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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, The Guardian UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, POLITICO Europe UK to deploy fighter jets to help Saudis against Houthi attacks, Bloomberg Saudi Arabia Postpones FII Summit After Houthi Attacks, Sky News UK to send jets to Saudi Arabia to fly defensive missions | Michael Clarke analysis, The National Saudi Arabia postpones FII conference in Riyadh after Houthi attacks · see all

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

  1. Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks

    Euronews /

    Also: The Guardian Google Cloud outage: problems fixed for ‘most‘ customers, as regulators push for details – latest updates, Bloomberg Google Cloud Power Outage Impacts Revolut, Other Online Services, Sky News BREAKING: Google Cloud outage as dozens of websites and apps hit by service issues · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Cloud-Dienste gestört: Großausfall bei Google führt zu Störungen bei Banken (de), Expansión Una caída de Google Cloud interrumpe servicios de Revolut y otros bancos europeos (es), Rzeczpospolita Wielka awaria chmury Google. Revolut, DPD i banki mają problemy (pl)

  2. 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

    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)

  3. Iran Strikes More Ship Engine Rooms in Ramp-Up of Hormuz Attacks

    Weilun Soon / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Iran: Två oljetankfartyg har träffats av minor i Hormuzsundet (sv), Le Figaro Guerre au Moyen-Orient : deux nouveaux pétroliers heurtent des mines dans le détroit d’Ormuz (fr), Rzeczpospolita Cieśnina Ormuz to nie tylko ropa, ale też globlany internet. Iran sugeruje atak (pl)

  4. 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: Versandhändler will rund 16 Milliarden Euro in Deutschland investieren (de), Le Figaro IA : Amazon annonce 16 milliards d’euros d’investissements en Allemagne en 2027 (fr) · see all

  5. Hungary Blocks Ukraine’s Next EU Step Despite Reset – Report

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Hungary blocks next step in EU membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova, no explanation given

  6. US bans use of China’s DeepSeek AI tools by government agencies

    Agence France-Presse / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg US to Bar China’s DeepSeek From Federal Agency Systems, BBC US bans China's DeepSeek from government in race for AI dominance, Semafor Washington bans DeepSeek from government agencies

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios EUA proíbem a utilização da DeepSeek nas agências governamentais civis (pt)

  7. EU to bolster tracking of Russian shadow fleet and hybrid attacks with new Arctic Strategy

    Chris Powers / The Kyiv Independent /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Öl: Russland nimmt die Schattenflotte unter die eigene Flagge – das steckt hinter der neuen Strategie (de)

  8. Oil prices hit five-month high as Houthi escalation worsens supply and inflation fears

    Alvin R Cabral / The National /

    Also: Euronews Oil prices top $110 as traders weigh Middle East supply risks, The Wall Street Journal Oil Above $100 a Barrel as Middle East Risks Persist

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

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun ニデック旧役員9人に賠償責任、損害276億円 不正会計で調査委 (ja)

  10. 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, The Guardian Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada

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

  11. Russia's own tariff rise pushes inflation through 7% driving borrowing costs higher

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  12. Salesforce gets a chilly investor response to a $6 billion deal at a 58% premium

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

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

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Bloomberg Zelenskyy Heads to US Talks as Tensions Mount With Trump

  14. Zelensky Lands in Norway for Peace Talks With Trump’s Envoy

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Zelensky meets Trump envoy Witkoff in Norway as US-Ukraine ties sour

  15. A ‘Doom Loop’ Threatens France as Populism Confronts Markets

    Eshe Nelson and Jim Tankersley / The New York Times /

  16. Nscale, Anthropic in Talks for $45 Billion AI Computing Deal

    Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Anthropic and Nscale in talks for second multibillion-dollar deal

    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), Expansión Anthropic y Nscale mantienen conversaciones para cerrar un segundo acuerdo multimillonario (es), 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

  17. DOE turns to defense funds to squeeze more from power grid

    Catherine Boudreau / Latitude Media /

  18. Turkey troops to stay in Syria, Iraq 'until border security ensured', defence minister tells AFP

    Al-Monitor /

  19. Orlando Bravo on AI’s 'giant sucking sound'

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

  20. Q&A: Why a pivotal IPCC meeting in Ethiopia ended in ‘profound disappointment’

    Carbon Brief /

  21. The AI boom doesn’t answer to the Fed

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

  22. SK tech firm's IPO flop signals investor concerns over AI

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

  23. What happens to Wall Street if CoreWeave defaults? JPMorgan checked the math.

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

  24. Two Ukraine peace options for Europe to consider - FT

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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 /