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The purchase gives Google new momentum in its efforts to compete in the cloud-computing business by offering more security for its services.

Germany’s parliament approves Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending plan  Financial Times German parliament approves Merz’s spending surge as allies cheer  Reuters Germany’s Bundestag votes in favor of reforming ‘debt brake’  DW (English) Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending  CNN

President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here’s what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II. (Image credit: El Salvador presidential press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats on the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees have filed a lengthy Freedom of Information Act request questioning whether the Trump administration’s DOGE Service is operating “outside the bounds of federal law,” The Associated Press

Two NASA astronauts have splashed down off the coast of Florida after spending more than nine months stuck in space.

Gaza ceasefire deal: Why the Hamas-Israel truce has not held  BBC.com LIVE: Israel says attacks on Gaza that killed hundreds ‘only the beginning’  Al Jazeera English Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kills Over 400, in Breakdown of Cease-Fire  The New York Times Why did

A timeline of the legal wrangling and deportation flights after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act  The Associated Press Chief justice pushes back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump  NBC News DOJ remains defiant about Venezuela deportation flights  Axios Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin waved off concerns that he was making U.S. President Donald Trump wait for a planned phone call on the Ukraine war as he was speaking to Russian oligarchs instead. Financial Times Moscow Bureau Chief Max Seddon

Former presidents and their spouses receive life-long Secret Service protection under federal law, but the protection afforded to their immediate families over the age of 16 ends when they leave office.

Former presidents and their spouses receive life-long Secret Service protection under federal law, but the protection afforded to their immediate families over the age of 16 ends when they leave office.