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NATO shoots down drone over Latvia as concern about Ukraine war’s spread grows The drone, which entered Latvia from Russia, was the latest to violate the airspace of a NATO member during the war.

The Guardian (UK) is plainspoken:

Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’ Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy

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EU looks more attractive in Trump’s ‘crazy world’, says Norway Oslo rethinks relationship with bloc after it rejected membership twice

A beloved, popular American (wow):

Over one million people attend Pope's mass in Madrid More than one million people filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday for a mass by Pope Leo XIV at which he called for a renewal of the Catholic faith in Spain. Organisers said more than 1.5 million people attended in the square and the surrounding area, although the central government's representati...

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Residents of French village say US defense chief Hegseth not welcome for D-Day visit US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings with a visit to Normandy, but did not attend the international ceremony hosted in Langrune-sur-Mer.…

Former CIA Director on Missed Opportunities and Putin "I do think we missed an opportunity in the 1990s, when the Soviet ...

Interesting take. What do You think?

Europe is now saying the quiet part out loud. A French senator mocked Washington as “the court of Nero.” Portugal, a founding member of NATO, saw its president claim Trump is “objectively… a Soviet or Russian asset.” https://theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/europes-fear-america-is-now-the-risk

Need to watch:

AI, Markets, Medicine, and Humanity: Dr. Vasant Dhar at the Foreign Policy Association Dr. Vasant Dhar, Robert L. & Dale Atkins Rosen Faculty Fellow and Professor at NYU Stern School of Business, delivers the Foreign Policy Association’s annual...

Michelle D. Gavin on U.S.-Africa Relations | Paul Family Distinguished Lecture In this inaugural Paul Family Distinguished Lecture on U.S.-Africa Relations, The Hon. Michelle D. Gavin, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studie...

This is significant, given recent US actions against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:

Former Cuban president Raúl Castro indicted in U.S. on murder, conspiracy charges The charges, likely to remain symbolic, are related to the deadly downing of two planes in 1996 and come as the Trump administration has ratcheted up pressure on Cuba.