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New York Times: The proposal also called on the United States to end its naval blockade but would…
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Iran’s hardliners clash over talks with US
Financial Times: As the regime’s leaders project unity, lawmakers are divided on negotiations about Tehran’s nuclear programme…
Hungary’s business elite pivots away from Viktor Orbán
Financial Times: Several loyalists have moved overseas while others vow to form ‘constructive co-operation’ with incoming premier…
European airlines seize on jet fuel crisis to lobby against passenger perks
Financial Times: Lobby groups are pushing politicians to drop a number of measures that the industry has been fighting for years, including…
Trump’s Voice of America: Free-speech crusader pushing MAGA on Europe
Politico Europe: U.S. diplomat Sarah Rogers is pledging $500 million to fight online “censorship” and ripping into European elites over mass…
Google staff urge chief executive to block US military AI use
Financial Times: More than 560 Google employees have signed an open letter to chief executive Sundar Pichai urging him to refuse to let the US…
U.S. offers no help with Iran war’s fallout, Thai foreign minister says
Washington Post: “This war should not have taken place,” Sihasak Phuangketkeow said in an interview, adding that Thailand is approaching…
Trump admin will pay more energy firms to cancel wind farms
New York Times: In exchange, the companies will invest in oil and gas projects, echoing an earlier deal with the French energy giant…
Sergey Brin moves to right, with ‘MAGA girlfriend’ by his side
New York Times: After once backing liberal causes, the Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57…
Appeals court says Pentagon can temporarily mandate escorts for journalists
Wall Street Journal: The Defense Department can temporarily require journalists to be escorted inside the Pentagon, a federal appeals court…
OpenAI misses key revenue, user targets in high-stakes sprint toward IPO
Wall Street Journal: OpenAI recently missed its own targets for new users and revenue, stumbles that have raised concern among some company…
Beijing’s United Front and quiet transfer of western technology
Cheryl Yu/War on the Rocks: Not every member is aware of the system’s logic. In fact, many overseas ethnic Chinese people are victims of the…
Claudia Sheinbaum learning price of appeasing Trump
Wall Street Journal: A murky CIA operation is the latest headache for the Mexican leader, whose concessions to Washington have fueled…
Xi tests China’s reach by blocking Meta deal that’s already done
Bloomberg: China’s state planner has decreed that Meta Platforms Inc. must cancel its acquisition of AI startup Manus, a deal that was…
King Charles to argue for strong US-UK partnership in address to Congress
Politico: The king plans to focus on reconciliation and renewal in a speech Tuesday before the House and Senate that is expected to run about…
Mood in Russia turns bleak as war in Ukraine drags on and economy suffers
Washington Post: With the war in its fifth year, talks stalled and sanctions biting deeper, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ratings are…
Italy approves extradition of alleged Chinese hacker to US
Financial Times: Italy has approved the extradition of a Chinese citizen sought by the US for industrial espionage over alleged efforts to…
The company that defied Trump’s tariff war
Financial Times: Schraubenwerk’s experience was in line with its peers, according to the FT’s analysis. Most of the world’s major exporters of…
China blocks Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI firm Manus
Bloomberg: The decision is likely to send a chill through China’s burgeoning AI sector, and emerged mere weeks before a high-profile summit…
Iran, U.S. in awkward limbo of ‘no war, no peace’—AND MORE
New York Times: Each side is betting it can last longer than the other, analysts say. But there are risks in a stalemate without a deal……
Why tech billionaires are aligned with Trump
Democracy Americana: Fueled by profit motives, ideological radicalization, and elite self-victimization, America’s tech barons are…
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