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BRICS highlights opposition to tariffs
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (154+ words) Opposition to US tariffs formed a point of consensus among the otherwise divergent interests at the BRICS summit, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted the bloc’s “coming of age.” BRICS highlights opposition to tariffs Opposition to US tariffs formed…...
Trump blames Kyiv for diesel shortage
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (162+ words) US President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, after Kyiv struck several over the weekend, attacks that he said were increasing the price of diesel and “hurting the world.” Trump blames Kyiv for diesel…...
NATO allies foil Russian operation to cut undersea cables
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (153+ words) A joint operation between the US, UK, and Norway thwarted a Russian operation to sabotage undersea cables with a “secret weapon” near the Arctic’s Svalbard archipelago. A joint operation between the US, UK, and Norway foiled a Russian operation to…...
Experts warn of new terrorism threats from AI, drones
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (144+ words) 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Western societies face resurgent terrorism threats from drones and AI. The global jihadi movement is fractured 25 years after the Sept 11 attacks and lacks the capacity to launch similarly sophisticated operations, analysts said, but societies face…...
Ukraine is going into winter with a gas surplus, despite war
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (249+ words) Ukraine is also angling to increase exports to Europe this winter, the CEO of the country’s top private energy company said. Despite attacks by Russia on its natural gas production fields, Ukraine has moved to a gas surplus and is…...
AI loses a Dallas debate
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (332+ words) A few minutes before Donald Trump got on stage in Dallas Wednesday night, Joe Allen was warning a hard-right crowd across town about immigration. “You look at the data center, this incubator for algorithmic immigrants,” he said. “They’ve already broken…...
AfD win could portend rightist surge across Europe
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (153+ words) The AfD’s win in Germany shocked politicians in France, where far-right leader Marine Le Pen is leading the polls in next year’s presidential race. The nationalist AfDâs landslide victory in a German state on Sunday could portend a far-right…...
Russian hybrid tactics of sabotage and cyberattacks stoke fear
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (150+ words) Russia’s foreign minister accused Germany of “declar[ing] war” after Berlin said the Kremlin was behind an attempted airport drone attack. Russiaâs foreign minister accused Germany of âdeclar[ing] warâ after Berlin said the Kremlin was behind an…...
View: Africa should stop treating energy shocks as surprises
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (345+ words) The disruption may ease. But African governments should not mistake a ceasefire, or even the reopening of the strait, for a return to business as usual. The Hormuz crisis is not a black swan. It is the latest reminder that…...
German far right claims historic win
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (156+ words) Germany’s nationalist AfD won a landslide victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, potentially making it the first far-right party to gain power since the end of World War II. German far right claims historic win Germany’s nationalist…...