Washington has deployed 2 aircraft carrier strike groups to the Middle East, positioning forces that could be used in potential strikes on Iran.
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Von der Leyen to visit Greenland as EU shores up Arctic presence – POLITICO
The Arctic has become a strategically important region for global powers. Melting ice due to climate change is opening new shipping routes. The EU’s Arctic special envoy, Claude Véron-Réville, has said the region is undergoing “profound changes,” marked by “growing geo-political…
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Gaffe-ridden Olympic commentary prompts Italy's Rai sport chief to resign
Paolo Petrecca, whose gaffe-ridden commentary of the event went viral, stands down from his job.
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Low risk of exposure to baby milk toxin: EU authorities – POLITICO
Seven countries in Europe — Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Spain and the U.K. — have reported gastrointestinal issues in infants that had consumed formula. However, investigations are still ongoing to establish whether these cases are linked to the formula products. The…
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Wildberger auf KI-Mission in Indien – POLITICO
Seit rund zehn Monaten ist der ehemalige Top-Manager Karsten Wildberger Digitalminister in der Bundesregierung. Er soll Deutschland modernisieren, entbürokratisieren und digitalisieren. Gemeinsam mit Kanzler Friedrich Merz verfolgt er das Ziel, Deutschland zur KI-Nation zu…
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Les Etats-Unis jugent “regrettable” l’ambition de l’UE de réduire sa dépendance au gaz américain – POLITICO
Les dirigeants européens espèrent que la Première ministre italienne pourra faire part de leurs préoccupations sur les enjeux commerciaux au président américain lors de sa visite à Washington.
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Macron calls on political extremes to clean house after activist’s killing – POLITICO
NEW DELHI — French President Emmanuel Macron said the country’s political extremes must “put their houses in order” after the killing of a far-right activist over the weekend.
“There is no space in France for movements that adopt or legitimize violence,” Macron…
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EU candidate countries urged: 'Keep up the momentum'
EU candidate country Montenegro has taken another step towards joining the bloc.
This comes after it closed another negotiating “chapter” in its negotiations with the EU.
It means a total of 13 chapters have now been provisionally closed, marking what the EU calls a “significant and…
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Canadians kind of hate America now. Our new poll shows just how much.
OTTAWA — It’s the world’s most awkward breakup.
More than a year after U.S. President Donald Trump casually joked about absorbing Canada and repeatedly threatened debilitating tariffs on its goods, many Canadians are convinced their former pals to the south have lost the plot.
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US says EU ambition to cut reliance on American gas is ‘unfortunate’ – POLITICO
“We’ve never used energy as a political weapon. Never,” he said.
Wright argued that European governments had weakened their own energy security by curbing domestic oil and gas production while remaining dependent on hydrocarbons. U.S. exports, he stressed, are handled by private…