The Trump administration says the massive new White House ballroom is urgently needed for national security, to protect the president, his…
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‘Shameful’: Israel faces international backlash after closing probe into Gaza aid strike
“The victims of this incident and their families deserve justice and accountability, and we will continue to seek answers on their…
France tackles dodgy condom problem
Some recalled products carried “risk of bursting” and “the presence of perforations,” according to French authorities. …
Poll: The older and richer you are, the more you like AI
Optimism for AI increases with age and wealth, with young adults the most pessimistic, polling shared with POLITICO shows. …
Germany plans a €12B missile program to deter Putin
Internal defense ministry documents say the plan for a new long-range strike arsenal ranges from cheap cruise missiles to Tomahawks and…
A German conservative mayor backed the AfD. Now Merz is on the spot.
Bernd Prange wants his rivals to win outright — and his own party to tear down the country’s political firewall. …
Aisha Wahab wins election to complete former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term
Wahab, a progressive state senator from the East Bay, defeated BART President Melissa Hernandez in a special election to complete Swalwell’s…
Romanian jet blasts drone near offshore gas platform, president blames Moscow
“This is hybrid warfare,” European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says. …
Eric Swalwell briefly detained as feds seize his phone at S.F. airport, source says
The latest developments in the federal investigation come four months after Swalwell dropped his gubernatorial bid denying allegations of sexual assault…
MEP Manon Aubry says extremely rare viper bite was ‘unlucky’
The co-chair of The Left was hospitalized during her summer holiday after a rare snake encounter. …