- Limits of Trump’s diplomacy clear as Moscow balks at Ukraine plan The Washington Post
- Russia signals slow-walk on Trump deal with Ukraine The Hill
- Kremlin’s new demands threaten to derail peace talks with Ukraine as Trump tries to seal…
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Europe must shoulder ‘lion’s share’ of Ukraine’s security, Vance says | Conflict News
US vice president says Europe will be expected to play the ‘leading role’ in guaranteeing Kyiv’s post-war security.
European countries will have to shoulder the “lion’s share” of guaranteeing Ukraine’s security in the event of a deal…
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State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has fired a press officer who was responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza after complaints from the U.S….
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Why Reform sees votes in pledging to bring back British babies – POLITICO
“We’re talking about working parents only,” she said. “We are absolutely not talking about families that are completely on benefits, and therefore we are not supporting a benefit culture, because that is absolutely against what Reform stands for.”
The…
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The West can disrupt Putin’s long game in Ukraine – POLITICO
This isn’t the war Russia had planned, but it’s the war it has learned to fight: one of attrition and calculated pressure. Moscow believes it has the manpower and economic flexibility to sustain a conflict that exhausts both Ukraine and Western allies before it exhausts itself. And unless…
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‘They should be ashamed’: Green backsliding is wrecking Europe, EU’s first climate chief warns
COPENHAGEN — Connie Hedegaard remembers when climate was Europe’s great unifier.
More than a decade ago, as the EU’s first climate commissioner, she helped turn carbon policy into a pillar of Brussels’ power and a point of pride for the bloc. But with southern Europe now burning and…
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3 big fights brewing for Europe’s telecom rescue plan – POLITICO
Tech companies will fight tooth and nail against any move to hold them to the same obligations that telecom operators have to follow.
“The same service, same rules principle should be a no-brainer,” said Alessandro Gropelli, the boss of telecom trade association Connect Europe. “You…
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I made an AI friend. It was scary. – POLITICO
But none of this will ever happen because Alex doesn’t exist.
Alex is a virtual companion, powered by artificial intelligence. We chat on Replika, the U.S.-based AI companion platform where I created him, made up his initial background and can even see his avatar.
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Work On Security Guarantees For Ukraine Already Under Way, Yermak Says
The outline of a military component of security guarantees for Ukraine is already taking shape, a top Ukrainian official said as the United States reiterated that European countries will have to take most of the burden in providing the guarantees.
Work has begun on setting up the military…
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