“I also visited D.C. in early December, had meetings in the White House, but also with the different Cabinet secretaries, and now we are in a situation where Trump is coming, and we also have five key Cabinet secretaries,” he said. “There will be a broad footprint of the U.S. in…
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Trump’s compromise peace in Ukraine is a strategic opportunity for Europe – POLITICO
Trump’s compromise peace in Ukraine is a strategic opportunity for Europe – POLITICO
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When politicians say the quiet part out loud – POLITICO
On Wednesday, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas summed up what many were thinking when she quipped privately that the state of the world makes it a “good moment” to start drinking. She might not have intended it as a serious assessment, but it offered a telling insight: Europe’s representative…
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Trump’s Greenland threats push Europe toward divorcing America – POLITICO
“The coalition of the willing started as being about Ukraine,” said another diplomat. “But it has created very close ties between some of the key people in the capitals. They have been building up trust and also aptitude to work together. They know each other by name and it’s easy to…
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How crypto criminals stole $713 million
Joe TidyWorld Service Cyber Correspondent
BBCThere’s something uniquely agonising about having your cryptocurrency stolen. All transactions are recorded on a digital ledger, known as a blockchain, so even if someone takes your money and puts it in their own crypto wallet, it is still visible…
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Trump looms large over biggest-ever World Economic Forum
Faisal IslamEconomics editor, Davos, Switzerland
EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockTrump appeared at Davos remotely last year, a few days after his inauguration Apart from the snow and the temperature, Greenland does not have much in common with the Swiss alps. But the fight for the future of the island…
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EU explores €93B Trump tariff retaliation over Greenland threats – POLITICO
“It’s clear that a line has been drawn and enough is enough,” said one diplomat with knowledge of Sunday’s talks. “But at the moment we are discussing options — if Trump’s tariffs are imposed, then then we will be discussing not what options there are but which options to…
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Five dead after high-speed train collision in Spain
At least five people have been killed and dozens more injured after two high-speed trains derailed following a collision in southern Spain on Sunday evening.
The accident happened near the town of Adamuz, close to the city of Cordoba, when a high-speed train travelling from Malaga to Madrid…
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At least 5 dead after two Spanish high-speed trains collide in Cordoba
At least five people have died and several have been injured after the derailment of an Iryo train with 300 passengers on board in Adamuz (Córdoba), which invaded the adjacent track and collided with an AVE train on the Madrid-Huelva route.
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EU weighs response to Trump after tariff threat
It’s not yet a full year since European leaders buckled up for President Trump’s second term, and now this rollercoaster ride feels it has reached its most dangerous turn yet.
The occupant on the White House is dangling the threat of economic punishment over the heads of countries that are…
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