Reagan-era Republicans aghast as Trump turns Russia policy on its head

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Officials who served in 1980s say Trump is opposing friends and supporting enemies: ‘It makes me sick what’s going on’

Republicans who served under President Ronald Reagan during the cold war have condemned Donald Trump’s move to soften relations with Russia and undermine the 75-year-old transatlantic alliance.

European leaders were left reeling last week when the US vice-president, JD Vance, told the Munich Security Conference that the greatest danger facing Europe was “the threat from within” and the “retreat from fundamental values”.

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UAE tells Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians from Gaza – The Times of Israel

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  1. UAE tells Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians from Gaza  The Times of Israel
  2. US top diplomat Rubio visits the UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine war  The Associated Press
  3. Trump’s Top Diplomat Rubio Faces Humiliation In US’ Arab Ally UAE Over Gaza Plan: ‘Rejecting Any…’  Hindustan Times
  4. Middle East: Trump's Gaza plan rejected by UAE  DW (English)
  5. UAE rejects Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza  Middle East Eye
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Record orders at BAE Systems as European defence spending rises

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Weapons maker’s full-year pre-tax profits top £3bn and it expects sales of more than £30bn next year

Britain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has reported record orders as the European defence industry gears up for increased spending sparked by the Ukraine war.

The company, a member of the FTSE 100, said it expected sales next year to top £30bn, as it reported annual profits before interest and tax of more than £3bn for the first time in 2024.

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EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act

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Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’

An architect of EU copyright law has said legislation is needed to protect writers, musicians and creatives left exposed by an “irresponsible” legal gap in the bloc’s Artificial Intelligence Act.

The intervention came as 15 cultural organisations wrote to the European Commission this week warning that draft rules to implement the AI Act were “taking several steps backwards” on copyright, while one writer spoke of a “devastating” loophole.

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British journalist Charlotte Peet reported missing in Brazil – BBC.com

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  1. British journalist Charlotte Peet reported missing in Brazil  BBC.com
  2. British journalist missing in Brazil for nearly two weeks  CNN
  3. British journalist missing in Brazil for 11 days  The Guardian
  4. Brazilian police investigate disappearance of 32-year-old British journalist  The Associated Press
  5. Father 'very concerned' as British journalist Charlotte Peet missing in Brazil  Sky News
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Inflation jumps on food, air fares and school fees – BBC.com

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  1. Inflation jumps on food, air fares and school fees  BBC.com
  2. U.K. Inflation Reaches 10-Month High, Complicating Bank of England’s Rate Path  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Bank of England faces bumpier road after inflation accelerates  The Guardian
  4. UK inflation leaps to higher-than-expected 3% in January  CNBC
  5. UK Inflation at 10-Month High as VAT Hits Private Schools  Yahoo Finance
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Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin – The Economist

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  1. Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin  The Economist
  2. Ukrainians are looking past NATO to a European security architecture  Al Jazeera English
  3. The threat of peace  The New Statesman
  4. Europe’s Moment of Truth on Defending Ukraine—and the Continent  Council on Foreign Relations
  5. Europe still doesn’t realise how helpless it’s become  The Telegraph
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UAE tells Rubio it rejects Trump proposal to resettle Palestinians – USA TODAY

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  1. UAE tells Rubio it rejects Trump proposal to resettle Palestinians  USA TODAY
  2. US top diplomat Rubio visits the UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine war  The Associated Press
  3. UAE tells Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians from Gaza  The Times of Israel
  4. United Arab Emirates break Arab front against Trump's Gaza plan  Le Monde
  5. Middle East: Trump's Gaza plan rejected by UAE  DW (English)
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Asio chief reveals foreign spies plotted to lure Australia-based activist overseas to injure or kill them

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Australia’s spy boss Mike Burgess highlights foreign intelligence operations, antisemitism and election disinformation in annual threat assessment speech

At least three countries have plotted to harm Australians abroad and on home soil, including a planned assassination to silence a human rights activist, Australia’s spy boss has revealed.

In a wide-ranging annual threat assessment speech on Wednesday night, which warned of an unprecedented level of threats until 2030, Mike Burgess, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, highlighted a foreign intelligence operation foiled by his agency.

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Sydney commuters get four-month reprieve from rail industrial action after Fair Work ruling

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Rail union work stoppages to be suspended until 1 July as unions and state government try to strike pay deal

Sydney commuters have been granted a more than four-month reprieve from industrial action on the city’s train network, after the Fair Work Commission ordered rail union work stoppages be suspended until 1 July.

On Wednesday evening, the Fair Work Commission announced that while it would not grant the six-month suspension that the New South Wales government had requested, it would temporarily halt all industrial action to help unions and the government strike a pay deal.

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