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Live dossierUS judge nullifies Trump deal to resolve IRS lawsuit in scathing ruling
Kathleen Williams sanctions president’s lawyers and says $10bn suit against IRS was brought for ‘improper purpose’ A federal judge on Monday nullified an agreement the government reached with Donald Trump and his sons over the leak of his tax returns. The judge lambasted the government and president’s lawyers for using the judicial process to try to concoct a beneficial arrangement for the president. The ruling from US district judge Kathleen Williams in t...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
US imposes new sanctions on Cuba tourism ministry, state-owned companies
The US Treasury Department posted the new directive on its website on Monday.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
EU sanctions nine people over alleged Russian cyber-spying campaign
EU announces sanctions on nine individuals and four entities over alleged years-long cyber-espionage campaign.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
EU countries consider sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements
Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent months amid escalating settler violence.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
US allies apprehensive after capricious Trump changes tune at Nato summit
Sudden shift may be linked to affinity for Erdoğan but what might be consequences of erratic behavior towards alliance? Donald Trump’s relationship with Washington’s Nato allies is nobody’s idea of a happy marriage. But the US president’s volatile performance at the western military alliance’s annual summit in Ankara this week seemed extreme, even by Trumpian standards. As commentators sought toexplain what happened, their usually capacious stock of Trump-... This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
The Guardian - World, Al Jazeera - All News
Syrians optimistic but cautious as sanctions removal revives economic hopes
US decision to delist Syria as a 'state sponsor of terrorism' prompts cautious optimism among businesses and citizens.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Why are politicians and sanctioned states embracing crypto?
Bitcoin is falling, yet cryptocurrency is spreading beyond investing into politics, sanctions and global finance.
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Al Jazeera - All News
NYT-led group asks court to sanction OpenAI in US copyright dispute
The news firms allege ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be landmark copyright infringement trial.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Trump says he will remove Syria from the state sponsor of terrorism list
US President Trump said he will remove Syria from the US state sponsor of terrorism list at the NATO summit.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Would the US protect NATO allies if they were attacked?
This is America: Jim Townsend says he is unsure whether the US would send troops if a NATO ally were attacked.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Trump switches back to flying on older Air Force One for England trip instead of new Qatari jet
US president unexpectedly changed plans for flight to England after using Qatari-gifted aircraft to travel to Turkey Donald Trump flew from Turkey to England onboard the older Air Force One on Wednesday, rather than the new, Qatari-gifted aircraft he used to travel to the Nato summit in Ankara, an unexpected change in plans that prompted questions about security fears. Trump later boarded the new plane at Mildenhall air force base in the United Kingdom for...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
Nato chief tells BBC that Trump comments are like 'family argument'
Mark Rutte says Nato is stronger than ever, and that he is 100% convinced of the US president's commitment to the alliance. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
BBC World, Al Jazeera - All News
Trump departs NATO summit on older Air Force One
Trump departed the NATO summit on an older Air Force One after arriving aboard the new Qatar-gifted aircraft. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
Al Jazeera - All News, The Guardian - World
Starmer gifted gun and ammunition by Turkish president at Nato
The weapon has not been brought back to the UK and has instead been left with British officials in Turkey. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
BBC World, The Guardian - World
Watch: Nato chief asked if there really is 'unity' in Nato
Nato's secretary general insists there is "unity" among Nato members, but the BBC's security correspondent asks if that is really the case.
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BBC World
Starmer says Trump wants to ‘stay in touch’ after he steps down
PM suggests maintaining links with US president will be part of his continued responsibility to UK-US relationship Europe live – latest updates Donald Trump has agreed to stay in touch with Keir Starmer after he steps down from No 10 despite his increasingly tense relationship with the UK prime minister over recent months. After meeting at the Nato summit in Ankara , Starmer suggested that maintaining links with the US president would be part of his contin...
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The Guardian - World
Treasury yet to do due diligence on finding extra money for UK’s Nato spend
How to hit the 3.5% of GDP defence spending promise would be a matter for ‘the next prime minister’, MPs told The Treasury has as yet carried out no analysis of the trade-offs necessary for the UK to hit the 3.5% of GDP defence spending promise made to Nato, the department’s chief secretary has said. Under robust questioning in a joint session of the Treasury and defence select committees on Wednesday, Lucy Rigby repeatedly said that how to fund additional... This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
The Guardian - World, Al Jazeera - All News
Lammy refuses to support Lib Dem call for Farage’s resignation to be blocked until standards inquiry over – UK politics live
Deputy PM faced shadow housing secretary James Cleverly at PMQs, while Keir Starmer attends a Nato summit More Reform UK transactions worth millions reported to National Crime Agency For anyone involved in British politics, an invitation to be interviewed on Radio 4’s Today programme is the ultimate badge of seriousness. There are probably hundreds of MPs who have never made it onto the programme because they have not been deemed important enough. But, as ...
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The Guardian - World
The state of the NATO alliance amid Trump's second term
Carl Bildt, co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, talks about the ongoing NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, and the state of the alliance during President Trump's second term.
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NPR - World
What's at stake at the NATO summit in Turkey
NATO leaders hope President Trump's criticism of the alliance is aimed at getting Europe to spend more on defense. But some analysts fear Trump may have an ulterior motive. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
NPR - World, Al Jazeera - All News
Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara.
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
What happened in the opening day of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey
NATO arrived in Ankara with a message of unity, but President Trump's renewed attacks on European allies have once again laid bare the tensions challenging the alliance's future. This event card combines 3 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
NPR - World, BBC World, The Guardian - World
How conflict minerals fuel war in eastern DR Congo amid US sanctions
The US has imposed sanctions on Rwandan companies it says helped finance armed groups through the illicit minerals trade This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
Al Jazeera - All News, Google News: Al Jazeera
General Assembly LIVE: Debating US sanctions against Cuba
The UN General Assembly overwhelming voted to debate United States sanctions against Cuba in a meeting on Tuesday, at Havana’s request, to discuss the decades-long embargo amid warnings of increasing suffering on the Caribbean island.
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UN News - All
Ex-Nato chief behind defence review says Starmer’s military spending plan is too little, too late
George Robertson warns defence investment plan fails to meet scale of challenge facing the UK The former Nato chief who led the government’s defence review has criticised the prime minister’s plan to pay for it, calling the defence investment plan (Dip) insufficient and overly delayed. George Robertson, the former Nato general secretary, told MPs on Tuesday that the Dip had damaged confidence in the defence industry and among Britain’s allies who are gathe...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
Canada picks Germany’s TKMS for new submarines
The German-owned naval shipbuilder made the bid with NATO ally Norway, beating out South Korea's Hanwha Ocean. This event card combines 2 sources; each original remains available below.
Source confidence: strong
Al Jazeera - All News, The Guardian - World
Democrats to choose between progressive and establishment candidate in Michigan as McMorrow drops out of race – US politics live
Candidate Abdul El-Sayed emerges as the party’s frontrunner in the primary campaign after Mallory McMorrow withdraws Donald Trump will begin his day in Washington. We can expect to hear from the president at 9:30am ET , when he holds a launch event for Trump accounts – the savings accounts for children that invest in funds managed by major Wall Street firms – in the Oval Office. The rest of the day won’t be open to the press, while Trump takes part in clos...
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The Guardian - World
Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them
President Donald Trump is heading to Ankara, Turkey, for the annual NATO summit. Last year, he pushed NATO allies to spend more on defense. This year, his mission is to try to enforce those pledges.
Source confidence: medium
NPR - World
Minister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spending
Dan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national security The new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has called on Andy Burnham to increase defence spending dramatically from 2030 and “evidence the trajectory” towards a Nato target that would mean £25bn a year more for the military by the middle of the next decade. The former paratrooper said he was confident that the prime minister-in-waiting valued nat...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World