Rustem Umerov’s meeting with national security advisers comes amid escalating Russian threats to Kyiv and tensions over Ukraine’s EU membership bid….
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European diplomats reject Moscow’s call to leave Kyiv
Despite warnings that embassies could be hit by missile strikes, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová insisted “the EU is not…
Morgan McSweeney warns Labour not to be ‘Luddites’ on AI
The left must master the new technology to take on the authoritarians, the British PM’s former top aide said. …
Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier
BRUSSELS — The Dutch government is blocking a United States-based company’s attempts to acquire a key online identification IT supplier. Dutch…
Those caught in Trump immigration dragnet seek millions for raids, shootings, trauma
Dozens of U.S. citizens and immigrants are seeking millions in damages, alleging excessive force, wrongful detention and other abuses by federal…
Record-setting outside money pouring into California governor’s race
Corporations, labor unions, tech titans, tribes and other special interests have donated $79.6 million to independent committees focused on swaying the…
PG&E goes after gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer. He welcomes the fight
PG&E has plowed at least $13.5 million into efforts to oppose Steyer’s bid for California governor, according to campaign records. …
Latvian centrist moves to form coalition government
Center-right Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s administration collapsed over fallout from stray Ukrainian drone strikes earlier this month. …
Southern California could get 85% of its water locally and avoid Delta tunnel, groups say
In a new plan, environmental groups call for a “water renaissance” in California, saying the state needs to invest much more…
The Vatican vs. killer robots: Pope Leo XIV takes aim at AI warfare
The pontiff’s first formal letter to the Catholic world warns of the dangers posed by autonomous weapons systems. …