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Portugal rules out buying F-35s because of Trump
9 31
The country’s air force has recommended buying the jets, but the outgoing defense minister said “the predictability of our allies” must be taken into account when making procureme…
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Germany’s Merz secures breakthrough on gargantuan spending plan
8 9
The apparent deal with the Greens paves the way for up to €1 trillion in new spending for defense and infrastructure.
#eu #merz #news #europa #defense #germania #military #breakingnews #unioneeuropea #europe
on Fri, 12PM
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Huawei banned from European Parliament over bribery probe
5 5
Huawei is at the center of a corruption investigation by Belgian prosecutors.
22h ago
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German defense giant Rheinmetall overtakes VW valuation
4 7
Germany’s economic agenda is shifting from cars to defense as the United States retreats and Russia threatens.
#bron #niemcy #przemysl #gospodarka #volkswagen #rheinmetall
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NATO chief opens door to restoring Russia relations after Ukraine war
4 4
“But we are absolutely not there yet,” defense chief says a day after talks with U.S. President Trump.
21h ago
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Putin is playing Trump (again)
3 3
The Russian leader rolls out his classic strategy to handle tempestuous U.S. president.
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Belgian police conduct raids as new corruption scandal rocks EU Parliament
3 12
Several individuals have been arrested.
#eu #europe #belgium #chinese #eupolitics #europeanunion #china #huawei #bribery
on Thu, 11AM
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European security advisers dash to Washington after Witkoff’s talks with Putin
3 3
As Washington and Moscow negotiate Ukraine’s future, European security advisers scramble to avoid being left out of the deal.
18h ago
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
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Drawing the top stories around the globe.
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Trump says ‘thousands’ of Ukrainian soldiers encircled in Kursk; Ukraine says that’s ‘untrue’
2 2
Ukraine insists its troops aren’t surrounded, but they are pulling back from areas they captured last summer.
19h ago
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Russia is conducting ‘state-sponsored terrorism’ against Europe, EU chief diplomat warns
2 13
Investigation showed pro-Russia groups were offering crypto payments in exchange for hybrid attacks across Europe.
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Georgescu free to try his luck in other presidential elections, Romanian court says
2 2
The Russia-backed candidate will haunt May’s do-over election from which he’s still barred.
#courts #rights #politics #democracy #elections #ruleoflaw #transparency
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Starmer tells Putin to ditch ‘delaying tactics’ as UK hosts fresh Ukraine allies call
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British prime minister will on Saturday try to firm up so-called ‘coalition of the willing’ meant to give a ceasefire teeth.
6h ago
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Attached: 1 image THIS IS MASSIVE. Portugal has cancelled the order for F-35s from the US and will replace their F-16s with European fighters. “We have to be able to count on the predictability of our allies, which is no longer the case with the United States." More EU states to come....
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JD Vance: I’d be ‘shocked’ if Trump moved nukes to Poland
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Polish President Andrzej Duda had called on the U.S. to station nuclear weapons in his country to deter Russian aggression.
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Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on historic peace treaty
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An agreement is ready to be signed, but Azerbaijan has a few last requirements.
#armenia #azerbajian #geopolitics
on Thu, 10PM
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Russia and US eye joint Arctic energy projects after Saudi talks
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The first meeting since a bombshell call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin puts joint hydrocarbons projects back on the agenda — as Ukraine watches from the sidelines.
#canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #never51 #greenland #colonization
on Feb 18