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Republican senator jabs Trump on Greenland: It’s an ally, not an asset
Lisa Murkowski, a frequent thorn in the U.S. president’s side, says the Arctic island is “open for business, but not for sale.”
Europe is cautiously optimistic about Trump’s Ukraine comments
The new president is eager to strike a deal on Ukraine. Greenland and tariffs are causing more heartburn.
Putin congratulates Lukashenko on totally ‘convincing’ Belarus election win
Victory “demonstrates your high political authority,” the Kremlin chief gushes about his counterpart in Minsk.
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Romanian government fumes after national treasures stolen in Dutch museum heist
Bucharest will send a “firm message” to the Dutch authorities, PM says.
Orbán, Le Pen to hold ‘Make Europe Great Again’ rally in Madrid
Patriots party prepping up grand far-right lovefest.
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Trump claims victory in tariff and migration standoff with Colombia
Hours after threatening punitive tariffs, the White House said Colombia agreed to accept deported migrants and lifted the threat of new levies.
Hungary backs down in EU Russia sanctions standoff
Before relenting, Budapest had threatened to allow billions of dollars to flow back to the Kremlin in a row over energy imports.
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China hits back at CIA over Covid lab leak accusation
Several studies have said the virus originated naturally — but U.S. intelligence changed its assessment over the weekend.
EU set to suspend certain Syrian sanctions
In return, Syrian authorities will have to set up a democratic transition process and get rid of the Assad administration’s chemical weapons.
Lukashenko wins ‘sham’ election in Belarus with 87.6 percent of vote
“This is a blatant affront to democracy. Lukashenko doesn’t have any legitimacy,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
UK Labour steals from the Rudy Giuliani playbook
Giuliani touted a “broken windows” push on low-level crime as New York mayor. Britain’s center-left government needs a similar win.
As conflict rates soar, misinformation is getting worse
We may not be able to change how people ingest information, but we can and should place guardrails around the evidence we use to inform the public.
Ultranationalist Algerian influencers wage war on France
Several online activists have been arrested over the past few weeks for inciting violence. Some have TikTok accounts with more than 400,000 followers.
Baltic undersea cable likely damaged by ‘external influence,’ Latvian broadcaster says
The Latvian Navy sent a patrol to inspect a vessel possibly involved in causing the damage and is contact with NATO allies.
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