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NATO ‘ready’ for potential Russian false flag attack, alliance’s top general says
NATO is ready to respond to a potential Russian escalation on Europe’s eastern flank, the alliance’s top general Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said Saturday, amid growing warnings of a possible staged attack by Moscow.
Inside the secret race to become NATO’s next top general
Germany's Carsten Breuer and Canada's Jennie Carignan are battling it out to become to next chair of NATO's military committee.
How Germany’s far right learned to put on a smile to win elections
The Alternative for Germany is wrapping its dark vision of national decline in a package of hope and optimism.
17 Cent weniger pro Liter: Bund und Länder beschließen Tankrabatt
BERLIN – Die schwarz-rote Koalition hat sich mit den Ländern grundsätzlich auf ein Maßnahmenpaket zur Entlastung von Bürgern und Unternehmen angesichts der hohen Spritpreise verständigt.
European leaders warn of ‘intensified threat’ from Putin
However, NATO sees no risk of "imminent attack" despite the fresh warnings from countries such as Poland, Lithuania, France and the Netherlands.
Australia following Canada as EU associate member is ‘pure speculation,’ says Commission
BRUSSELS ― The European Commission played down the prospect of extending its newly floated “associate membership” concept beyond Canada, at least while Brussels works out the details with Ottawa.
Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he would call a Group of Seven meeting to address skyrocketing global energy prices and look at releasing strategic oil stocks.
Ukraine’s NATO envoy calls for more air defense donations
KYIV — Ukraine needs more air defenses, but allies are starting to doubt if they can help Kyiv withstand the growing scale of Russian attacks, Alyona Getmanchuk, Ukraine’s ambassador to NATO, told POLITICO on Friday.
Far-right Zemmour lets slip French presidential bid
PARIS — Anti-immigration firebrand Eric Zemmour let slip Thursday that he plans to run in next year’s presidential election, seemingly ending speculation that he might step aside to make way for his partner, MEP Sarah Knafo.
Slovakia’s Fico casts doubt over NATO mutual defense clause
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he does not want to see his country dragged into war over NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense clause, raising fresh questions about the populist leader’s commitment to the alliance.
US will see sense on EU-Canada deal, Irish finance minister says
Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will join a gathering of EU finance ministers hosted by Simon Harris in Dublin Friday.
Russia’s global fuel customers push back against US sanctions bill
The global response to the Russia sanctions bill the U.S. Congress approved late Wednesday has been swift and defiant, with Moscow warning it would prolong its war on Ukraine, India vowing to protect its interests, and Beijing pushing back against what it called illegal “long-arm jurisdiction.”
Security for Ireland’s easy-access politicians dealt a blow
Prime minister calls attack on lawmaker Michael Healy-Rae a watershed moment in a country where he and others ‘can walk through our streets unhindered.’
New taxes crucial to preserve EU budget, says Irish PM
DUBLIN — Brussels needs new taxes to avert major cuts to its next seven-year budget, Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin said Thursday.
Carneys Vorstellungen über Handel in einer assoziierten Partnerschaft
STRASSBURG – Mark Carney nutzte eine Rede vor dem Europäischen Parlament, um zu skizzieren, was Ottawa sich von engeren Beziehungen zur EU erhoffen würde. Allerdings stellte er sich nicht uneingeschränkt hinter Ursula von der Leyens überraschenden Vorstoß eines „assoziierten Mitgliedstaats“.
Jensen Huang: Don’t regulate AI like social media
AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI should not be regulated like social media because AI is a “technology” rather than a “product.”
Carney to Trump: No one tells Canadians what to do
STRASBOURG — Canada’s warming relationship with the EU “is a positive” process and Ottawa will not be cowed into abandoning the relationship, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.
Sweden’s left wins razor-thin election victory
Four days after voting ended in one of the closest elections in Swedish history, the count is finally done, pointing to a new center-left government and a comeback for former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.
OpenAI entdeckt sechs neue Fälle von „besorgniserregendem“ KI-Verhalten
Der Vorreiter im Bereich der künstlichen Intelligenz, OpenAI, hat am Donnerstag bekannt gegeben, dass er Hinweise darauf gefunden habe, dass sich seine Agenten entgegen den menschlichen Zielen und Werten der verhielten. Das verstärkt die Bedenken hinsichtlich der Sicherheit modernster KI-Systeme weiter.
Canada’s Carney stops short of endorsing von der Leyen’s associate member plan
STRASBOURG — Mark Carney used an address to the European Parliament to to sketch out what Ottawa would want from closer ties with the EU but declined to give full-throated approval of Ursula von der Leyen’s surprise “associate member” plan.
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