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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, The New York Times UK to Send Fighter Jets to Help Defend 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 Telegraph UK joins France, Italy to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthis after deadly attack, The National Saudi Arabia postpones FII conference in Riyadh after Houthi attacks · see all

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)

  1. Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks

    Euronews /

    Also: Bloomberg Google Cloud Outage Impacts Revolut, Other Online Services, The Guardian ‘Too big to not fail’: Google outage exposes UK reliance on a handful of cloud providers, Sky News BREAKING: Google Cloud outage as dozens of websites and apps hit by service issues

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Cloud-Dienste gestört: Großausfall bei Google führt zu Störungen bei Banken (de), Expansión (México) Una falla eléctrica en Google Cloud afecta a miles de clientes de bancos como HSBC y Revolut (es), 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) · see all

  2. 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), Het Financieele Dagblad Opsteker voor Berlijn: Amazon komt met nieuwe miljardeninvestering (nl), Le Figaro IA : Amazon annonce 16 milliards d’euros d’investissements en Allemagne en 2027 (fr) · see all

  3. Turkey submits Saudi-Pakistan defence pact to parliament for ratification, sources say

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Turkey unveils full text of Mecca defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

  4. 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)

  5. France Protests Show Europe’s Shift Away From Centrist Politics

    Steven Erlanger / The New York Times /

    In other languages: 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)

  6. Eastern Libya parliament approves maritime deal with Turkey, drawing Greek rejection

    Al-Monitor /

  7. Ukraine war latest: Drone strikes on Yandex data centers disrupt Russian court hearings, media reports

    Tania Myronyshena / The Kyiv Independent /

  8. 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)

  9. Investment summit: German government strikes AI deal with Nvidia

    Euronews /

  10. Russian occupation official exposed in Kyiv Independent documentary charged with war crimes

    Tania Myronyshena / The Kyiv Independent /

  11. Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks

    The Guardian /

  12. China threatens retaliation if UK follows the EU on tariffs

    Caroline Hug / POLITICO Europe /

  13. Government expected to approve Jackdaw gas field on Wednesday

    Nicholas Earl / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The Guardian Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners

  14. 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

  15. Vučić Rejects Russia Sanctions, Blames Foreign Powers for Protests

    OCCRP /

  16. It’s not just California’s billionaire tax. Wealth is on the ballot in the midterm elections.

    Andrew Keshner / MarketWatch /

  17. GREEN STEEL: Coega Steels launches R500m low-emission rolling mill, creating 600 jobs

    Kyran Blaauw / Daily Maverick /

  18. The late Perry Mehrling explained the hierarchy of money

    The Economist /

  19. Four-Minute Transfers Upend How Money Moves

    Bloomberg /

  20. UAE official emerges as late contender to lead UN

    Financial Times /

  21. A Russian satellite shadows a US one for days in an unprecedented manoeuvre

    MercoPress /

  22. CBDT mandates new disclosures for tax-free gains on govt securities

    The Economic Times /

  23. 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)

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

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg AI Fears Return With Data Center IPO Flop; SpaceX, Netflix Earnings

Earlier today

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Metz / Bloomberg /

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

    Financial Times /

  4. Albertans Vote to Stay in Canada in Historic Referendum

    Amanda Coletta / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Akriti Sharma / Bloomberg /