The Trump administration “is very focused on encouraging the success of AI around the world. So this is an important opportunity and a strong showing for the U.S. government,” Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt said at an event in Washington this…
Category: 3. Europe
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Nine arrested in France over death of far-right student
Quentin Deranque died on Saturday, two days after being beaten in Lyon by masked men believed to be far-left militants.
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Panel rebukes EU nations for seeking ouster of UN’s Albanese over Israel-Gaza remarks – POLITICO
“We denounce actions by Ministers of certain States to rely on manufactured facts and criticise Ms Albanese for statements that she never made,” the Coordination Committee of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council said in a press release.
In her address, Albanese used the…
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US threatens to quit International Energy Agency if it doesn’t drop green transition – POLITICO
Founded in 1974 in the wake of the first oil crisis of that decade, the Paris-based IEA produces forward-looking scenarios documenting the transition to renewable fuels that set the standard for the energy world. Wright will be in Paris Wednesday and Thursday to attend a ministerial meeting…
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Germany plans to give spies vast new powers in rollback of postwar restraints – POLITICO
“We want to continue working closely with the Americans,” Marc Henrichmann, the chairman of a special committee in Germany’s Bundestag that oversees the country’s intelligence services, told POLITICO. “But if a [U.S.] president, whoever that may be, decides in the future to go it…
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Les Etats-Unis menacent de quitter l’Agence internationale de l’énergie si elle continue ses travaux sur la transition énergétique – POLITICO
Sébastien Lecornu lève le voile sur la programmation énergétique, un document structurant pour les filières énergétiques attendu depuis deux ans, sur lequel les quatre derniers gouvernements se sont cassé les dents. Retour sur un…
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1 in 5 Europeans say dictatorship might be preferable – POLITICO
The study comes at a time of rising support for populist and nationalist forces across the continent, with far-right parties riding high in the polls in Germany, France and the U.K.
“Traditional divisions between European countries are receding and the landscape is becoming more…
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US Ambassador to Belgium accuses Belgian authorities of antisemitism in the case of legal proceedings against mohalim
US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White
US Ambassador Bill White openly accuses Belgian authorities of anti-Semitism following legal proceedings against three mohalim (Jewis circumcisers) in Antwerp. He directly challenged Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke and demanded immediate…
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Canada defense plan aims to reduce ‘dependency’ on US
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa’s new “Buy Canadian” defense strategy is aimed at reducing Canada’s reliance on the United States while ramping up domestic production after years of underinvestment in the military.
“There are many strengths to this partnership that we have…
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Russia poses ‘serious and concrete’ threat to Sweden’s security, Stockholm warns – POLITICO
The Swedish assessment comes after Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service last week described Russia as “dangerous despite its incompetence” in its own annual review.
But the Estonian review also cautioned against “panic,” saying it saw no evidence that Russia intended to attack…
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