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Russian drone hits passenger train headed from Kyiv to Warsaw
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (340+ words) BRUSSELS — Russian drones attacked a crossing point on the Polish-Ukrainian border on Sunday morning, hitting a passenger train two kilometers from the frontier in Volyn Oblast. Ukraine’s state rail operator confirmed that a strike hit the locomotive of a passenger…...
How to watch Sweden’s election like a pro
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (1257+ words) Latest polls put Sunday’s vote in NATO’s newest member on a knife-edge. STOCKHOLM — Millions of Swedes will vote in a tense general election on Sunday that is set to deliver a new left-wing government or bring far-right ministers into power…...
EU Parliament ready to take tougher line on China, says lead MEP
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (831+ words) Pascal Canfin, the European Parliament’s China trade rapporteur, says MEPs are ready to back stronger measures against Beijing in the EU’s flagship industry bill. This article is also available in: German BRUSSELS — A cross-party consensus is growing in the European Parliament…...
Portugal wants EU cash to pay for firefighting goats
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (502+ words) As budget negotiations intensify, capitals are reaching for a new argument to keep money in the farming pot: climate change. Portugal’s minister for agriculture has a burning desire for the next EU long-term budget: more goats. José Manuel Fernandes wants…...
Keep calm and regulate on: Inside the EU’s response to AI extinction warnings
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (662+ words) Brussels sees the panic set off in Silicon Valley as vindication that its AI regulation is the right path. BRUSSELS — A viral social media post warning that top American AI developers are "gambling with our lives" has been met this…...
Putin’s bot army is targeting German and French elections, Sweden warns
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (839+ words) The country’s Psychological Defence Agency chief told POLITICO that platforms like X, TikTok and Facebook need to do more to combat Russia’s lie machine. STOCKHOLM — Russia poses a threat to upcoming elections in Europe’s biggest democracies and social media platforms…...
EU in space: Going boldly where plenty of people have gone before
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (494+ words) In space, no one can hear you regulate. Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. The world is such a burning dumpster fire that perhaps Europe is right to be casting envious glances toward space. The European Union is already…...
Everyone wants a line in the State of the European Union speech
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (868+ words) Lobbyists and NGOs hope their message gets through to Ursula von der Leyen in time for the big speech. BRUSSELS — Walk through the EU Quarter of Brussels and you’ll see posters plastered on walls and telephone poles asking European Commission…...
Tusk warns of future attacks after ‘direct threat’ averted at Poland-Ukraine border
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (422+ words) Polish prime minister spoke of U.S. intel pointing to various scenarios, not just on the Russia-Ukraine border but the whole Eastern flank. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a ‘direct threat’ was averted at a border crossing with Ukraine on Wednesday…...
Macron’s space summit showed Europe isn’t ready to go to space without the US
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (755+ words) The two-day gathering in Paris left some observers disappointed. PARIS — The international space summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday and Thursday was meant to show that Europe is getting serious about investing in its space sector. But…...