During a session of the Portuguese parliament, lawmakers lambasted the center-right leader for failing to choose between “a democrat” and someone who wants to “end the democratic regime.” The country’s political analysts interpret the prime minister’s refusal to back Seguro as a…
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Mandelson quits Labour after new claims about Epstein ties – POLITICO
“I have been further linked this weekend to the understandable furore surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and I feel regretful and sorry about this,” Mandelson said in a letter to Labour’s General Secretary Hollie Ridley, according to a statement released to the media…
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Web Summit Qatar 2026 opens to sold-out crowds as innovators and investors gather
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The third edition of Web Summit Qatar has officially opened to sold-out crowds, with over 30,000 innovators, entrepreneurs and tech fans arriving in…
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Trump says he can solve UN financial problem ‘very easily’
President Donald Trump, in a brief phone call with POLITICO, cast himself as the savior for a United Nations in danger of financial collapse, touting his ability to get members to pay unpaid dues.
But he declined Sunday to say whether the United States would make good on the billions of…
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Starmer aims to revive defense talks with EU – POLITICO
London could also be asked to pay a fee to join the loan. France, with the support of other countries, last week suggested that third-party countries that take part should contribute.
They made the argument that since EU member countries pay interest on the loan it would be unfair if…
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French tech giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary accused of providing services to ICE
French IT giant Capgemini announced on Sunday that it was putting up for sale its subsidiary working with the US immigration police (ICE), at the heart of international controversy over the violent methods used by these federal agents.
The company has been in the spotlight for several days…
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Germany’s far right bangs at the gates to get into the Munich Security Conference – POLITICO
But since that time, the AfD has come under the increasing scrutiny of national and state domestic intelligence agencies tasked with monitoring groups deemed anti-constitutional, culminating last year in the party’s federal classification as a right-wing extremist organization.
Ischinger’s…
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French tech giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary working for ICE
The firm’s move comes amid global scrutiny of the methods used by the US immigration enforcement agency.
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Teenager dies from Swiss bar fire injuries, bringing death toll to 41
The 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich, the local prosecutor said.
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A second home in space? This planet is amazingly similar to Earth
Around 146 light-years from Earth, a planet could be orbiting an alien star that is more similar to our home than almost any other celestial body known to date.
The candidate, HD 137010 b, was presented in a recent study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. It orbits a sun-like star and is…
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