Ukraine wing of US-founded terrorist group says it was involved in killing of intelligence officer in Kyiv

The Base, a far-right group with suspected links to Russia, said killing of Ivan Voronych was โ€˜only the beginningโ€™The Ukrainian wing of an internationally proscribed far-right terrorist organization with suspected links to Russia is claiming involvemen…

Elmo returns to X after hacked antisemitic outburst

The incident on Elon Muskโ€™s social media platform comes less than a week after the billionaireโ€™s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok posted a series of antisemitic messages.

Britainโ€™s secretive fund for spies comes out of the shadows

Britain’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund has ties to MI5, MI6, and GCHQ โ€” and now it’s getting extra cash.

Russiaโ€™s increasing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine โ€˜unbearable,โ€™ says top EU diplomat

Moscow is using banned chemical weapons to inflict as “much pain and suffering” as possible to force Ukraine to surrender, Kaja Kallas said.

Prepare for the โ€˜coming waveโ€™ of AI terrorism, UK government told

Jonathan Hall, the U.K. government’s advisor on terrorism legislation, said AI “will be exploited by terrorists,” and current laws may not be ready for what happens next.

How Europe can modernize to meet an energy-intensive future

Pentagon will start using Muskโ€™s Grok

The partnership comes as the relationship between Trump and Musk continues to deteriorate.

EU calls in X to talk Grok after antisemitic outbursts

European countries and lawmakers demanded the Commission increase scrutiny of the platform.

Trump confirms new weapons deal for Ukraine and threatens โ€˜severeโ€™ tariffs on Russia if war doesnโ€™t end in 50 days โ€“ Europe live

President says US will make weapons, including Patriots, but Europe will fund them for Ukraine during meeting with Nato chief, Mark RutteKyiv hails US weapons deal as Moscow dismisses Trumpโ€™s sanctions threatTrumpโ€™s hazy Ukraine arms announcement marks…

Trump flags โ€˜bit of a problemโ€™ with Putin ahead of big announcement on Ukraine

โ€œI am very disappointed with President Putin,โ€ Trump said ahead of meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte.

Ukraine secret service says it killed Russian agents suspected of Kyiv assassination

SBU intelligence agency claims to have โ€˜liquidatedโ€™ members of Russiaโ€™s FSB who were suspected of killing Colonel Ivan Voronych last weekUkrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot de…

Why Grok Fell in Love With Hitler

AI expert Gary Marcus explains what went wrong with Elon Muskโ€™s pet project, and what it means for the future of AI.

9 things Nigel Farage could get up to in Albania

The pro-Brexit politician is set to visit Tirana to settle a debate with the countryโ€™s prime minister over how many Albanians are in U.K. prisons, but what else could be on his itinerary while heโ€™s there?

Starmer and Macron seal limited migration deal

โ€œWe simply can’t solve a challenge like this by acting alone,” British prime minister says.

EU throws down gauntlet to Big Tech over artificial intelligence risks

Brussels lays down tough demands on industry amid concern over models including Grok.

Treat Iranian kidnap and murder plots as an attack on Britain, government urged

Report by Britain’s intelligence watchdog urges government to get serious about Iran-backed attacks on dissidents and critics of the state.

Russia hires migrants to wreak havoc, Czech intel report says

Most of them are hired through Telegram, says Czech intelligence service.

Poland presses EU to open probe into Grokโ€™s โ€˜erraticโ€™ behavior

Deputy prime minister says ‘negative effects’ of Elon Muskโ€™s AI chatbot may have been ‘by design.’

Macron pitches Starmer on new special relationship as leaders strike defense deals

The countries have dubbed their defense refresh an “entente industrielle.”

Grokโ€™s antisemitic outburst heaps pressure on EU to clamp down on artificial intelligence

EU set to outline latest bid to get Big Tech to reduce AI risks.

Trump officials used shadowy website to target pro-Palestinian academics for deportation, court records show

The unsealed court records also reveal how deeply involved Trump aide Stephen Miller was in the effort to revoke the visas of pro-Palestinian academics.

EU cuts ties with interpreter over Zelenskyy security fears

European Commission said it took action over “an incident related to note-taking” at a meeting with Ukrainian president.

Macron urges France-UK partnership on AI to keep up with US and China

On the second day of his state visit to the United Kingdom, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, July 9, that the two countries had a common interest in developing their artificial intelligence solutions and avoiding reliance on US and C…

Turkey bans Elon Muskโ€™s Grok over ErdoฤŸan insults

X’s chatbot under fire in Poland, too, over insulting comments targeted at Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Accord franco-algรฉrien : deux dรฉputรฉs mettent au frigo un rapport sensible

La prรฉsentation dโ€™un rapport sur le coรปt de lโ€™accord diplomatique de 1968 a รฉtรฉ reportรฉe ร  la rentrรฉe pour รฉviter d’envenimer les relations entre les deux pays.

The end of drone supremacy

Offensive drones have had a brief window of domination. But it was only a matter of time before effective counter-drone capabilities emerged.

Ukraine war briefing: US weapons supply pause โ€˜caught Trump off guardโ€™

Russian claim of deadly Ukrainian attack on Kursk beach; convictions over Wager arson attack in London. What we know on day 1,232Donald Trump was reportedly caught off guard by the Pentagonโ€™s abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, which the p…

No, French nuclear waste wasn’t secretly sent to Armenia

An artificial intelligence-powered website impersonating FRANCE 24 and its journalists has published a hoax claim that France exported nuclear waste to Armenia. The hoax was picked up by pro-Russian and Azerbaijani accounts, as well as the scientific …

Muskโ€™s Grok AI bot generates expletive-laden rants to questions on Polish politics

Series of posts repeatedly abused countryโ€™s prime minister, Donald Tusk, in comments on his career and personal lifeElon Muskโ€™s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has responded to Polish usersโ€™ questions about Polish politics with erratic and expleti…

German far rightโ€™s strategy for seizing power: foment US-style polarization

The approach appears to be inspired in part by Donald Trump’s attacks on the left in the United States.

A game changer for France’s military: How AI is transforming the defence industry

Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionise warfare. With the help of its algorithms, armies can exponentially increase their capacity for analysis and precision targeting. Inย military circles, some describe defence AI as a game changer comparable…

Von der Leyenโ€™s top diplomatic aide quits

Elisabetta Belloni only joined the European Commission president’s cabinet earlier this year.

The AI energy crunch: Meeting the data center surge

The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and machine learning is driving unprecedented demand for electricity. How can the UK tackle this challenge?

Dutch and German agencies report Russia’s increased use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine

The Russian military is increasingly using banned chemical weapons like chloropicrin in Ukraine, forcing soldiers into the open. Dutch and German intelligence agencies revealed this, urging sanctions and support for Kyiv.

Exclusive investigation: Is the Russian Orthodox Church in Sweden a platform for espionage?

From espionage to hybrid warfare, FRANCE 24 has been investigating a Russian Orthodox church in Sweden that’s suspected of being a platform for Russian intelligence. Our reporters have discovered at least three cases of battles for influence around ch…

Russia ramps up chemicals weapons use in Ukraine, European spies warn

Dutch defense chief accuses the Kremlin of “normalized and widespread” deployment of banned armaments.

Russiaโ€™s ambassador to Sweden dismisses hybrid war accusations as โ€˜ridiculousโ€™

Swedenโ€™s domestic intelligence agency has singled out Russia as the โ€œbiggest threat to Swedenโ€™s securityโ€ and warned it is using the Russian Orthodox Church as a platform to conduct hybrid war operations in the form of influence and espionage activiti…

Germanyโ€™s extreme right targets gay pride

Far-right extremists are organizing counter-demonstrations at Pride events across the country that claim to celebrate conventional families.

Ukraine kills deputy chief of Putinโ€™s navy

Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian airstrike on a Russian command post.

Top lawmaker wants โ€˜flat-rate copyright remunerationโ€™ from AI chatbots

BRUSSELS โ€” European Parliament center-right lawmaker Axel Voss wants the EU to do more to make sure generative artificial intelligence isnโ€™t built off the work of European artists and creators for free, according to a draft report seen by POLITICO. Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, rightsholders have been speaking out against AI firms they [โ€ฆ]

Europeโ€™s top CEOs ask EU to pause AI Act

Mistral, ASML and Airbus CEOs add to the pressure on the AI Act.

Trump allies caught off guard by Pentagonโ€™s Ukraine weapons freeze

The decision left officials on both sides of the Atlantic scrambling to find out how long the pause might last.

CIA review of 2016 Russia election probe finds no major flaws

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has presented a darker view on social media.

Quantum tech is coming โ€” and with it a risk of cyber doomsday

The EU, and much of the rest of the world, wants critical infrastructure to move to post-quantum security by 2030.

‘Ukraine is at the wrong end right now: War’s center of gravity is manpower, casualties, attrition’

A decision by Washington to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine triggered warnings in Kyiv on Wednesday that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying Russian air strikes and battlefield advances. Ukraine said it …

Iran halts cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

The decision follows Israeli and US strikes on Iranian soil.

French police charge โ€˜incelโ€™ suspected of planning knife attack on women

Detention of 18-year-old man part of anti-terror police forceโ€™s first case linked to involuntary celibate movementAn 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the countryโ€™s first case of a terror plot linked to t…

Keir Starmer faces a second year nightmare too

Itโ€™s not just the welfare rebellion โ€” Keir Starmer goes into his second year with a host of challenges to confront.

A new tech race is on. Can Europe learn from the ones it lost?

EU faces familiar problems to win out on quantum computing.

EU tech rulebooks are off limits in tariff talks with US, Brussels tech chief says

European Commission tech chief Henna Virkkunen defends the rules as “based on our European values.”

ICC hit by cyberattack around NATO summit

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it was hit by a โ€œsophisticated and targetedโ€ cyberattack as NATO leaders gathered in The Hague for a summit last week. The ICC, which is based in The Hague, said it detected the incident โ€œlate last weekโ€ and had contained the threat. โ€œA Court-wide impact analysis is being carried [โ€ฆ]

Hundreds of laptops, bank accounts linked to North Korean fake IT workers scheme seized in major crackdown

North Korean operatives worked with individuals in the US, China, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan to successfully obtain employment with more than 100 US companies.

Putin is invading more than Ukraine

The new battlefield is online, and the stakes are democratic sovereignty.

Labour still hasnโ€™t bought off Britainโ€™s unions

Public sector pay rises and ambitious new employment rights don’t mean Britain’s center-left government can rest easy.

Iran could resume uranium enrichment in โ€˜months,โ€™ says IAEA chief

โ€œIt is clear that there has been severe damage, but it’s not total damage,โ€ head of U.N. nuclear watchdog tells CBS.

US Senate rejects push to rein in Trump on Iran

Support for Sen. Tim Kaineโ€™s war powers resolution fell largely along party lines.

Spain accuses Brussels of โ€˜complicityโ€™ in Orbรกnโ€™s ban on Budapest Pride

The European Commission must be “much stronger” in confronting the Hungarian leader, say Spanish officials.

China โ€˜planned car collisionโ€™ during Taiwan vice presidentโ€™s visit to Prague

Czech intelligence revealed Chinese diplomats allegedly planned staged incident during Hsiao Bi-khimโ€™s 2024 visitTaiwanโ€™s vice-president has said she will not be intimidated after reports by Czech intelligence that Chinese officials planned to stage a …

UK launched huge operation to find suspected Russian double agent in MI6

Exclusive: Operation Wedlock lasted up to 20 years and took MI5 teams across world amid panic about โ€˜another Philbyโ€™Britainโ€™s spy chiefs were forced to launch one of the most sensitive and risky investigations since the cold war over fears a senior off…

Trump administration struggling to back up presidentโ€™s bold claims on Iran strikes

Trump officials are trying to prove the airstrikes in Iran were every bit as flawless as the president first claimed.

Iran’s uranium stocks said to be intact, UK media citing European intelligence probe says

The initial European intelligence assessment is unlikely to go down well with US President Donald Trump who is currently engaged with a fight with his own spy agencies about the impact of the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.

Pressure piles on Brussels to act against face scanning at Budapest Pride

Commission silent on criticism from lawmakers and rights groups over use of artificial intelligence.

Ukraine war briefing: Trump says US looking at providing Kyiv with more Patriot missiles

Presidentโ€™s comments follow meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy while Nato chief says alliance is โ€˜totally committedโ€™ to keeping Ukraine in the fight. What we know on day 1,219See all our Russia-Ukraine coverageDonald Trump has indicated he will consider …

Trumpโ€™s spy chiefs say new intel shows Iranโ€™s nuclear facilities were destroyed

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard joined the chorus of administration officials batting away an early intel assessment that U.S. strikes had limited impact.

Pentagon launches probe into Iran strike intel leak

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the findings after others called it fake news.

Iran โ€˜much further awayโ€™ from building nukes after US strike, Rubio says

The secretary of state dismissed media reports of new intel assessments as โ€œfalse.โ€

Vance outlines the โ€˜Trump Doctrineโ€™ at political dinner in Ohio

The vice president has emerged as one of the administrationโ€™s most prominent messengers on the conflict.

Whatโ€™s next for Iran and the Middle East?

Leaders around the world now need to push for a nuclear deal with a much-weakened Tehran.

Train cable outage near NATO summit sparks fears of sabotage

Dutch justice minister says disruption “could be sabotage.”

How Europe is leading efforts to digitize and save our ocean

To protect life on Earth, we must protect the ocean. UNOC3 revealed how innovative technological advances are helping to translate knowledge into concrete action.

Ukraine war briefing: Anti-corruption agency in Kyiv accuses deputy PM of corruption

Oleksii Chernyshov has denied allegations he received $345,000 kickback in a property development scheme. What we know on day 1,217Ukraineโ€™s anti-corruption authorities suspect a sitting deputy prime minister of receiving a $345,000 kickback in a prope…

Opinion | JD Vance said the Iran strikes set their nuclear program back โ€˜substantially.โ€™ Heโ€™s wrong.

The strikes probably only delayed Iranโ€™s nuclear ambitions โ€” and reinvigorated them.

UK signs up to NATOโ€™s 5 percent defense spending target

Until now, London has only spoken of an โ€œambitionโ€ to spend 3 percent of GDP on defense at some point during the next parliament.

Canada and EU sign defense pact amid strained US relations and global instability

Amid Trumpโ€™s disrespect of old allies, EU and Canada vow more support for Ukraine and joint work on climate crisisCanada has signed a wide-ranging defence pact with the EU, as Donald Trump and global instability prompt traditional US allies to deepen t…

Fears grow EU will cave on tech rules amid Trump pressure

French MEP Stรฉphanie Yon-Courtin slams any leeway as an ‘unacceptable capitulation’ to the U.S.

Trump peut dรฉbrancher internet, et lโ€™Europe ne peut rien y faire

Trump est de retour, et avec lui, le risque que les Etats-Unis dรฉbranchent l’Europe du monde numรฉrique.

Swedish PM calls for a pause of the EUโ€™s AI rules

The EUโ€™s artificial intelligence rules should be paused, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Monday ahead of a meeting with EU leaders this week in Brussels. While officials in countries including the Czech Republic and Poland have shown openness to the idea of delaying the rules, itโ€™s the first time that a government leader has [โ€ฆ]

UK bans Palestine Action group after sabotage of military jets

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper made membership of Palestine Action illegal with up to 14 years in prison.

How to navigate Denmarkโ€™s EU presidency policyย agenda like a pro

Denmark picks up the Council leadership baton at a moment of geopolitical volatility.

Trump can pull the plug on the internet, and Europe canโ€™t do anything about it

Trump is back โ€” and with him, the risk that the U.S. could unplug Europe from the digital world.

How Germany Changed Its Mind About America, Thanks to Donald Trump

The incoming German chancellor campaigned as a debt hawk. Then a source told him about Trumpโ€™s plans for NATO.

โ€˜Severe damageโ€™: Pentagon officials say itโ€™s too soon to know if Iran strikes were successful

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not specify how the administration would avoid getting drawn into a deeper escalation with Tehran.

The winners and losers in Trumpโ€™s NATO arms race

A POLITICO analysis reveals telling gaps between the big spenders near Eastern Europe and those further from Russia, who are still creeping toward a decade-old target.

MAGA largely falls in line on Trumpโ€™s Iran strikes

President Donald Trumpโ€™sย sudden announcementย Saturday night that he bombed three Iranian nuclear sites has Republican skeptics of U.S. military action against Iran largely falling in line. The prospect of strikes against Iran had sparked backlash from Democrats and days of infighting within Trumpโ€™s MAGA coalition, but after the president posted on Truth Social that the U.S. [โ€ฆ]

White House wary of Iran counterattack as Trump strikes triumphant tone

The decision to send American B-2 bombers to attack Iran, the most significant military action of Trumpโ€™s presidency, threatens to inject Washington into another Middle East conflict.

Iran official warns US that joining Israel in attacks would be โ€˜very, very dangerousโ€™

Israelโ€™s military said it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks.

Iranian hackers target Albania in retaliation for hosting dissidents

A group tied to Iranโ€™s Revolutionary Guard targeted the capital of Tirana in retaliation for Albania hosting around 3,000 Iranian dissidents.

Israel presses ahead with strikes as Trumpโ€™s 2-week deadline looms

Israelis see value in weakening Iran as Trump seeks negotiations.

Top Pentagon spy pick rejected by White House

Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angleโ€™s name was put forward to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.