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Democratic delegates erupt over Biden’s nomination in private chats
Messages shared between Democratic delegates and activists in California, the biggest and one of the bluest states, lay bare the infighting over their nominee’s fitness for a presidential run.
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The world’s most successful military alliance. If you can keep it.
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Trump ally warns Eastern Europe to rapidly increase defense budgets
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NATO to take over part of US-led Ukraine aid channel
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Top Ukraine reconstruction official abruptly quits, citing ‘systemic obstacles’
Hitting Russia where it hurts: Ukraine tightens the noose around Crimea
Kyiv is making it increasingly difficult for Russia to keep the peninsula supplied.
Self-driving trucks are getting closer. Now they need some rules.
“Legislation needs to move,” says Scania’s head of autonomy Peter Hafmar.
Brexit border chiefs left in the dark hours before new checks kick in
Ports have spent millions of their own cash on high-spec inspection facilities — but still don’t know how they’ll recoup their costs.
Ukraine strikes two more fuel depots in Russia, defying US warnings
Russian oil giant Rosneft lost some 26,000 cubic meters of fuel following Ukrainian drone strikes.
Russia will ramp up strikes on Western arms in Ukraine, Kremlin warns
The U.S. is preparing to furnish Kyiv with more weapons.
As US House nears vote on Ukraine aid, Pentagon prepares to send gear to Kyiv
“We certainly understand and appreciate the urgency and are poised to move quickly,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.
Fight looms over Ukrainian truckers’ access to EU
A renewed waiver for Ukrainian truckers to operate freely in the EU is causing tensions in Central Europe.
Top Zelenskyy adviser condemns EU protectionism
Mykhailo Podolyak warns Russia is seeking to wear down the West with a long war.
French shipping tycoon agrees to buy Altice Media group
The €1.5B deal includes BFM TV news channel and RMC radio station.
First Gaza aid ship unloads supplies at besieged enclave
A second vessel is being loaded in Cyprus to follow on the new humanitarian sea corridor.
US lawmakers press for more answers on Biden’s Gaza pier
Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he has “very serious questions about how the construction will be done, with the assurance of safety to our troops.”
Election fever imperils EU free trade with Ukraine
Renewal of duty-free access for Ukrainian produce, introduced following Russia’s invasion, now hangs by a thread.
Germany’s Scholz says sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine is ‘out of the question’
The issue is causing tensions in Germany’s ruling coalition.
Bungled EU app launch signals more Brexit chaos for British travelers
Get ready for more delays and disruption.
Liz Truss’ massive in-flight food and booze bill revealed
Taxpayers picked up tab for catering worth more than £1,000-a-head during flight to Australia when former U.K. PM was foreign secretary.
‘It’s not like the movies’: Why delivering aid to Gaza by sea gets complicated quickly
Delivering supplies through a maritime corridor can be difficult and dangerous.
Putin’s masterful spy op leaves Scholz in the cold
Moscow’s espionage coup has divided Western allies, discredited Scholz and hampered Kyiv’s push for weapons.
Border anger undermines Polish-Ukrainian alliance
Farmers are blocking road crossings into Ukraine complaining about unfair competition.
Belgian star health minister embroiled in corporate spy scandal
Covid contractor hired ex-Mossad spies to find evidence of faux pas in Frank Vandenbroucke’s ministry.
The West tried to crush Russia’s economy. Why hasn’t it worked?
From an unenforced oil price cap to rogue countries teaming up, Moscow is exploiting the West’s weaknesses.
Russia used at least 20 North Korean ballistic missiles in attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv says
Recent report by Conflict Armament Research confirms Moscow has used weapons made by North Korea.