“But our leadership position cannot be taken for granted,” it continues, calling on America to leverage “our dynamic free market system and our leadership in digital finance and innovation to ensure that our markets continue to be the…
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Assad’s exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia
Syria’s ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, whose fall has triggered a scramble for power among rival loyalist factions [Getty]
Former loyalists to Bashar al-Assad who fled Syria after the dictator’s fall are funnelling millions of dollars…
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Boycotts and arguments – can the Eurovision Song Contest survive its biggest crisis?
Thursday marked the biggest crisis in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Four countries pulled out over Israel’s continued participation in the competition, and more may follow.
The boycott includes Ireland, which has won seven times – a…
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US to conduct probe into Iranian web access
US to conduct probe into Iranian web access | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsThe Feasibility Review of Emerging Equipment for Digital Open Media Act, if passed, would open a probe into the possibility of implementing new technology to…
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Which countries are boycotting the song contest and can it survive?
Mark Savage,Music correspondentand
Ian Youngs,Culture reporter
ReutersThe next contest is due to be held in Vienna in May 2026 after Austrian singer JJ triumphed at this year’s event Thursday marked the biggest crisis in the history of the…
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Trump’s new Security Strategy paints Europe as weak and facing ‘civilisational erosion’
If any European leader hoped they could woo the US president with gifts, flattery and promises of defence spending, America’s new National Security Strategy is a stark reminder of what the Trump administration really sees: the death of European…
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Why is deal maker Donald Trump unable to foster a deal between Russia and Ukraine?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrown cold water on the latest diplomatic push to end the Ukraine war, bluntly warning that Russia will take the rest of Donbas “by force” unless Ukrainian troops pull back, as India Today reported. His…
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Trump administration says Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
President Donald Trump’s administration has warned that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” and questioned whether certain nations can remain reliable allies, in a new strategy document that puts a particular focus on the continent.
The 33-page…
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US airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows | US military
Two men who survived a US airstrike on a suspected drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean clung to the wreckage for an hour before they were killed in a second attack, according to a video of the episode shown to senators in Washington.
The men were…
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Greg Abbott’s Cair ‘terror’ label stokes legal fight in Texas’s long struggle with Islamophobia | Greg Abbott
Islamophobia is on the rise in the US, with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair), a civil liberties group, reporting sharp increases in anti-Muslim violence and rhetoric over the last two years.
In Texas, the issue has come to the fore…
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