A top Pentagon policy official went to Munich this week to deliver a wake-up call to America’s NATO allies. Elbridge Colby, an under secretary of defense, warned them that the days when the U.S. served as the primary guarantor of European security are gone: “The core strategic reality …….
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Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny’s body, Foreign Office says.
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Newsom says Trump’s attacks are bringing Europe together
California Gov. Gavin Newsom handed his arch nemesis a backhanded compliment on Saturday, noting President Donald Trump’s attacks on Europe have united the continent in critical ways.
Newsom, during a panel at the Munich Security Conference, said Trump’s behavior toward the alliance —…
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Europe’s Trump whisperer doesn’t buy US cuddly pivot – POLITICO
His comments came after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a speech in Munich that touched on Make America Great Again themes, highlighting Europe and America’s common heritage and shared Christian values, and also underlined that the U.S. still sees European countries as…
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The conversation on European nukes is heating up in Munich – POLITICO
Estonia isn’t ruling out joining early-stage talks on a common nuclear deterrent in Europe, Deputy Defense Minister Tuuli Duneton said in an interview. “We are always open to discuss” with partners, she said, while emphasizing the U.S. was still “committed to providing nuclear…
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US Ambassador to NATO: America is ‘not leaving’ Europe
MUNICH — The U.S. ambassador to NATO declared Saturday that “Americans are not leaving” Europe or the alliance, assuaging a concern that has caused panic across the continent.
Matthew Whitaker’s comments at the Munich Security’s Conference’s POLITICO Pub came hours after Secretary…
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Top Republican lawmakers spar over Greenland
MUNICH — Sen. Thom Tillis shot back at comments made by fellow Republican Lindsey Graham on Saturday, voicing frustration with the South Carolina senator’s dismissal of Greenland’s sovereignty.
The disagreement over President Donald Trump’s threat to seize the Danish territory boiled…
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Alexei Navalny was killed by Russia with frog toxin, 5 European countries say – POLITICO
Navalny died in a Russian penal colony in February 2024. The Russian authorities said he died of natural causes.
But poisoning was “highly likely the cause of his death,” the five countries said in a joint statement on Saturday. Sky News reported that British scientists from Porton…
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Zelenskyy says Putin only interested in continued war – POLITICO
Zelenskyy underlined that his country is making enormous sacrifices to hold Russia at bay, and reiterated his call for more and speedier arms deliveries from its allies. A particular sore point is delays in missiles for air defense systems while Russia pounds critical power and heating plants…
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Jeffrey Epstein spent years building ties to well-known hackers
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for years communicated with experts in the cybersecurity community and expressed interest in attending two of the largest hacker conventions in the world, according to documents released by the Justice Department.
It’s unclear if Epstein ever attended…
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