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FirstFT: Europe and US diplomats clash over Ukraine on war’s anniversary

Also in today’s newsletter, Starbucks announces 1,100 job cuts, and Spain calls for EU to forge China policy without US

Financial Times
Feb 24, 2025
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Trump says Putin will accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine

France’s Macron corrects US president’s claim that Europe has only loaned funds to Kyiv at White House meetingDonald Tr…

The Guardian
Feb 24, 2025
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Freedom of speech is ‘on the line’ in a pivotal Dakota Access Pipeline trial

A pivotal trial over the embattled Dakota Access Pipeline opens today that could have grave consequences for protests i…

The Verge
Feb 24, 2025
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Ukraine Nears a Deal to Give U.S. a Share of Its Mineral Wealth

President Trump said that Ukraine’s president may soon visit the White House to sign a deal, though how it ties in to e…

New York Times
Feb 24, 2025
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Macron and Trump rekindle their 'bromance' amid strategic tensions over Ukraine

Trump greeted Macron as a "very special man" during their Oval Office meeting, exchanging their characteristic firm han…

France 24
Feb 24, 2025
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Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees

U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federa…

NPR
Feb 24, 2025
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France plagued by 'major impunity' of child sexual abuse crimes, campaigner says

A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them ch…

France 24
Feb 24, 2025
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Pope's condition has slightly improved, Vatican says

The Vatican says the Pope's condition has improved as he spends an 11th day in hospital with double pneumonia.

BBC
Feb 24, 2025
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SpaceX thinks it knows why Starship exploded on its last test flight

SpaceX believes it knows what caused the explosion during the seventh test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super …

The Verge
Feb 24, 2025
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Amazon is selling the M4 Mac Mini at an all-time low price (and I don't expect it to last)

Want the latest Apple tech without the high cost? There's never been a better time to buy the 'next-level performance' …

ZDNet
Feb 24, 2025
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Israel challenges Syria's new leaders with demand for demilitarisation of south

Israel's PM said it would not allow the forces of HTS or the new Syrian army "enter the area south of Damascus".

BBC
Feb 24, 2025
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How new Facebook policies incentivize spreading misinformation

Meta's moves threaten to deepen the internet information divide even more.

ZDNet
Feb 24, 2025
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