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Canadian in London. Senior Reporter, UK Trade at POLITICO. www.politico.eu/staff/graham-lanktr…

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans used Smith's hearing today — the coda of a 2-year investigation — to hurl insults at him and home in on the procedures he used in his Trump probe. They spent no time rebutting his findings about Trump or the substance of the charges. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Republicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.
The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations.
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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro blasted Canadians on "K Street" — an area in Washington known as a hub for lobbyists — telling them to "get the hell out of our country." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump trade adviser says Canada will 'pay even more dearly' if 'you interfere' in U.S. midterms | CBC News
One of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade advisers is threatening repercussions for Canada if it "interferes" in the upcoming midterm elections — though it's not clear what he anticipates the country...
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shell to expand Canada LNG facility capacity to 28 million tonnes a year
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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
President Trump has asked Xi Jinping, the leader of China, whether he would like to buy American weapons, David Perdue, the American ambassador to China, said in a television interview on Sunday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 28/09/2026
Russian authorities on Monday seized the assets of German wholesaler and food retailer Metro -- the latest in a series of business takeovers linked to countries that back Ukraine. u.afp.com/S9WN
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: "Because of tariffs, we are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars of profits. It's one of the reasons I can offer, if Republicans win the House and Senate, $5,000 to every adult. We can do it and the Democrats can't, because the Democrats don't have any income."
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 27/09/2026
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is keeping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles “under review” as the U.K. fights to be included in Brussels’ Buy European program.
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Britain to keep tariffs on Chinese EVs ‘under review,’ UK business chief says
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the U.K.’s position on the issue was “finely balanced” as officials pursue talks with Brussels.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Q: Will you coordinate with Zelenskyy that Ukraine could work toward Patriot missiles? TRUMP: I agreed with Zelenskyy that we talked about a lot of different topics. But you know what I want him to do? Make a deal. I want him to settle with Putin.
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Politico @politico.com · 26/09/2026
White House blocks CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One
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White House blocks CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One
CNN had been scheduled to cover the president Saturday as part of the television networks’ pool rotation.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 26/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Moscow is moving to expand its capacity to make tens of thousands of the killer drones it deploys in attacks on Ukrainian cities, according to plans from a Russian state company obtained by POLITICO. 🔗 politico.eu/article/russ...
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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Noted: Europe faces potato shortage after summer heat waves baked fields and stunted crop growth. Extreme weather wiped out about 3.1mn tons of potatoes. Production in Europe’s main potato-growing countries forecast to fall from record 27.3mn tons in 2025 to ~20mn in 2026 www.ft.com/content/8eda...
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Heatwave triggers potato shortage in Europe
Extreme weather wiped out about 3.1mn tonnes of spuds, worth up to €620mn
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 26/09/2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi yesterday said his country is offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and resume talks on its nuclear program in exchange for concessions from Washington.
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz could reopen within seven days if US accepts deal
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly rejected the plan pitched by Tehran.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
TRUMP: WILL BE MEETING AGAIN IN NOVEMBER, IN CHINA
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026
Details on US, China trade talks to come on Monday, says Greer reut.rs/4cYTCoc
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Details on US, China trade talks to come on Monday, says Greer
The United States is expected to release details on the outcome ​of trade negotiations with China on Monday, US ‌Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday.
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Lisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
France leading push to exclude UK from Made in Europe legislation. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK
‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition
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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
European Commission officials arguing that a customs union is the best way for the UK to avoid 'Made in Europe' barriers. But the issue seems to be Chinese investment in UK plants, not rerouted Chinese imports. www.ft.com/content/5453...
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EU urges UK to raise tariffs on Chinese cars to avoid ‘made in Europe’ barriers
London has lobbied intensely to secure equal treatment for British products but continues to rule out a customs union
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“All the indicators point to another summit as a theatrical performance — a lot of spin, a lot of rhetoric, but paltry output" www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Trump-Xi summit more pomp than payoff
President Donald Trump's with China’s leader XI Jinping today may produce some flashy optics, but it’s unlikely to produce any breakthroughs on big-ticket issues like trade, tech and Taiwan.
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Andrew Gray @andrewramsaygray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Europe is not rearming quickly or effectively enough to meet its goal of being ready to defend against Russia by 2030, according to the exec summary of an EU report for the bloc's leaders and seen by @liliebayer.bsky.social (2/2)
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EXCLUSIVE: Europe needs 'decisive change' in defence efforts to face Russia threat, EU agency says
The European Union is ‌not rearming quickly or effectively enough to meet its goal of being ready to defend against Russia by 2030, according to the executive summary of an EU report prepared for the ...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
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POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 24/09/2026
EU officials warned today that a U.S. plan to ban diesel exports for 90 days could have a significant impact on European markets and said the bloc was in talks with the Trump administration to wave it off the ban.
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EU launches diplomatic offensive to stop Trump’s diesel export ban
Brussels argues the 90-day ban would be bad for all sides, warning of a serious hit to energy markets.
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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is planning to attend a high-stakes Commonwealth summit presided over by King Charles III, three people with knowledge of the conversations told POLITICO. www.politico.eu/article/andy...
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Burnham set to join King Charles at high-stakes Commonwealth summit
November’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be fraught with jeopardy over calls for slavery reparations.
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Nicholas Fenton @nicholasfenton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I spoke again with @glanktree.bsky.social and @politico.eu about Russia's efforts at sanctions circumvention and military reconstitution. Chinese firms continue to supply the Russian war machine that is escalating its strikes on Ukraine www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Russia’s secret plan to supercharge kamikaze drone production
Documents obtained by POLITICO show a Russian state company blueprint for increasing drone carbon fiber production as the Kremlin escalates air war over Europe.
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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The apparent ShinyHunters hack of the FBI 1) appears real 2) is alarming for counterintel reasons but also the possibility of criminals seeking retribution against FBI agents 3) is just latest security lapse at an FBI that has suffered a series of major breaches www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Hackers Say They Stole Thousands of Sensitive F.B.I. Personnel Records (Gift Article)
The compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity failures at the F.B.I., which said it was investigating the matter.
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Peter Ungphakorn @coppetainpu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is rare. Brazil is challenging US tariffs and their basis—Section 301, including use of forced labour. WTO disputes start with consultations. China wants to join in. The US refuses. Basically: “it’s none of your business”. Dispute 646 ⬇️ US refusal ➡️ docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages...
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WTO | dispute settlement - DS646: United States - Additional Duties on Certain Products from Brazil
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 23/09/2026
Ukraine anger as EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov, Fridman. A deal to extend EU sanctions against some 3,000 Russian individuals and entities, including Putin, was agreed after Latvia dropped its veto opposing French efforts to secure the two exemptions, diplomats say u.afp.com/S94j
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/09/2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has admitted his country doesn't have enough potash to satisfy Donald Trump's demands for the critical fertilizer.
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Lukashenko says Belarus doesn’t have enough potash for Trump
“Even if we wanted to supply [potash] to other, Western markets, we simply do not have those volumes,” said the Belarusian president.
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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Chris Cook @chriscook.news · 21/09/2026
A big new story from us: a big new leak means that we can put numbers on the scale of A7 -- the Kremlin's huge money-laundering machine. $6.9bn laundered through the international banking system via SWIFT, with $1.1bn sent to StanChart alone. www.ft.com/content/3848...
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Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks
FT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 22/09/2026
🇺🇳 US President Donald Trump is expected to claim he is winning both on the battlefield and as a peacemaker Tuesday in a speech to the United Nations overshadowed by growing spillover from his stalled war against Iran. ➡️ u.afp.com/S9kk
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FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 22/09/2026
A Kremlin-backed fintech company used old-fashioned money laundering to bypass western sanctions and funnel almost $7bn through major international banks, including Standard Chartered, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank. Read today's excusive investigation 👉 ft.trib.al/POYpdNe
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Moscow is moving to expand its capacity to make tens of thousands of the killer drones it deploys in attacks on Ukrainian cities, according to plans from a Russian state company obtained by @politico.com " @glanktree.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Russia’s secret plan to supercharge kamikaze drone production
Documents obtained by POLITICO show a Russian state company blueprint for increasing drone carbon fiber production as the Kremlin escalates air war over Europe.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Moscow is moving to expand its capacity to make tens of thousands of the killer drones it deploys in attacks on Ukrainian cities, according to plans from a Russian state company obtained by POLITICO. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
POLITICO, CNN & MSNOW to file federal lawsuit bid to immediately restore access for their reporters, who were denied entry to the White House complex on Saturday and had their credentials confiscated by the Secret Service. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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News outlets Trump banned from White House announce lawsuit
POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW to seek restraining order to restore reporters’ access.
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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
SCOOP: Russia’s secret plan to supercharge kamikaze drone production www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Russia’s secret plan to supercharge kamikaze drone production
Documents obtained by POLITICO show a Russian state company blueprint for increasing drone carbon fiber production as the Kremlin escalates air war over Europe.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/09/2026
Fox correspondent: "I just spoke with President Trump about the situation with Iran ... he said, 'my question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up? They better behave'"
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19/09/2026
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is set for his first meeting with Trump Sept. 22. Unlike Keir Starmer, he won’t be angling for a second helping. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/what...
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Politico @politico.com · 18/09/2026
Breaking: Trump says he will ban reporters from POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW from the White House.
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Trump says he’s banning media outlets, including POLITICO, from White House
CNN and MS NOW are the other two outlets Trump announced can no longer send journalists into the White House.
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Politico @politico.com · 18/09/2026
No modern president more hostile than Trump to free press, says New York Times publisher
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No modern president more hostile than Trump to free press, says New York Times publisher
Sulzberger also listed the rise of artificial intelligence as another crisis facing the country’s fragile news ecosystem in a Friday editorial.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"His pitch to foreign governments is simple: link arms — fast — with the U.S. to oppose Beijing’s “systemic weaponization” of the global supply chain or risk losing control of tech infrastructure to 'people who don’t have our best interests at heart.'" www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Trump’s Tech Brawler at the State Department
Inside Jacob Helberg’s campaign to rally the world behind America in the high-stakes competition with China over AI, minerals and global power.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
(Bloomberg) - Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17/09/2026
Mark Carney is addressing the European Parliament, a day after Ursula von der Leyen’s surprise proposal to make Canada the EU’s first “associate member” left capitals scrambling. Our reporters will be bringing the latest news. Follow live 👇
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Canada’s Mark Carney addresses European Parliament — live updates
Prime minister’s speech comes as Canada looks beyond the U.S. and Europe seeks closer alliances.
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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The U.S. Federal Reserve central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, putting rates at a level between 3.75% and 4%. abcnews.com/Business/fed...
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Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the 1st time since 2023
The consequential move arrives less than two months before the midterm elections.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/09/2026
The Russian drone found earlier this week off Poland’s northwestern coast was carrying a warhead with a detonator, prosecutors handling the case announced today.
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Russian drone found off Poland’s coast carried explosive warhead, prosecutor says
Investigators have not yet established what mission the uncrewed aerial vehicle was carrying out.
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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Global investors see an opportunity in Canada’s economic rupture with the U.S. at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Trade war is a selling point at Carney’s investment show
Global investors see opportunity in Canada’s economic rupture with the U.S.
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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mark Carney and Andy Burnham meet for the first time Wednesday — and it’s not just a love of Everton Football Club uniting the Canadian prime minister and his newly-installed British counterpart. www.politico.eu/article/how-...
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How to watch Carney and Burnham’s first meeting like a pro
Middle power centrist dads unite! And there’s plenty of policy meat to get stuck into over the football.
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Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
✍️ ‘Martin Thorley, a China expert and author of All That Glistens, a book tracing China’s influence in Britain, told The Times that infrastructure projects faced additional risk.’ Read @methorley.bsky.social’s interview in @thetimes.com @georgegreenwood.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/business/ene...
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Water and energy firms taking millions in loans from Chinese state bank
Staff in the London office of ICBC, the world’s biggest bank, are being led by paymasters in Beijing, leading to security fears for key infrastructure
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14/09/2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has poured cold water on his American counterpart Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy infrastructure.
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Trump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to halt strikes on energy. Zelenskyy is not so sure.
If the U.S. can make Russia stop attacking Ukraine, Kyiv will be happy to reciprocate. But Zelenskyy’s not holding his breath.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14/09/2026
A record proportion of British voters now have an unfavorable view of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage, according to polling firm YouGov.
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Record number of Brits have unfavorable view of Nigel Farage
YouGov’s tracker finds 69% of Brits have an unfavorable view of the Reform UK leader — the highest it’s ever recorded.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14/09/2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is not seeking full EU membership but wants to forge much closer ties with the bloc, amid the escalating trade war with the U.S.
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Carney eyes ‘unique alliance’ with EU as Trump trade war strains Canada’s ties with US
“We share the same values, we have the same priorities and we have very complementary strengths,” the Canadian prime minister told reporters in Toronto.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 13/09/2026
Russian drones attacked a crossing point on the Polish-Ukrainian border on Sunday morning, hitting a passenger train two kilometers from the frontier in Volyn Oblast.
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Russian drone hits passenger train headed from Kyiv to Warsaw
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded to the attack by stating that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces are “knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO.”
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