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Category: 3. Europe
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Putin’s trolls are weakening Merz to boost Russia-friendly far right – POLITICO
“In my view, it’s a tactically astute move to bring Gerhard Schröder — who, after all, still enjoys considerable popularity in Germany — back into the picture, as if to say, ‘If you want, we can negotiate,’” said Georg Maier, the SPD interior minister of the eastern state of…
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The future of European security — live updates – POLITICO
PRAGUE — As America pulls away from historic commitments to European defense and Russia renews its threats, Europe’s security community is meeting in Prague for the annual GLOBSEC gathering.
The three-day meeting comes in the wake of Washington’s decision to blindside…
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Even insiders don’t know what Burnham has planned for Britain – POLITICO
A fourth person who has worked with Burnham said that might be a plus when it comes to winning the next general election against the insurgent Reform Party. “I know it’s a banal thing, but we’ve not had a northern prime minister for a really long time, unless you count Rishi Sunak,”…
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New Pentagon task force races to bring powerful AI tools to America’s most sensitive networks
The Pentagon’s cyber-warfighting arm is launching a task force to speed up the adoption of cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools with powerful hacking capabilities, according to three people with knowledge of the effort.
The initiative from U.S. Cyber Command — which has not been…
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Russian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is ‘serious incident’
Two Russian warplanes “dangerously” intercepted an unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, the Ministry of Defence has said on Wednesday.
A Russian Su-35 fighter approached the surveillance aircraft – close enough to trigger its emergency systems – while a Su-27 jet carried out six…
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Trump’s big AI order could land as soon as Thursday
The White House’s highly anticipated artificial intelligence and cybersecurity executive order will designate a coalition of national security and civilian agencies to ramp up scrutiny of cutting-edge AI models, five people familiar with the initiative told POLITICO.
Industry officials…
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Tax world gawks at Trump audit agreement: ‘Never seen anything like this’
President Donald Trump is flipping what had been a doomed lawsuit against the IRS into a free pass from the agency.
Astonishment is rippling through tax world at a settlement that goes far beyond the specifics of Trump’s suit — he sought billions of dollars as compensation for some of his…
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Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges
The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.
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GOP starts to sour on Iran war
President Donald Trump is facing his first political loss on the Iran war.
Votes in the House and Senate to effectively halt the military campaign this week could deliver Democrats a rare victory and signal the war’s widening unpopularity even among Republicans.
Defections within the…
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