claimed two- to three-terabyte trove –…
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