Trump:

Ridiculous for the U.S.A. to continue along this one sided path when the relationship is not reciprocal.

They were not there for us!!!

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth planned to announce major new U.S. troop cuts in Europe at a NATO meeting last month, but the proposal was blocked by senior Trump administration officials, including Marco Rubio.

Instead, Hegseth announced a six-month review of U.S. force levels in Europe.

Source: WSJ

The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it informed the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the United States will not cooperate with ICC investigations and rejects the court's claim of jurisdiction over U.S. citizens.

The US has warned Poland that Russia may be planning a limited military provocation within months to test NATO's willingness to respond.

According to Polish outlet Onet, possible scenarios include missile or drone strikes on critical infrastructure, cyber or hybrid attacks, or a small cross-border incursion from Kaliningrad or Belarus disguised as an accident.

Polish and Baltic security sources say the objective would be to create a crisis that pressures Western allies to reduce or suspend military support for Ukraine without triggering a full-scale NATO-Russia war.

Source: The Telegraph

Peter Thiel accused Pope Leo XIV of "working for the Chinese Communists," arguing that the pope's call for stronger international AI regulation would mainly slow U.S. AI development while China continued advancing.

Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Thiel said the Vatican's message was likely to influence Western democracies but not Beijing, effectively giving China an advantage in the AI race.

Source: CNN

Apple Wanted to De-Risk by Moving to India. It Backfired

Apple moved production to India to de-risk its China-centric supply chain, but a massive ransomware attack on Tata Electronics leaked 630GB of core iPhone 18 Pro data.

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Moscow’s push to launch its own Starlink alternative is faltering out of the gate.

▪️First batch of Rassvet satellites sees early unit failure
▪️Ukraine claims strike on Moscow space comms center
▪️Roscosmos battles deep deficits

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Anthropic to Shut Loopholes That Give Chinese Tech Giants Access to Claude AI

Anthropic is tightening its detection systems to block firms like Ant Financial and ByteDance, which have used VPNs and overseas subsidiaries to access its advanced AI models.

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The U.S. State Department said Washington "supports Pakistan's right to defend itself against terrorist attacks," adding that "the Pakistani people have suffered greatly at the hands of terrorists."

The remarks come as clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan continue following their worst fighting in years.

Source: Reuters

Five ex-Saudia Boeing 777s delivered to Iran's Mahan Air despite sanctions.

Fve used Boeing 777-268ER widebody jets from Saudi Arabian Airlines have been delivered to Iran's Mahan Air, with two confirmed at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, Army Chief Asim Munir, and their delegation paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

Sami Hamdi | Geopolitical Analyst | The International Interest:
 

What caused the shift against Israel is what Americans witnessed during the Gaza genocide - for the first time, unfiltered.
 
They had a sanitized image of Israel before. Now, through social media & decentralized information, they saw raw footage.
 
Images of genocide that would never have aired on CNN or the BBC were seen by millions on their phones.
 
This genocide moved people deeply. Candace Owens on Piers Morgan said: "I am disgusted with myself that I didn't know all this before."
 
Tucker Carlson admitted he spent most of his life believing Islam was the real threat - now, realizing Israel wasn't telling the full truth.
 
People who spent their lives believing something are realizing it was the product of a controlled flow of information - and they feel betrayed.

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Polish PM Tusk:

I am convinced that good Polish-Ukrainian relations are in the interest of both countries.

But they require goodwill from Kyiv as well.

It can no longer be the case that only Warsaw is expected to show goodwill all the time.