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US and Iran trade strikes for second day after Trump said ceasefire is ‘over’. Iran war windfall puts Big Oil on collision course with Trump—AND MORE
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You pay, we betray — how Italian spies ‘sold Nato secrets to Putin’
Times: Despite the reported use of old-school techniques, Russia is allegedly still getting hold of intelligence from agents willing to turn…
Federal investigators say certain DOGE records were deleted
Wired: A government report claims DOGE didn’t access sensitive systems. It also says the agency deleted records that would show if they had…
Lessons from Cold War’s disinformation front
Gill Bennett: Britain’s Cold War propagandists fought Moscow with lies and forgeries. The adversaries and the technology have changed; the…
What happens if China hacks US water supply? I went to a secret war game to find out
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Trump says Ukraine to be allowed to make Patriot missile interceptors
Reuters: “We’re going to give a license to you to make Patriots. That’s pretty cool. This way, you can’t complain that we’re not giving ’em…
Russia bans diesel exports in fuel crunch
Financial Times: Announcing the decision on Wednesday evening in a video meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s deputy prime minister…
Independent senator joins Conservative caucus a day after Carney appointed ally
The Globe and Mail: Leo Housakos, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, announced that independent Senator Jim Quinn is joining the…
Judge rules for The Washington Post in $3.8B defamation suit brought by Trump Media
Washington Post: The social media company failed to identify convincing evidence that The Post acted with actual malice, a federal judge in…
Meta tests ‘super sensing’ AI glasses that can record every moment
Financial Times: The $1.5tn social media platform has been advancing a new hardware line of smart glasses that would continuously record audio…
Palantir: Too tied to Trump?
Financial Times: The tactics that fuelled Palantir’s relentless rise have, according to some insiders, become a liability. In the words of one…
Trump orders halt to US trade with Spain over NATO spending, Iran
Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an immediate halt to all trade with NATO ally Spain, escalating tensions over…
Trump team tests anti-communist message for midterms as rhetoric intensifies
Reuters: Preliminary findings from his team’s focus groups suggest the message strongly energizes Trump’s base and could boost turnout among…
Trump says ceasefire ‘over’ after US and Iran trade strikes. New US attacks on Iran were absolutely necessary, NATO chief says—AND MORE
CNN: President Donald Trump said he believes the Memorandum of Understanding with Tehran “is over,” but that negotiators can “keep talking if…
Danish PM says her country is ‘ready to defend’ Greenland as Trump’s demands upend NATO summit
Associated Press: “We hope that all, including all allies, will respect the Greenland people’s right for self-determination,” Frederiksen said…
Chinese men in Germany used Telegram groups to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors say
Associated Press: In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconscious victims, they referred to women as…
Anthropic caught secretly spying on users
Futurism: As Ars Technica reports, a security researcher last week uncovered spyware-like code in the company’s Claude Code AI model designed…
White House pressures top U.S. grocers on beef prices
Wall Street Journal: Tate Bennett, the chief of staff for USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, spoke last week with grocers including Walmart,…
Farage resigns as MP and vows to fight by-election amid finances row
BBC: Nigel Farage says he will resign as MP for Clacton and stand in the subsequent by-election, after facing intense scrutiny over financial…
NATO allies to sign a raft of missile deals with US companies
Politico: European allies are preparing deals to produce or maintain U.S.-designed missiles on the continent, signaling that U.S. companies…
Iran’s slain Supreme Leader mourned in Qom. Iran’s revolutionary guard fires missiles at ships near Hormuz—AND MORE
New York Times: The ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held at a site considered sacred by many Shiites, was the latest step in a weeklong…
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