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En EE UU se habla español en todas partes (es el segundo país del mundo con más hispanohablantes), así que la Casa Blanca no podrá detener su empuje por muchas webs que suprima elpais.com/cultura/2025...

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Shutting off Starlink would effectively mean that the United States was aiding fascist Russia militarily against democratic Ukraine. Musk has done it before, in a more limited way, to foil a Ukrainian attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine's Russian-occupied Crimea.

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So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

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⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.

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Imagine being too far-right and Nazi-like for the French far-right: "French far-right leader cancels US speech after ex Trump aide Bannon appeared to make 'Nazi gesture'"

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US added nearly 50 GW of new solar generating capacity in 2024 – pv magazine International www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/u...

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⚡️EU preparing military aid package for Kyiv worth $20.9 billion, Bloomberg reports. The additional military support would supply Kyiv with air defense systems, artillery ammunition, long-range missiles, and drones.

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Good overview by @karenhao.bsky.social on the risks of scientific decline in America. But here’s the thing I’m noticing, based on people I’ve spoken to and who write to me about my own reporting: The argument that all innovation started w/federal research is apparently not sufficiently persuasive.

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It has been an insane week. Here is my 5th article published in 6 days. "The geopolitical earthquake in Europe will inevitably see aftershocks in Asia. Those aftershocks have arrived. Welcome, Australia, to an entirely new Pacific security environment." www.smh.com.au/world/oceani...

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And again, European analysts twisting themselves in knots over every Trump brainfart against Ukraine and the EU need to take deteriorating US domestic political stability into account in analysis of whether under Trump the US will be able to do anything at all

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Strong words from Dmytro Kuleba. I'm not sure there is a 'West' after the last 10 days of US bomb-throwing. But it's time for Europeans to realise that Ukraine’s success is our vital national interest too - we cannot leave Putin & Trump to destroy the foundations of post WW2 European security.

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Being a citizen of Austria, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, and having personally talked to survivors of the Nazi regime, I must emplore you: Stand up against this madness or it might be too late!

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Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has warned that Europe should be ready for Donald Trump to no longer uphold NATO’s mutual defense commitment unconditionally. Asked whether Germany should seek protection under France’s nuclear umbrella, he had this to say 👇 ow.ly/HeOJ50V4ooe

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Be brave on Europe, Keir Starmer sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/be-...

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I’d like to think I’m the first person to get into a flame war with VPOTUS from the swimming pool of Woburn Center Parcs at half-term.

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President Salome Zurabishvili called on Georgians to take to the streets en masse on February 25, the day of the Soviet occupation, when the Russian army entered Tbilisi in 1921. The Georgian Democratic Republic kept resisting for another month.

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Plans to boost capacity at St Pancras are welcome. But the hurdles to run trains from London to 🇩🇪, 🇨🇭 and 🇫🇷 beyond Paris are elsewhere, as I explain in this piece for the iPaper inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... #CrossChannelRail

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🗿 Most Danes would support their troops' participation in allied contingent in Ukraine

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Slava Ukraini. ✊🇺🇦

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Hey, remember that thing where Trump openly said he was going to use the DoJ to attack his political rivals and everyone was like "ho ho ho silly orange man he can't mean it". WELL. www.cbsnews.com/news/acting-...

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🚨🚨 Breaking: Keir Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme according to new Times report. But; contrary to EU scheme, suggested UK proposal comes with caps and requirement to pay NHS surcharges. #brexit 🧵 eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

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“Every finance ministry wants the issue addressed. They all want a more effective debt market" Investors call for shake-up of Europe’s ‘failed’ securitisation market www.ft.com/content/1cae...

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Some of the usual chants at the #GeorgiaProtests: “Until the end!” “The end of winter is coming - the people’s spring is arriving!” “Georgia, revolt!” “We won’t stop, schedule the elections!”

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"What the [European] continent has achieved in the last 80 years is extraordinary: there is no better example anywhere in the world of nations living and working peacefully side by side, nor a better expression of hope for the future." Open the article to see the graphic 👇

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Oil and gas prices say Trump's 'peace' plan in Ukraine has failed as they return to previous price levels 👇

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Do you think Trump's humiliation at not 'ending Russia's war in Ukraine on day one' has led him to surrender to Putin in the hope he can pretend to be working for peace?

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It’s simple. If they planned to consider Ukr/Europe’s positions, they wouldn’t exclude them from the talks. Sounds like the plan is to gaslight/deny/walk back until they’ve worked out the deal w Ru and then paint Ukraine/Europe as warmongers or dummies for rejecting it.

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Donald Trump’s embrace of America’s adversary and rejection of its ally has been so swift and complete that even top Kremlin officials are astonished.

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Putin's war economy has painted him into a corner, making it impossible for him to back down. His continued grip on power is now fully dependent on his ability to bankroll arms production and pay his troops. @stefaningvarsson.bsky.social & A. Golts @sceeus-ui.bsky.social sceeus.se/en/publicati...

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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

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From our friends at The Associated Press... Connor McDavid scores in OT to give Canada 3-2 win over U.S. in 4 Nations Face-Off final www.ctvnews.ca/sports/artic...

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Well done Trump - you’ve lost the BRITS

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European police and law enforcement agencies should start adjusting their cooperation with U.S. authorities in light of this incredible and dangerous decison.

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FT Exclusive: Most Meta employees have been told they would receive about 10% less equity this year, several people told the Financial Times. www.ft.com/content/67a4...

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Idk, seemed like a good time to read this (short) piece in "Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences". www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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