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‘Progress’ in US-Iran talks as Tehran prepares for supreme leader’s funeral. Iran warns tankers to use approved routes in Hormuz or face ‘forceful response’—AND MORE
CNN: Iranian negotiators have left Doha as the Islamic Republic pauses diplomacy ahead of a multi-day funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Qatar said…
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Russian spies considered Mandelson a ‘privileged contact’
Telegraph: According to the leaked report, codenamed Project Fish, Moscow spymasters regarded the disgraced peer as “one of the most…
President’s getting richer — but many midterm voters aren’t
CNN: If voters think the president is getting rich but they aren’t, he could be in political trouble. …Democrats will seek to leverage that…
Mass mournings, 6 days and 2 countries: Iran prepares to bury Supreme Leader
New York Times: Long-delayed funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed during U.S.-Israeli strikes at the war’s outset, are set to…
Can you embrace A.I. without layoffs? This company says it’s trying.
New York Times: The German software giant SAP says it is betting that employees can reinvent jobs instead of eliminating them. Experts are…
Michael Burry cites ‘beginning of the end’ with new AI short bets
Wall Street Journal: For Burry, plans by two of South Korea’s largest tech companies to build a chip hub set off fresh alarm bells about…
China says pilot crashed small plane into skyscraper for ‘personal reasons’
BBC: The pilot who crashed his small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper last week was suffering from “chronic insomnia and anxiety” and…
Merz unveils €10bn tax cuts to revive German growth
Financial Times: Under the new rules outlined on Thursday, a family with two children earning €60,000 a year will receive more than €600 in…
Russian drone campaign mapped Nato air defence gaps, study finds
Financial Times: The campaign, carried out in more than a dozen countries in the military alliance plus Ireland, “proceeded without a…
Economics of women’s weight
Financial Times: A new study suggests weight-loss drugs help women find work — and prompt men to leave their partners…
Google loses fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine
CNBC: Europe’s top court on Thursday upheld Google’s fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices.…
Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says
The Guardian: The interim report, “From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday”,…
Russia unleashes massive assault on Ukraine’s capital, killing at least 20
CNN: Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles toward the country in a “massive combined strike,”…
Trump made $1 billion on crypto deals while his fans lost fortune
Wall Street Journal: Roughly two-thirds of investors in Trump’s memecoin are currently in the red, according to crypto data provider Nansen,…
Former CIA director John Brennan sues over Justice Dept. investigation
Washington Post: “This administration has adopted a policy of using criminal process and prosecution to punish the President’s perceived…
‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population
The Guardian: Up to 40 people have been arrested and 16 men, including high-ranking military officials, have been imprisoned across the…
Google ordered to pay Klarna $1.5bn antitrust damages
Financial Times: Google has been ordered to pay Klarna $1.5bn damages for lost revenue at the fintech’s price comparison site PriceRunner,…
Despite some losses for Trump, Supreme Court delivers enduring Conservative wins
New York Times: The justices pushed back on some of President Trump’s signature moves, but they also expanded presidential power and supplied…
Unchecked AI progress may pose catastrophic risks, UN panel warns
Reuters: A preliminary report by the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence said policymakers face a…
Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say
Reuters: The officials said the involvement of such high-ranking individuals in training linked to the Ukraine war signalled the importance…
‘A mess’: EU Commission accused of overstepping on foreign policy
Politico Europe: In an interview with POLITICO, Borrell said the increasingly overlapping roles of the Commission and the European External…
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