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Europe ready to take reins from US in talks with Putin, says Berlin
Politico Europe: “What is new, I believe, is that this process is now gaining new momentum in Europe,”…
June 8, 2026
Back-channel bid to go soft on Maduro
Politico: A web of oil interests, a fallen congressmember, a special envoy and a fleet of social-media influencers…
June 8, 2026
Armenia’s pro-West government wins election despite Russian pressure
BBC: Pashinyan’s centrist Civil Contract Party secured 49.8% of the vote, with the Strong Armenia Alliance coming in…
June 8, 2026
China’s Xi Jinping calls for strengthened ‘strategic cooperation’ with North Korea in rare summit with Kim Jong Un
CNN: The visit is Xi’s first overseas trip this year and comes just weeks after he separately hosted…
June 8, 2026
A ‘miraculous transformation’: How Kim Jong-un fortified North Korea
New York Times: He used the pandemic to ruthlessly tighten his grip on the country. Then he energized…
June 8, 2026
C.I.A. officer found with gold bars said to have created fake spy program
New York Times: A C.I.A. employee who was found recently with $40 million of gold bars in his…
June 8, 2026
Switzerland weighs Franco-Italian alternative to US air defences
Financial Times: Switzerland should prioritise interoperability with Europe on air defence as it weighs alternatives to the US…
June 8, 2026
We must not grant AI agents legal personhood
Y.N. Harari/Financial Times: What kind of sanctions could keep a non-human corporation in check?…
June 8, 2026
New AI espionage powers trigger Putin camera scare
Financial Times: Russia paused surveillance system after killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader exposed how AI can be used…
June 8, 2026
How SpaceX became embedded in America’s war machine
Wall Street Journal: Pledges to quickly deploy technology and ties cultivated with Pentagon have helped land new contracts…
June 8, 2026
Democrats unveil flood of AI proposals in potential challenge to tech giants
Wall Street Journal: Sen. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) is proposing a bill that would ensure a human is…
June 8, 2026
Trump demands Israel and Iran ‘immediately stop ‘shooting’’ as fresh strikes imperil ceasefire. Says he never promised no new wars—AND MORE
CNN: Israel and Iran are trading strikes in the worst escalation since the April truce — a major…
June 8, 2026
Customers giving billions to scammers. Tellers are intervening.
New York Times: With cybercrime continuing to rise, some banks are testing new prevention strategies. JPMorgan Chase hired…
June 7, 2026
Chinese article warns VPN use alone can trigger punishment under expanding censorship regime
Epoch Times: Cases cited in a widely shared post suggest that the CCP is targeting not only online…
June 7, 2026
Watching the watchers: Why New Zealand’s age verification plan gets it backwards
New Zealand Herald: The goal is straightforward enough: keep children under 16 off social media. The method being…
June 7, 2026
France has identified number of fake news websites dedicated to promoting China
RFI: On June 4, Viginum, France’s national regulatory body responsible for preventing foreign digital interference, disclosed that it…
June 7, 2026
“Even among Americans, it’s not universally accepted”: How French army wants to expel Palantir’s decision-making system from NATO
Les Echos: “Maven is not unanimous, even among the Americans. We are developing an alternative and several of…
June 7, 2026
Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss wanted 60 Minutes to say Renee Good was ‘driving toward officer’
The Guardian: In an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, the 68-year-old Pelley accused Weiss of…
June 7, 2026
Trump considers buying Chagos Islands
Telegraph: US officials have drawn up a proposal to bypass Britain and make its own deal to take…
June 7, 2026
Author of UK’s Home Office report on China reveals attempts to compromise him
The Guardian: The author of a Home Office-sponsored report on the Chinese state and organised crime in the…
June 7, 2026