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BUSINESS
Phone Fraud in Europe Surges with Instant Payments Rollout
Europe sees a growing crisis as phone fraudsters steal nearly a billion dollars annually by tricking victims into rapid money transfers.Â
BUSINESS
Spilling the Tea on EU Identity Laws
Tea app leaks and Polish cyberattacks expose EU digital risks as Brussels pushes ahead with mandatory identity rollout in 2026
BUSINESS
Slow Decoupling: Europe Is Ditching Microsoft
Europe ditches Microsoft as seven nations embrace digital sovereignty, switching to open-source tools over U.S. tech giants.
EXCLUSIVE
Operation Rising Lions: Decapitation With Limits
Israel’s Operation Rising Lion targets Iran’s nuclear sites, sparking deadly retaliation and a regional crisis with U.S. stakes rising.
US-China
America First: America’s Great Firewall?
As the U.S. Supreme Court discusses legislation on TikTok, America inches closer to creating its own version of China's internet restrictions.
Popular
EU-US Trade Talks: Price of Sovereignty on the Factory Floor
Brussels rejects trading digital sovereignty for tariff relief, leaving European steel workers to bear the heavy cost of a deepening transatlantic deadlock.
The Pope’s Turkey Visit: Eastern Mediterranean as Christianity’s Foundation
Pope Leo XIV's first papal journey to Turkey from 27-30 November 2025 placed the eastern Mediterranean once again at the centre of Catholic imagination, inviting Europe to reconsider how geography shaped its tradition.
Europe’s First Moon Steps in a New Space Race
Josef Aschbacher picked a German astronaut for the NASA lunar orbit mission, starting a bigger European push into space exploration powered by fresh budgets and joint projects.
Finland’s Unemployment Paradox: Rising Joblessness, Surprising Calm
Finland recorded 10.3% unemployment in October 2025, the highest figure since 2009, yet public discourse suggests that economic pessimism does not always translate into social despair.
Brussels to Caracas: A Reckoning for European Intelligence
European powers quietly freeze Caribbean intelligence sharing with Washington, fearing their islands sit too close to the line of fire near Venezuela.
