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Musk risks putting EU buyers off Tesla: analysts

Elon Musk’s rapprochement with U.S. President Donald Trump, his backing of European far-right parties and attacks on diversity policies could drive European buyers away from Tesla, analysts say. In both Germany and France, sales of the electric pioneer’s cars were

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Trump’s proposed ‘land grabs’ mean US now seen as a risk, says Munich security report – The Guardian US

Trump’s proposed ‘land grabs’ mean US now seen as a risk, says Munich security report  The Guardian US

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Macron says ready to respond to any U.S. tariffs on Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron warned that US tariffs on Europe would hike inflation for Americans, as he vowed in an interview aired Sunday to go head-to-head with Donald Trump over financial threats. Macron told CNN that the EU should not

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Palestinian refugees in Syria have a message for Gazans: Don’t leave your land

Palestinians fled the 1948 Mideast War and took refuge in neighboring Syria. After 77 years, they’re still waiting to go back. They are telling Palestinians in Gaza to stay put. (Image credit: Louai Beshara)

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‘Shocking’ UK reality TV show retraces refugee journeys

by Akshata KAPOOR Britain’s newest reality TV show has been slammed as “insensitive”, “voyeuristic” and even “nauseating” for recreating with six Britons the often fatal journeys made by thousands of refugees to the UK. Bluntly titled “Go Back to Where

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Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka blamed on a monkey

A monkey has been blamed for causing a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka.

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Germany’s Scholz, Merz, clash over far-right AfD in election debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament. In their first direct TV debate ahead of the

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Leaders at the Paris AI Summit Must Set Global Standards or Risk a Destructive Race

Today, world leaders from over 90 countries will gather in Paris to discuss artificial intelligence policy. We need leaders to seize this unique opportunity to set common AI risk management rules, or risk a dangerous race to the bottom. Indeed,

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World and tech leaders grapple with AI challenges at Paris summit

by Tom BARFIELD and Daxia ROJAS Political and tech industry leaders descended on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on the revolutionary technology set to remake business and society across the world.

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Ecuador’s dueling presidential hopefuls

by Paola LOPEZ Ecuador’s closer-than-expected presidential election is likely headed for an April runoff between two very different candidates who have faced each other three times already. Incumbent president Daniel Noboa and leftist Luisa Gonzalez both hail from the country’s

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