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France Protests Show Europe’s Shift Away From Centrist Politics

Steven Erlanger / The New York Times /

Also: POLITICO Europe French riots lay bare risks and opportunities for 2027 election candidates, Daily Maverick France imposes curfews in parts of Paris, other cities after weekend of riots, Sky News France riots: Curfews in place in parts of Paris, Lille and other regions, The Guardian France protests escalate with riots, looting and 2,400 arrests – The Latest, Euronews France's riot damage doubles: Who will pay for thousands of wrecked shops? · see all

In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 프랑스 시위 격화에 국채시장 흔들…마크롱 리더십 시험대 (ko), Jornal de Negócios Juros da dívida francesa voltam a acelerar. "Spread" face à Alemanha ultrapassa os 150 pontos (pt), Valor Econômico Protestos violentos levam França a decretar toque de recolher parcial (pt), Expansión (México) Qué hay detrás de las protestas en Francia y por qué decretaron toques de queda (es) · see all

  1. Britain says it will carry out defensive air missions over Saudi Arabia

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Financial Times UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Reino Unido mobilizará caças para defender Arábia Saudita de ataques dos houthis (pt), Aftenposten Britene varsler kampflystøtte til Saudi-Arabia som forsvar mot houthiene (no)

  2. Google Cloud Outage Takes Down Revolut and Other Banks in UK

    Shona Ghosh and Charlie Wells / Bloomberg /

    Also: Sky News BREAKING: Google Cloud outage as dozens of websites and apps hit by service issues

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Onlinebanking: Großausfall bei Google führt zu Störungen bei Revolut und ING (de), Expansión Una caída de Google Cloud interrumpe servicios de Revolut y otros bancos europeos (es)

  3. Amazon Pledges €16 Billion in Germany on Data Centers, Prime

    Mark Bergen / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Investitionsgipfel: „Ich will euer Geld“: Bundesregierung buhlt um Investoren – Amazon sagt 16 Milliarden Euro zu (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Cloud und Satelliten: Amazon will 2027 16 Milliarden Euro in Deutschland investieren (de), Der Spiegel Amazon plant Investitionen von 16 Milliarden Euro in Deutschland (de), Le Figaro IA : Amazon annonce 16 milliards d’euros d’investissements en Allemagne en 2027 (fr) · see all

  4. Albertans Vote to Stay in Canada in Historic Referendum

    Amanda Coletta / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: MercoPress Alberta overwhelmingly rejects starting the path to an independence referendum from Canada

    In other languages: Le Temps Au Canada, l’Alberta refuse son indépendance à hauteur de 76% (fr)

  5. French Bond-Risk Gauge Hits 150 Basis Points After Protests

    Alice Gledhill / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Le Figaro L’écart entre les taux d’emprunt français et allemand dépasse le seuil symbolique de 1,5 point (fr), Cinco Días La prima de riesgo francesa rompe la barrera de los 150 puntos tras las protestas (es)

  6. Zelensky Accuses US of Delaying Patriot Missiles as Tensions With Trump Grow

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Zelensky, Rubio discuss critical military systems amid US-Ukraine tensions, Bloomberg Zelenskyy Heads to US Talks as Tensions Mount With Trump

  7. Saudi Arabia postpones FII investment in Riyadh after Houthi attacks

    Shweta Jain and Salim A. Essaid / The National /

    Also: Bloomberg Saudi Arabia Postpones FII Summit After Houthi Attacks, The New York Times Saudi Arabia Postpones Its FII Investment Event After Houthi Attacks

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [밤 사이 해외뉴스] 사우디 '사막의 다보스' 결국 연기… 후티 공항 습격에 중동 정세 격랑 (ko)

  8. Anthropic and Nscale in talks for second multibillion-dollar deal

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Nscale’s $30B IPO Ambition Meets Investor Pushback

    In other languages: Dagens Næringsliv Bloomberg: Nscale i dialog med Anthropic om avtale på 45 mrd. dollar (no), Valor Econômico Nscale e Anthropic negociam novo contrato de US$ 45 bi para infraestrutura de IA, diz fonte (pt), Jornal de Negócios Anthropic negoceia investimento de 45 mil milhões de dólares em centros de dados da Nscale (pt), Handelsblatt KI: Nscale verhandelt mit Anthropic über 45-Milliarden-Dollar-Deal (de), Børsen Medie: Google-koryfæ ejer 1 pct. af Anthropic – afkast på 130 mia. kr. (da) · see all

  9. French debt costs spiral as political and fiscal crises grow

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

  10. UN says 19 mn Afghans facing acute food insecurity by April

    Al-Monitor /

  11. Thames Water creditors secure former Labour minister to drive rescue deal

    Julia Kollewe / The Guardian /

  12. China’s Ultimate Political Survivor Just Fell. What That Says About Xi’s Rule.

    Lingling Wei / The Wall Street Journal /

  13. How the Hormuz crisis could trigger a global ‘food shock’

    Financial Times /

  14. Lose the election, keep the influence: how Europe's illiberal networks entrench power

    IntelliNews / bne IntelliNews /

  15. A data centre is not a cloud platform: Why the distinction matters

    Guest Author / TechCabal /

  16. Ethiopia-Eritrea crisis: Can Washington prevent a wider war without taking sides?

    Julian Pecquet / The Africa Report /

  17. St Petersburg drone raid revives Moscow's Article 51 threat against the Baltic states

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  18. Seoul vows ‘resolute punishment’ after North Korea threatens new border measures

    Daily Maverick /

  19. US to Convert Sanctioned Oil Tankers Into Legal Shipping Fleet, Energy Secretary Says

    Kyiv Post /

  20. Nidec founder shut down call for accounting probe in 2017, report finds

    Financial Times /

  21. Europe has few alternatives to counter China other than costly protectionism

    Andy Browne / Semafor /

  22. Drill, baby, drill: China turns the screws, India looks for own tools

    The Economic Times /

  23. South Africa fears end of US trade deal amid growing rift

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

  24. Hungary blocks next step in EU membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova, no explanation given

    Chris Powers / The Kyiv Independent /

Earlier today

  1. Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund

    Financial Times /

  2. Anthropic commits 5% stake to 'public benefit fund' amid growing AI backlash

    The National /

  3. DOJ Calls for Detaining OpenAI Engineer, Citing Saudi Ties

    Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Metz / Bloomberg /

  4. US prosecutors allege Saudi royal links in OpenAI bugging case

    Financial Times /

  5. India’s RBI Steps Up Overseas Investment Checks as Rupee Slides

    Akriti Sharma / Bloomberg /