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Epstein Files: Mandelson Dragged In as Slovakia's Security Chief Quits
The latest Epstein document dump implicates a Labour grandee, topples a European security adviser, and embarrasses the LA Olympics chief. UK ministers now demand Andrew testify.
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UK · BBC News
→ Labour grandee in the crosshairs
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UK · BBC News
→ First European scalp claimed
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UK · BBC News
→ Olympic PR nightmare brewing
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Iran's Supreme Leader Warns of Regional War as Tehran Labels EU Armies 'Terrorists'
With American warships gathering, Iran designates European militaries as terrorist groups. Germany calls the move 'propagandistic' as tensions spike.
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UK · BBC News
→ Defiant, daring Trump to blink
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Germany · DW
→ Berlin unimpressed, standing firm
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Capgemini Dumps US Arm Over ICE Links as Protests Grip Minneapolis
French IT giant bows to pressure and sells its American subsidiary. Thousands brave freezing temperatures to protest Trump's immigration crackdown.
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France · Le Monde
→ Corporate France retreats, embarrassed
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Germany · Der Spiegel
→ Sympathetic, David vs Goliath
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UK · BBC News
→ Elegiac, a community hollowed out
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Cuba on the Brink: 'There Is Going to Be a Real Blockade'
Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba. With only three weeks of fuel left, Havana accuses Washington of trying to 'suffocate' the island.
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UK · The Guardian
→ Grim, humanitarian crisis looming
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Sebastian Kurz: Is Austria's Disgraced Ex-Chancellor Planning a Comeback?
The former Austrian chancellor, now a tech multimillionaire, keeps close to power from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi. Spiegel asks: is he eyeing a return?
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Germany · Der Spiegel
→ Wary, watching him closely
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John Bolton: 'We Have Passed Peak Trump'
Trump's hawkish former security adviser warns Ukraine against concessions and says Putin is manipulating the president.
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Germany · Der Spiegel
→ Hawkish, alarmed about Ukraine sell-out