Home to many US tech multinationals, Ireland raises alarm over Russia's so-called shadow fleet.
Ireland fears undersea cables face growing threat from ‘malign actors’
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Schools in Italy, Scotland and Northern Ireland hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax
More than 6,000 Italian schools received a threat. Authorities in all three countries say there appears to be no risk to the public. It is not known if the incidents are linked.
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Zohran Mamdani’s influence grows as Democrats eye 2028 strategies
Progressive strategists explain how Mamdani's 2025 mayoral campaign offered a 'real model' for other progressives.
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Millions join Spain’s first general strike in 14 years in protest at housing costs
Twenty-four-hour stoppage draws high participation weeks before election in which far right could gain power Millions of people across Spain have joined the country’s first general strike in 14 years, setting up picket lines to protest against soaring housing prices before an election in which the far right could be catapulted into power. At the centre of Wednesday’s nationwide 24-hour stoppage, singularly called for by tenants’ associations and later backed by workers’ unions, is a pushback against Spain’s deepening housing crisis. Continue reading...
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Russia’s ambassador to US, Alexander Darchiev, dies at 66
Moscow announces the veteran diplomat's sudden passing without further details.
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Missing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in a crate in South Carolina
Officials say the child was found close to his father's home on Tuesday, a day after he was taken, and is being cared for in hospital.
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Russia-Ukraine talks turn to post-war security but end without breakthrough
Talks in Abu Dhabi centred around Europe's security framework, with US envoys due to meet Putin and Zelensky on Thursday.