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EUROPE
Foreign Groups Launch Multi-Front AI Attack Against France
Fake clips now trick world leaders as AI turns a local protest into a tool for groups that want to cause chaos and damage how a whole nation's economy runs.
BUSINESS
British Virgin Islands Hit by FATF Grey List
The British Virgin Islands, a tiny territory where businesses outnumber residents ten to one, holding billions in wealth within a system designed for silence.
Ukraine War
Europe and Ukraine: Today’s Compromise Becomes Tomorrow’s Defeat
Brussels faces its toughest test since 1945 as Washington considers carving up Ukraine without consulting those who built postwar order
Popular
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now
As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.
La Befana: Italy’s Winter Gift Giver
As Rome's Piazza Navona packed with families yesterday for the 2026 Befana celebrations, one tradition proves that Italy's Christmas season runs on its own clock.
Slovakia Targets Hungarian History Over Land Titles
By criminalising dissent over post-war property seizures, Slovakia is forcing a choice between the preservation of family history and the risk of a jail cell.Â
Double Bind: Struggle in Syria Between Foreign Peace and Domestic Clashes
As diplomats in Paris weigh the price of peace with Israel, the shelling in Aleppo serves as a lethal reminder of the domestic fractures haunting the new Syria.


