Yannis Palaiologos
@yanpal.bsky.social
Journalist at @insidestory.gr, @kathimerini.gr Author, "The 13th Labour of Hercules" (2nd ed., Portobello, 2016), about the Greek crisis: http://amzn.to/2aLOIL8 VMO\RPNE
Drone carrying explosives found at Leipzig airport, say German police ft.trib.al/PkWnLJr
Drone carrying explosives found at Leipzig airport, say German police
Incident appears to mark an escalation after two years of drone incursions at European airports
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🚨 Abdul El-Sayed is the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee. Now he’ll have to unify a fractured party to hold the seat for the party. 🔗 politi.co/4xrMXut
The director of a Russian drone factory in the Urals was badly wounded when his car exploded, the state Tass news agency reported. It didn’t immediately give details of the explosion or say who could be responsible.
Russian drone factory director badly injured in car explosion
The director of a drone factory in the Urals was badly wounded when his car exploded. The state Tass news agency reported Wednesday that Vladimir Tkachuk is hospitalized in grave condition following the explosion.
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Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens were locked in a tight Democratic primary early Wednesday for Michigan’s open Senate seat, leaving one of the party’s most consequential contests too close to call. Here is your early brief:
Analysis | Michigan Democratic Senate primary too close to call
In today’s edition … the Senate has a long to-do list before leaving town ... a mysterious source of cheap gas … but first …
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DOJ loses for the 19th time in efforts to obtain state voter rolls, this time in Colorado, courtsey of Judge Philip Brimmer, a George W. Bush appointee: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Η ραγδαία υποτίμηση του λόγου του Αμερικανού προέδρου και οι γεωπολιτικές της συνέπειες: www.kathimerini.gr/world/564379...
Χωρίς σχέδιο, χωρίς σφαίρες
Ο Τραμπ έχει μπερδέψει τόσο αντιπάλους και συμμάχους, που ακόμη και οι απειλές του δεν μετρούν πια.
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Caixin: "China’s State Council approved the construction of eight new nuclear power reactors. The approvals underscore Beijing’s unparalleled commitment to expanding its atomic fleet as the country races to nearly double its operational nuclear capacity." www.caixinglobal.com/2026-08-01/b...
Beijing Clears Eight New Reactors as China Accelerates Nuclear Buildout
Most of the newly approved units will use the domestically developed Hualong One design as Beijing pushes to expand operating nuclear capacity to 110 million kilowatts by 2030
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Donald Trump says the United States and Israel have agreed to hold off on new strikes against Iran if a deal to end the months-long conflict can be reached quickly. ➡️
Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran -- provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is "rapidly" reached.Get to…
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Monday marks the beginning of a new era for Denmark’s youth 🇩🇰 An 11-month conscription system comes into force, expanding military service as Denmark rebuilds its armed forces. Emil has volunteered. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Ny værnepligt skal gøre Emil og unge landet over klar til krig: ‘Det er ikke et højskoleophold længere’
Mandag møder 1.600 unge ind på landets kaserner for at starte i værnepligten, der nu varer 11 måneder i stedet for fire.
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Spain estimates some 49,000 migrants crossed into the enclave of Ceuta in North Africa over the past 24 hours, as they rushed by sea and land from Morocco reut.rs/4fNM8F6
Also - it’s “attorneys general”.
Steve Saideman@smsaideman.bsky.social · 6d agoSo much to read into this, but primarily: Trump thinks he will have a Senate majority in January? Either he is blissfully ignorant of what he is doing to the various races or he thinks that his team will successfully game the midterms.
Have I mentioned? I hate the future.
The Economist@economist.com · 6d agoSome day soon the technology that permits everything from credit-card details to racy photos to be securely transmitted may no longer be safe to use. An upgrade is available—but switching does not guarantee security bit.ly/4vW6L7W Photo: Quantinuum
Pax Trumpiana παραμονές του Αυγούστου, με τους πολέμους να συγχωνεύονται και τον Τραμπ να ανοίγει το δρόμο για μία κούρσα πυρηνικών στη Μέση Ανατολή: www.kathimerini.gr/columns/5643...
O Τραμπ, το κόστος της αναξιοπιστίας και η influencer που «ίσως» γίνει γεράκι
Η θριαμβευτική, ολιγοήμερη «εκδρομή» στο Ιράν που φαντασιωνόταν ο Αμερικανός πρόεδρος έχει μετατραπεί σε ανοιχτή πληγή, με το διεθνές κύρος των ΗΠΑ να διαβρώνεται σταθερά.
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Ukraine strikes two more warehouses of Russian online retailer Wildberries reut.rs/3RKv8aL
Ukraine strikes two more warehouses of Russian online retailer Wildberries
Ukrainian drones struck two more warehouses belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries overnight, sparking fires at both sites, the company and a regional official said.
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Michigan Senate primary 2026 (Tavern Research): Abdul El-Sayed 48% Haley Stevens 37% 7/26-7/27
President Trump approval (CNN/SSRS): Registered voters Disapprove 65% Approve 35% Adults Disapprove 66% Approve 34% 7/23-7/27
(Reuters) - Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired-air-defence missle launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters .. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/china/...
EXCLUSIVE: Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say
Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made air-defence missile launchers.
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Wildfires are entering tipping-point territory ft.trib.al/d99nOtG | opinion
Wildfires are entering tipping-point territory
Scientists need to update their models to understand how these extreme events start and spread
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"Power is the ability to shape the world to your advantage. This should not be confused with constantly declaring how powerful you are." Me on why Trump's potency on the world stage is vanishing. as.ft.com/r/d4b0f81f-b...
Trump’s waning sway over the world
The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage
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“You might think that 1.4 million Russian casualties — 450,000 of them dead — and the spectacle of burning Russian oil refineries and factories would have disabused them of this notion. But no.”: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Putinization of the American Military
When poseurs and yes-men run a war
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Trump loyalist Bill Pulte, the unqualified acting DNI, just announced a fifth round of layoffs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence — hours before his (also unqualified) replacement is likely confirmed by the Senate.
Today marks five months since more than 160 Iranian children were killed in a missile strike on their school the day that the US and Israel began attacking Iran. Horrible accidents happen in war, but the White House and Pentagon have so far refused any accountability or transparency. 1/
From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - ASML’s China chip threat looks overdone reut.rs/4pKL21s
Breakingviews - ASML’s China chip threat looks overdone
A Shanghai firm has built machines similar to ASML's novel versions, which knocked €55 bln off the Dutch group’s value and stoked investor fears about its dominance. But the copycat kit is not as technically advanced. With chip demand booming, ASML's crown looks safe — for now.
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🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the start of the Iran war, over which they have publicly disagreed. ➡️ u.afp.com/SrE9
The Ukrainian president’s advisers and a person close to the Trump administration said today's meeting in the Oval Office offered Zelenskyy his best chance since Trump began his second term to secure fresh military backing and revive efforts to end Russia’s full-scale war.
Zelenskyy returns to Oval Office as Trump shifts towards Ukraine
Kyiv hopes White House talks will turn improved relations with US into fresh backing against Russia
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Adjusted for age, the risk of a person getting dementia has dropped sharply in recent years in rich countries. Most fear that these advances will not continue. But a mountain of new evidence is cause for hope
A no-brainer for protecting your brain
One simple vaccination may dramatically reduce the risk of dementia
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Palestinians say settler violence and military raids are bringing them to breaking point reut.rs/4vXSYhf
Palestinians say settler violence and military raids are bringing them to breaking point
Palestinian villagers in the occupied West Bank said on Monday the area was coming close to breaking point after increasing incursions by Israeli settlers and violent stand-offs, such as one that left six people shot dead last week.
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Another reminder, since no one in Congress appears to care: These strikes are a campaign of unlawful murders, and the Administration hasn't offered any plausible argument to the contrary. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
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