India Seeks Fast-Track EU Trade Deal Amid Trump Tariff Pressures
India is moving closer to sealing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said Tuesday, noting that around two-thirds of the deal’s chapters have…
Poland Downs Russian Drones While Ukraine Warns Putin Is Probing the West
Poland’s military on Wednesday described an “unprecedented violation” of its sovereignty after several Russian drones entered the country’s airspace before being shot down. Scramble to Respond The drones crossed into…
Xi Hosts ‘Axis of Upheaval’ Meeting in Beijing as Trump Left Out
China’s President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing on Tuesday, marking the first meeting of the three since the Ukraine…
Russia Plans Internet Blackouts Targeting WhatsApp, Telegram, and YouTube
Following a series of restrictions on foreign-owned platforms since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is preparing to block major apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Google, and YouTube in a new…
Putin Shows Little Interest in Peace, but Russia’s Economy May Rely on It
Russia’s slowing economy and ballooning budget deficit are adding strain to the Kremlin as the war in Ukraine continues. The finance ministry reported in August that the deficit reached 4.88…
No Putin–Zelenskyy Meeting Planned, Russian Official Says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a new interview that no summit between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is currently planned, despite President Donald Trump’s calls…
UK Hit With Legal Challenge Over Fast-Tracked Data Center Plan
The U.K. government is facing legal action from campaigners after overriding Buckinghamshire’s decision to block construction of a 90-megawatt data center on protected green belt land. The local authority had…
Overnight Russian Strikes Show Putin Rejects Peace, Ukraine Says
Russia attacked the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk overnight, according to Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi, who called the strike proof that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want peace. The assault…
Ukraine and Allies Scramble as Trump Moves Closer to Putin After Alaska Summit
Ukraine and its allies scrambled on Sunday to react to President Donald Trump’s apparent pivot toward Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hardline stance following their summit in Alaska. European leaders quickly…
New UK Internet Safety Law Sparks Backlash in Britain and the U.S.
A newly enforced U.K. law mandating age verification on adult sites and certain other online platforms has triggered a backlash from both domestic internet users and international critics, including U.S.…
Europeans Unhappy with Trump’s Terms Say EU-US Tariff Deal Is Still Unfinished
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump announced an EU-US trade agreement after months of tough negotiations, narrowly beating Trump’s August 1 deadline. Many in…
UK Regulator Finds Microsoft and Amazon Are Hindering Cloud Competition
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday expressed concerns that Microsoft and Amazon are harming competition in the cloud computing sector. The regulator called for an investigation under the…
Tesla Stops Accepting Orders for Model S and X in Europe
Tesla has quietly stopped accepting new orders for its Model S and Model X luxury electric vehicles across Europe. After reviewing Tesla’s European websites—including Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and Croatia—it…
OpenAI Leads One of Europe’s Largest Data Centers Featuring 100,000 Nvidia Chips
OpenAI announced Thursday that it is launching its first AI data center project in Europe, branded as Stargate, located in Norway. The initiative marks a significant expansion of OpenAI’s global…
Google States UK Government Has Not Requested Encryption Backdoor for User Data
The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple build a secret backdoor to allow U.K. authorities access to customer data worldwide. This move follows strong…