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AI Chatbots Should Pay for the Journalism They Feed On
Millions of people now ask AI chatbots what is happening in the world, and the answers they receive are often built from reporting that someone else paid to produce. A 2026 Reuters
France Cannot Borrow Its Way Out of Its Own Promises
France plans to spend an extra €4 billion on school renovations by 2030 and a further €1 billion on universities by 2029, all while public debt stands at around 120% of gross domes
Europe's Bomb-Threat Diversions Expose an Aviation System Without a Shared Response Plan
A single morning brought at least 25 reported bomb-threat disruptions to commercial flights across Europe, according to a live report that was last updated at 18:46 CET. The flight
Europe Cannot Build a Defence Union While Every Capital Guards Its Own Factories
Boris Pistorius is right about one thing. The reluctance to share defence contracts is not a German quirk. Governments across the EU say they want joint procurement, and then, when
Cyprus Is Trading Moscow's Arms for Washington's Promises, and It Should Be Careful What It Buys
For decades Cyprus balanced carefully between East and West. Its founding leadership joined the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961, and after EU accession in 2004 it kept strong politica
Germany's AI blueprint sets ambitious targets but leaves the bill unpaid
Germany wants to become a "sovereign AI nation" by 2030 and narrow the gap with the leading AI hubs in the United States and China. The ambition is clear. The plan behind it, draft
Kyiv's refinery strikes are a rational gamble, but Washington has the leverage to end them
Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries, and the timing is hard to miss. The strikes restarted after reports that Kyiv had given in to White House pressure to stop bo
Germany's Youth Protests Deserve Their Grievances Heard, Not Their Violence Excused
Saturday's demonstrations in Germany began as something the country should take seriously. Thousands joined protests organised by the campaign group Gen Z regelt, which says it is
Poland's Railway Spy Case Shows Why Infrastructure Needs Watching
Police in Lower Silesia say a 55-year-old Russian national was charged with espionage after officers patrolling following a football match in Świdnica found him photographing passi
Europe's Energy Ministers Have Run Out of Ideas, and Voters Will Pay for It
European gas prices rose above €100 per megawatt-hour on Wednesday for the first time since 2022, and the energy ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday offered little beyond a