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EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact
Politico EU: The EU and Canada will use a landmark summit next month to announce an expansive new partnership, ranging from breaking down digital trade…
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U.S. pressure campaign leaves Iranian tankers stranded in Asian waters
Wall Street Journal: Now, the blockade has dealt this trade a blow. Iranian ships can’t return home. The recent U.S. sanctions blitz means…
Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interference
Reuters: The alleged US interference ranged “from lawfare to interference that is openly acknowledged,” the Abin officials said, according to…
France sees US tech fines as piggy bank for EU spending, minister reveals
New York Post: France’s Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad suggested Tuesday that the EU, the self-styled free trade club of 27 nations, use…
Trump unveils $200bn South Korean investment in US projects, including Alaska LNG
Nikkei Asia: The announcement, which Trump made in the Oval Office, amounts to the first set of major projects under a broader $350 billion…
Moolenaar urges scrutiny of South Korea’s China ties, citing US security concerns
Epoch Times: In a Sept. 28 letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Moolenaar cited nine months of high-level engagement between Seoul and…
Ford CEO says it’s ‘too late’ for Europe to fend off Chinese automakers, but not for U.S.
CNBC: “I think it’s just important for us to take our time to be considerate,” Farley said at the Automotive News Congress in Detroit. “I…
Chinese imports ‘threaten to wipe out UK industries in five years’
Telegraph: “There is a real possibility that over the next five years, Europe will lose much of its industrial base to Chinese competition,”…
Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon, its most advanced AI model
CNBC: The company said the model sets a new record in real-world software engineering, ties for first in cybersecurity, and leads another…
Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting
Politico EU: The Trump administration is excluding several major allies from a gathering of NATO members next month — after threatening to…
Pentagon creates ‘Autowarcom’ to expand AI and drone capabilities
Reuters: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced the creation of a new military command that would be dedicated to building…
European police forces drop Russian software firm following POLITICO probe
Politico EU: Multiple European law-enforcement agencies will stop using Oxygen Forensics, a digital surveillance company accused of concealing…
EU to offer single-market access to candidate countries
Politico EU: The European Union will open its vast economy to countries waiting to join its ranks, provided they agree to stand with the bloc…
Tech CEOs privately questioned Amodei for sounding AI alarm bells
Wall Street Journal: Behind the scenes, industry leaders including Jensen Huang of Nvidia had just questioned Anthropic’s Dario Amodei about…
FTC launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI
Washington Post: The full extent of the probe was not clear, but the FTC has wide authority to investigate unfair and deceptive practices that…
Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
The Guardian: Delivering his latest extraordinary attack on diversity, and dismissing reports of low morale within the US armed forces as…
Russia warns NATO of possible nuclear response if Kaliningrad is cut off
Associated Press: Russia has warned NATO that it would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad should any members of the…
UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says
BBC: “There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford,” he told the BBC. He did not…
Fed official used Asian dating site, sent nude photos — and wound up blackmailed by alleged Chinese spy
New York Post: “The facts of this case read like a spy novel,” federal prosecutor Nicholas Hunter told jurors. “There was sex. There was…
A spy in our midst: Dutch intelligence issues veiled warning about buying Chinese electric vehicles, advises not to have confidential conversations in car
Gadget Review: Confidential conversations should not happen in or near a modern car. That is the practical message from the AIVD, the…
‘British hero’ pulled Flydubai hijack jet out of ‘death plunge’ after ‘jihadist’ pilot stabbed fellow crewman and tried to crash plane
Daily Mail: A British pilot helped save a flight bound for Israel from plunging to the ground after the captain was allegedly stabbed by his…
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