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NATO's vicious circle: more spending, less security, growing divisions
Global Times
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Illustration: Xia Qing/GTScheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in The Hague, the 2025 NATO Summit will focus on increasing defense spending and production to, in NATO's words, "prepare for an uncertain future, prevent a war on NATO territory and...
Private companies line up to join Robinhood’s tokenized equity platform: CEO
Coin Telegraph
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July 8, 2025
Robinhood is seeing a surge of interest from private companies eager to tokenize their shares after the firm launched its stock token platform in the European Union last week. In a Tuesday interview with Bloomberg News, CEO Vlad Tenev said the...
UK arson attack trial reveals how Russia-linked operatives recruited ‘gig’ workers for terrorism
CNN
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July 8, 2025
London CNN — Dylan Earl said he needed a “fresh start” in life. Unsatisfied by his prospects in his dreary English town, he decided to orchestrate a terrorist attack in London on behalf of a Russian mercenary group. If he’d had things his way, the...
Robinhood's OpenAI, Space X Tokens Aren't Just A Gimmick—Here's What's Still To Come
Benzinga
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Robinhood HOOD is currently in talks with European Union regulators over its new tokenized equities offering, CEO Vlad Tenev confirmed. He said the firm "welcomes" regulatory scrutiny as part of launching what it sees as a major leap forward in...
Arsonists guilty of attack on Ukraine-linked warehouse for Wagner Group
Express & Star
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July 8, 2025
Three men have been found guilty of an arson attack on a warehouse linked to Ukraine on behalf of the terrorist Wagner Group. About £1 million of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old...
How Poland shook off its past and became Europe’s growth champion
Notes from Poland
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July 7, 2025
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WhiteBIT Review 2025: Features, Fees, Pros & Cons
NFT Evening
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July 8, 2025
WhiteBIT has recently emerged as a modern-day innovative trading platform serving cryptocurrency traders in the mainstream market. Apart from simplifying the trading process, the platform has added value by introducing additional concepts, such as...
€1.43 for a coffee – Europe’s cheapest city breaks revealed, and how Dublin compares
Irish Independent
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That accolade goes to Riga in Latvia. It’s the lowest-cost break in Europe this year, according to a survey of 38 cities by the UK’s Post Office Travel Money. The annual City Costs Barometer compares a basket of “12 common tourist costs”,...
Boeing, Robinhood & EU, Datadog downgrade: Trending Tickers
Yahoo Finance
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00:00:07 Josh Now time for some today’s trending tickers, we’ll keep an eye on Boeing, Robinhood and Datadog. Let’s start with Boeing which has reported the highest quarterly delivery since 2023 with a hundred and fifty airplanes over the second...
When does a bridge count as military spending? Inside NATO’s new defense plans.
Christian Science Monitor
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July 7, 2025
NATO members have agreed to more than double their defense spending in a move widely lauded as a historic step toward a more equal security relationship between the United States and its European partners. The effort may also be redefining...
NEPI Rockcastle to deploy 54.1 MW solar park in western Romania under EUR 110 mln programme
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
NEPI Rockcastle said its renewable energy output is expected to expand to cover 48% of the electricity demand of its shopping centres and tenants in Romania by the end of 2026. CEE’s largest retail real estate company is deploying a new 54.1 MW...
Helsinki Welcomes Top Double-Handed Teams
Sail-World
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July 7, 2025
by Offshore Racing Congress 7 Jul 12:43 PDT 8-12 July 2025 The countdown is over - the 2025 Garmin ORC Double-Handed European Championship has officially begun in Helsinki. Organised by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) in collaboration with...
Microlensing trick reveals a rare gas giant exoplanet
Earth.com
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In 1936 Albert Einstein described how gravity could briefly magnify the light of a distant star, an effect now called gravitational microlensing. A team of astronomers has now used that cosmic trick to reveal the presence of a gas giant planet...
Revealed: Europe's cheapest country for expats boasts public transport for less than £1 and cheap rent
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 05:15 EDT, 3 July 2025 | Updated: 05:22 EDT, 3 July 2025 A new study has revealed the cheapest country in Europe to live as an expat. Researchers looked at the cost of common living expenses in each country, including...
Business Post: From ‘shocking’ engagement to 12,000 subscribers
Press Gazette
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July 8, 2025
Ireland’s Business Post is aiming to have its newsroom fully funded by digital subscriptions next year following the first phase of its digital transformation project. The “profitable and growing” Business Post has in the past two years...
How Germany Plans to Build a Massive Tank Force
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
Germany remains committed to bolstering its military strength, increasing defense spending, and initiating the largest purchase of main battle tanks and other armored vehicles. The German-language newspaper Handelsblatt first reported that Berlin...
Southern Europe: a soft target in Russia’s expanding hybrid war
New Eastern Europe
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July 8, 2025
Much has been said recently about the resilience of European states that face an imminent threat of Russian aggression. However, little attention has been paid to their Southern neighbours. Threatened with lapsing into complacency, these countries...
Wagner Group ‘proxies’ carried out arson on Ukraine-linked warehouse in London
Metro
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July 8, 2025
Five men have been convicted for their involvement in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse full of supplies destined for Ukraine (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA) Three men acting on the orders of Russia’s terrorist Wagner Group...
Drone Coalition: Two More Countries Join In Helping Ukraine
Charter 97
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1 As of July 2025, the coalition already includes 20 countries. The ranks of the Drone Coalition, which provides military assistance to Ukraine in the field of unmanned technologies and systems, have increased. Belgium and Turkey joined the...
Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche Head to Locarno as Swiss Fest Announces Lineup, An ‘Ambitious and Exciting Edition’
Variety
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July 8, 2025
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival has announced its full lineup, which will see Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche and Ben Rivers competing for its prestigious Golden Leopard. Jude, who won the Special Jury Prize only two years ago – for “Do Not...