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Russia launched covert influence campaign to undermine US candidates supportive of Ukraine, lawmakers say politi.co/4hZlefJ
Alternative for Germany's Alice Weidel told European lawmakers today that Russia and Ukraine need to negotiate a peace deal, while insisting that German businesses require access to cheap Russian energy to remain competitive. vist.ly/5pesi
There is a growing realization among European governments that they may soon need to nominate someone to face Russian leader Vladimir Putin in direct talks on a peace deal for Ukraine.
The main problem is deciding who should take on such a hazardous task. vist.ly/5peds
EXCLUSIVE: The EU is preparing to try and persuade Canada and the U.K. to increase their support for Ukraine as part of efforts to plug the €70 billion funding gap Kyiv faces next year.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “in principle” ready for Moscow to resume talks with Washington and Kyiv, the Kremlin said today.
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The jailed former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, Jeffrey Donaldson, is facing a new allegation that he raped a woman inside the DUP’s Westminster offices in 2016.
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The Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament is calling for EU-wide regulations to ban noxious deepfakes and hold technology platforms responsible for preventing their spread.
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In today's London Playbook PM:
🛢️ Labour MPs appear to have swallowed the Jackdaw gas field approval.
🧾 Andy Burnham is looking at removing standing charges from gas bills.
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As they scratch their heads for explanations for Trump’s latest turn against Ukraine, some European officials and diplomats think it comes down to the president’s personal preferences, as much as his country’s political aims.
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The U.S. National Security Agency and cyber agencies in Europe, Australia, Canada, and elsewhere have urged organizations to take their websites offline immediately after OpenAI tools found critical bugs in a foundational computer programming language.
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With Republicans facing tight U.S. Senate races, Trump and party leaders are casting France’s unrest as a warning for what the future looks like under Democrats.
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EXCLUSIVE: Water firms and campaigners will wait until next year to see the full details of U.K. PM Andy Burnham’s plans to overhaul England's water sector.
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Friedrich Merz’s biggest test may lie ahead.
The chancellor faces a potential party rebellion after a crushing defeat to Alternative for Germany — which could hand the far right its first premiership since WWII.
Brussels Playbook Capitals has more👇
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Europe’s biggest media companies have asked regulators in Brussels and London to stop Meta from introducing new terms they say would let it copy publishers’ websites to build AI, as a backlash that began in the U.S. spreads across Europe.
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The center-right European People’s Party will this week take aim at a new carbon price on driving and heating, and rules on methane emissions.
Both policies are central pillars in the EU’s effort to reduce its planet-warming emissions.
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Officials acting on behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office have searched the offices of staff of the far-right Patriots group in the European Parliament this morning.
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Who owns your face and voice when AI can copy both?
European lawmakers are pushing for new safeguards, but the legal answer is anything but simple.
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ALT EU flag on building with text: Socialists push for EU law on deepfakes.
The EU is working on closer ties with both Canada and the U.K.
It is also looking for partners to help plug the €70 billion funding gap Ukraine faces next year.
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