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Huge crowds gather in Iran for dayslong funeral, public mourning for slain supreme leader. Tehran getting bolder—AND MORE
CNN: People have gathered in Tehran for the start of days long funeral processions and mourning for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and…
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Thousands protest in Germany as far-right AfD sets sights on power
Reuters: The AfD launched the event by re-electing party chiefs Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, under whose leadership the AfD has surged to…
China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan despite international pushback
Reuters: The fleet will conduct “law enforcement patrols” in the area, China’s Coast Guard said in a statement, adding it would strengthen…
Trump extols America, rails at communism in US 250th celebration
Reuters: “We stand beneath the monument of these heroes, a true group of unbelievable people, and we rededicate ourselves to being a nation as…
Trump will never back US AI regulator, says outgoing tech adviser
Financial Times: Donald Trump will not establish a formal licensing regime for AI, the president’s departing AI adviser has said, even as the…
Top official recuses herself from NHS Palantir contract decision after business links
Financial Times: Samantha Jones, the department’s permanent secretary, was an adviser to one of Palantir’s partners at the time it was bidding…
China sells softer image of Xinjiang, one tourist at a time
Bloomberg: The region’s tourism boom has been boosted by a 2024 Chinese television drama, and in 2025, Altay received more than 46 million…
EU could announce social media ban for kids in September
Euractiv: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to announce proposals for an EU-wide social media ban for children…
Espionage against European Parliament: Member of committee investigating spyware hacked with Pegasus
Citizen Lab: We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the…
Hegseth prepared bombshell plan to cut troops in Europe. Then it got nixed.
Wall Street Journal: The U.S., he planned to say, was preparing additional cuts to its forces in Europe that would go beyond the canceled…
Long lines for gas shatter illusion of normalcy in wartime Russia
New York Times: “Are we in the Soviet Union now?” asked one Russian, stunned and frustrated by the waits at the pumps…
China steps up claims over sea east of Taiwan
Financial Times: China has stepped up efforts to assert its claims over the waters east of Taiwan, warning Japan and the Philippines that…
Anthropic moves to close loopholes that allow Chinese access to Claude
Financial Times: People familiar with the matter said that Chinese companies including Ant Financial have accessed Anthropic’s AI tools such…
Special forces ban Chinese electric cars over spying fears
Telegraph: The Special Boat Service (SBS) has banned Chinese-made electric cars from its headquarters because it fears they could be used for…
Former top General warns military being politicized
Wall Street Journal: In an essay published Friday with two co-authors, Brown cautioned that sending the military into American cities for…
Allies in Iran as funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader begin. U.S. officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators—AND MORE
New York Times: Foreign dignitaries from China, Russia, Pakistan and elsewhere are set to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as…
‘Truly international network’ of men drugging and raping women uncovered, UK’s NCA says
BBC: The agency has identified 270 people linked to forums where footage of co-ordinated sexual abuse is shared online – crimes which echo the…
China’s influence pipeline already active in Japan’s information space
Nikkei Asia: These tactics had been flying under the radar until now. There is a complete dissemination chain — a direct influence operation…
As Ukraine war escalates, Witkoff and Kushner focused on Iran
New York Times: Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Kushner, who both helped broker a cease-fire in the war in Gaza last year, are real estate developers who…
JD Vance and Melania Trump also had sharp earnings increases in 2025
New York Times: However, each earned a fraction of the minimum $2.2 billion that Mr. Trump reaped. All told, Mr. Vance earned between $1.4…
MAGA base stays quiet after Trump reports billions in personal gains
New York Times: Some described his earnings as a validation of the business acumen they have long admired in him. “Nobody who voted for Donald…
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