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China has called for the “complete and effective execution of the [Gaza] ceasefire agreement” and a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, says FM Wang Yi. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7nspk6

‘Ukrainians insulted’ over push for mineral deal with US – former minister www.channel4.com/news/ukraini...

NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga. www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...

Zelensky is perhaps the defining figure of our age. Brave, ingenious, pragmatic and defined by his convictions. They hate him because he kills fascists.

The German Interior Ministry has identified a Russia-linked disinformation campaign spreading fake claims of election fraud in Germany just days before Sunday’s vote.

A small government team at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, responsible for regulating autonomous cars—which Elon Musk claims are the future of Tesla—is being cut nearly in half by Musk. Conflict of interest?

Voters in Germany are being exposed to copious pro-AfD narratives online from AI-generated content and Russian disinformation campaigns news.sky.com/story/german...

This makes so much sense

Here we go!

Macron has just urged the French to join the military reserve. “We are entering a new era”. France will have to spend more on defence. “The threat that Russia represents imposes choices on us” (Live exchange on social media)

I don't think people here have forgotten the murder of Andrei Litvinenko nor the chemical weapons attack in Salisbury that killed one British citizen, left others gravely ill & recklessly risked the lives & health of hundreds.

The Washington Post: How Elon Musk used X to amplify Germany’s far right ahead of election www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Forbes: Tesla Cybertruck Banned And Impounded In The UK Over Safety Issues www.forbes.com/sites/peterl...

Euronews: Tusk calls for EU to confiscate Russian assets to finance Ukraine www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

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Pretty devastating new WaPo poll on Trump A majority of Americans: • Say he’s not honest (62%) • Say he’s exceeded his authority (57%) • Disapprove his job as president (53%) • Disapprove his economic record (53%) • Disapprove management style (54%)

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in his state of the state address: “it took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic. ” Exhorts constituents to “gather your justice and your humanity.”

Russia's Lavrov plans to visit Turkey amid Ukraine talks - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lavrov-plans-visit-turkey-amid-ukraine-talks

A flaw in Ofgem’s regulation of the energy sector, based on estimates of costs from 2021 to 2028, has meant that households were forced to pay billions in undeserved profits to companies during the cost of living crisis while racking up record levels of debt, according to Citizens Advice

BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Zelenskyy this evening expressing his support, Downing Street has said

Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

Putin says Trump must go further before he’ll even agree to meet. Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

It’s a coup. It’s a strategic alliance with Putin. It’s the end of the post-war international order. It’s the triumph of lies over truth and in Putin’s case, evil over good. We are through the looking glass & we all now have to decide who we are & what we stand for

FRANCE 24 English: Baltic region prepares for war as Russia and US debate Ukraine's fate www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

When the PM visits the White House next week, he must challenge Trump on his Ukraine lies in the strongest possible terms. It's alarming to see the leader of the free world parroting Putin's propaganda. Trump spoke in Mar-a-Lago but his words could have been written in Moscow.

Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn. It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.

Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now

I think the EU should now be looking at building a coalition with Canada, Australia and Central and South American countries against US aggression - whether that is physical or economic.

Zelenskyy says Trump living in ‘disinformation space’ after blaming Ukraine for Russian invasion – Europe live

The Chancellor’s misguided policies have put the economy at risk of a new era of stagflation. The Government's jobs tax and refusal to drop their red lines on a UK-EU Customs Union have snuffed out growth, and now people are being hit in the pocket.

I welcome the agreement on our 16th package of sanctions. The EU is clamping down even harder on circumvention by targeting more vessels in Putin’s shadow fleet and imposing new import and export bans. We are committed to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin.

A Trump shill on Newsnight claims there are more people in prison in UK jails for freedom of speech violations than in Putin’s Russia. These people are radicalised, insane, plain stupid or some combination of all three.

Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."

A dictatorship hosting another dictatorship to negotiate with an aspiring dictatorship about the future of a democracy that’s not represented.

"Rubio said there are “credible opportunities” for the US to “partner with the Russians geopolitically on issues of common interest and, frankly, economically.” Translation: US helps russia "take" Ukr in exchange for reset in US-ru relationship. US/Ru carve up the world, extract resources together

Pretty disturbed by some of the Kremlin framing on the Trump talks being bought by parts of the media worldwide. It’s as if the genesis of the war is entirely forgotten. This isn’t a conflict which needs mediation. It was an unprovoked act of aggression. It could end tomorrow if Putin just withdrew.

💥Peter Kellner: "I quite like using numbers to make sense of the what is going on. Yet sometimes they are not enough. If they were, the fact that Brexit has cost Britain’s economy 4-5% of GDP would be a major national scandal." A 🧵 with some of the most exposing stats from Peter's latest blog👇 1/

Also from the FT: "A senior diplomat said: 'It’s very clear now, Europe is alone.' When I asked him if he now regarded the US as an adversary, he replied: 'Yes.'”

If we, Europeans, fail to spend big on defence now, we will be forced to spend 10 times more if we don’t prevent a wider war. As the Polish PM I’m entitled to say it loud and clear, since Poland already spends almost 5% of its GDP on defence. And we will continue to do so.

How Elon Musk is boosting far-right politics across the globe The world’s richest man is trying to sway politics on six continents.