7 h. ago Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far

US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t aloneThe US is advancing a new global order. Over the past eight decades Washington pursued – when it suited American interests – an order based on international law, liberalism, multilateralism and democratic values. The new one is based on autocracy and the use of force, and is underpinned by xenophobic nationalism.For the transatlantic relationship this is transformative: it means that coercive action now drives policy change. Europe’s security dependency on the US is leverage to be ruthlessly exploited. Silicon Valley tech firms’ business interests converge with those of the White House, and the US instrumentalises far-right politicians in Europe to achieve its foreign policy objectives.Armida van Rij is a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Man survives brutal shark attack by making genius tourniquet from wetsuit

A Hawaii spear-fisher has encountered a blacktip reef shark attack and lived to tell the tale – the shark mauled his thigh but he survived using his wetsuit as a tourniquet

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32 h. ago My best mate was brutally attacked by a great white shark and lived thanks to one lucky detail... now I have a plan to save others

The beach town community of Bonny Hills on the NSW coast was rocked in July 2024 when local surfer Kai McKenzie was bitten by a 15-foot great white shark.

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40 h. ago White House website rewrites history of Jan 6 attack as Trump

January 6 defendants demand ‘retribution’ as administration promotes bogus narrative of Trump-fueled attack and aftermath

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8 d. ago Missing swimmer, 55, found dead after shark seen 'with body in its mouth'

Erica Fox has been remembered by her husband as a woman who 'lived her life fully' after her body was discovered following several shark sightings near Monterey, California

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2 w. ago The Bondi attack has desecrated our most joyful festival. My anger burns white hot | Jonathan Seidler

On the final night before it returns to the shelf, our hanukiah blazes. Being Jewish in Australia feels increasingly hazardousTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesOur hanukiah is ridiculous. I love it precisely for its absurdity; a chunky, oversized piece designed by a dear friend and crafted from aircrete. It looks like a forgotten set piece from The Flintstones. In a family home that also contains challah covers, mezuzahs, kippot and Shabbat candles, our menorah is easily the most overtly Jewish thing we own. Its presence badges us immediately. Brash and proud. Up until last week, this never struck me as a problem.In my many overlapping circles of friends and collaborators, I am one of the only Jews they know. I spend a lot of time explaining our traditions to film directors, musicians, editors and producers. Why we fast on Yom Kippur. How often we observe Shabbat. How kashrut works, even though I am partial ...

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2 w. ago 'Donald Trump has given white South Africans hope': Refugee fleeing the country for new life in US details horrific torture being inflicted in farm attacks as president is hailed for 'fighting evil'

In October the Trump administration announced it would limit the number of those seeking international protection to 7,500, giving priority to Afrikaner and white South Africans.

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3 w. ago Trump attacks Democratic foes in White House presidential portraits

New plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ scorn ‘divisive’ Obama and ‘by far the worst’ Biden – but Reagan is praisedWhite House officials on Wednesday revised what they call the “Presidential Walk of Fame,” installing plaques beneath portraits of former presidents that reflect Donald Trump’s own views, including branding former president Joe Biden as “the worst president in American history”.The changes are part of Trump’s broader effort to reshape the White House environment to match his preferences. Along the colonnade, portraits of past presidents now feature expanded text that permanently records Trump’s assessments of their records. Continue reading...

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