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Cristina Caffarra

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  • Jun 25

    EU sidesteps size tests to place Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure under digital gatekeeper rules

    The European Commission said Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure meet the conditions to be designated gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, citing user lock-in and AI market power, even though neither clears the law's automatic size thresholds.

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Hormuz closed, Ceuta still counting

Iran squeezes Hormuz as Netanyahu resists Gaza plan and Europe tightens borders

The day’s sharpest stories all turned on chokepoints, at sea, at borders and inside coalitions. Oil tankers, Gaza diplomacy and Schengen travel each met the same old problem: a deal is easy to announce and hard to police.

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The US under Trump: second term

President Trump's private indication that he could declare victory in Iran without a nuclear deal, contingent on the Strait of Hormuz reopening, represents a notable shift in his stated objectives, while the confirmation of a new Attorney General and White House counsel consolidate executive power.

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