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Trump defends plans to ease Russia sanctions and hints at hostage deal. Zelensky worried US might abandon Ukraine—AND MORE
New York Times: President Trump, defending his decision to ease tariffs and other sanctions against Russia, said on Sunday that he was making “great progress”…
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Day after huge riots in France, shock and recrimination
New York Times: Politicians from the far left to the far right criticized the government for a police response deemed too weak or ill-prepared…
US resumes intelligence-sharing with Ukraine after pause, Zelenskiy says
Reuters: Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press, Zelenskiy said intelligence-sharing had been interrupted but later “de-blocked.” “We are very…
Far-right election gains threaten Germany’s investment drive
Financial Times: Thomas Buberl, chief executive of French insurer Axa, said Germany had become “the hot topic” in his recent meetings with…
Russian ships fake locations to appear in two places at once
Financial Times: Russian vessels in the Black Sea are using an unusual and potentially co-ordinated method of spoofing their tracking systems…
US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions
Financial Times: European companies face “devastating” retaliation from Washington if Brussels presses ahead with plans to restrict American…
Putin floats summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal
Wall Street Journal: The plan represents an effort by Putin to capitalize on warming ties between Trump and the Russian leader that have…
Poland preparing Starlink equivalent
Polski Radio: Referring to the decision to slow down the operation of the Starlink and Starshield systems used by the Ukrainian military,…
Buildings torched and over 1,000 detained after half million protesters sweep France
CNN: The destruction followed what had been largely peaceful protests, which have grown out of sweeping student-led rallies that gripped parts…
Zelenskyy says Starlink speed limits in Ukraine are ‘planned operation’
Financial Times: “The conclusion is clear: the restrictions are in effect within Ukraine but do not apply within the European Union. In other…
Trump offers Putin economic relief. Hopes that Russia will return favor
New York Times: The Trump administration is ignoring the will of Congress and waiving new Russia sanctions amid fears that high energy prices…
Former CSIS chief warns that China ‘will acquire’ all information about you in Chinese EVs
National Post: In a rare interview with the BBC last month, former CSIS head David Vigneault did not mince his words: China’s theft of Western…
Elon Musk almost single-handedly funding Republican midterms push
Wired: Elon Musk has assembled a presidential-level field operation this midterm cycle, underscoring the extent to which he has taken over the…
Alexandr Wang, Meta’s AI wunderkind
Financial Times: One person who has worked with both Wang and Zuckerberg said that the former reminded them of a younger version of the Meta…
Elizabeth Holmes documentary has broken my brain
Washington Post: No matter how much access he is given, what he finds is something he’s barely able to wrap his brain around: Holmes still…
Artificial intelligence: Why one of world’s greatest mathematicians is on ‘war footing’
New York Times: “A lot of people I interacted with shared a very common vision of how A.I. should be used — you know, to empower scientists.”…
Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary
The Guardian: On Friday, Trump signaled that Zacharia’s tenure would be short-lived, telling reporters that he had asked his embattled press…
Russia using army of bots to push fake US election videos
Bloomberg: Social media researchers have attributed the posts to a Russian state-backed operation known as Matryoshka, or Operation Overload,…
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
Reuters: The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian…
Iran’s precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting US war plans
Reuters: Iran’s missiles and drones have hit Gulf infrastructure sites at least 135 times, causing cascading failures that Gulf states have…
Lutnick throws future of U.S.-Mexico trade talks into further doubt
Wall Street Journal: Lutnick has opposed significant reductions in the 25% tariff on Mexican automobiles and the 50% levies on steel and…
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