“Tech is profoundly political.”Rayna Stamboliyska tells #F24Debate the ways Europe and the US regulate tech speaks to their political values, pointing to last Friday’s US export ban on #Anthropic’s latest #AI tools ➡️https://f24.my/Bzti Source link
Explosions were seen across Moscow on June 18 as Ukraine targeted the capital with a large-scale drone attack. Nearly 200 drones were fired at the city forcing the airport to halt flights and evacuate passengers. It’s part of Kyiv’s plan to choke Russia’s war machine by hitting deeper into its territory. Source link
France has entered a heatwave, as the mercury climbs into the high thirties across parts of the country – up to ten degrees higher than normal for the time of year – with an orange level heat alert declared in twenty-six departments in central and eastern France, leaving people and businesses taking steps to handle … Read more
Skip to content Next EU leaders to discuss trade imbalance with China 06/18/202618 June 2026 EU leaders to discuss trade imbalance with China At their summit in Brussels, EU leaders are expected to discuss new, tougher measures needed to curb the bloc’s growing trade deficit with China and its reliance on rare earths and other … Read more
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Vali Nasr, professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University and former adviser to the State Department, explained that “the war is ending in Iran’s favor” and that “the outcome is definitely not favorable to Israel”. “It’s very difficult not to see this as a major setback for … Read more
Israeli leaders are privately fuming about the US-Iran deal, seeing the initial agreement as a form of capitulation. This comes as a final blow to the increasingly fraying relationship between Netanyahu and Trump, previously thought thought to be iron-clad. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more. Source link
Rewatch US Vice President JD Vance defends the Iran-US deal from Washington as the memorandum of understanding faces increasing criticism. Source link
As the Strait of Hormuz reopens and talks between the US and Iran start up again, how are Gulf states emerging from the Middle East war? Previously thought of as the safe haven of the Middle East, the surprise US-Israeli attack on Iran has left them reeling, and triggered a search to diversify defensively. FRANCE … Read more
Israel is reacting in disbelief after Washington and Tehran inked an agreement meant to end the war. The initial deal re-opens the Strait of Hormuz – but only starts a 60-day negotiating clock to address Iran’s nuclear program. Israelis across the political spectrum have called the deal a disaster – while the Prime Minister has … Read more
Canada and Mexico are playing their second World Cup game on June 18, against Qatar and South Korea respectively. Cana will be hoping to win, as it lost its opening game in the tournament that it is hosting. FRANCE 24’s Selina Sykes tells us more from Boston. Source link