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Washington wants Europe's diesel

Passengers avert air disaster as Putin threatens NATO and diesel politics squeeze Europe

The past half day brought an unsettling mix of close calls and hard edges. A flight to Tel Aviv landed safely after passengers overpowered a copilot, while Vladimir Putin sharpened nuclear rhetoric around Kaliningrad and Europe faced another reminder that energy security now travels by tanker, pipeline and polling booth.

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    Hochul appoints Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to lead the Cornell sexual assault probe, briefing set for Friday morning

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    Threatens additional measures against Ukraine if the unauthorized disclosure of secret North Korean prisoner transfer details is not addressed with an official apology.

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The US under Trump: second term

Incremental updates to existing diesel and G20 tracks, plus a sparse report on aid diversion and a routine F-16V delivery.

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