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Nvidia buys Hugging Face

Iran and Russia stretch Western nerves as AI fragility and climate warnings deepen

The day brought hard power, soft infrastructure and a reminder that the internet's cleverest machines still trip over plumbing. A Gulf escalation shook shipping, Europe chased suspected Russian sabotage, Nvidia moved for the developer layer of AI, and forecasters pointed to a fierce El Niño.

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Russian drone strikes SBU HQ in Kyiv
Targets the office of the SBU director directly, according to reports, as emergency crews continue to search the site following the drone strike.
German power grid sabotage investigation
Police search for a suspect who claimed responsibility for power grid attacks after a third suspicious device was found at a substation in Dormagen.
Argentina Falklands dispute escalation
Rejects Argentina's claims as the UK government reaffirms its absolute and immovable commitment to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

New deep-strike targets in Bashkortostan and the SBU headquarters hit in Kyiv extend existing patterns without altering the war's structure; envoy travel is confirmed but not yet conducted.

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Argentina Falklands dispute escalation

Geopolitics·High·Reported 23h 5m ago·Updated 1h 25m ago

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Argentina Falklands dispute escalation
Rejects Argentina's claims as the UK government reaffirms its absolute and immovable commitment to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

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