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EU steps up scrutiny of X as anger grows over Musk’s political meddling – POLITICO Europe

EU steps up scrutiny of X as anger grows over Musk’s political meddling  POLITICO EuropeBrussels orders X to hand over documents on algorithm  Financial TimesEU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation  The GuardianEU Steps Up Probe of Elon Musk’s X Ahead of Trump Inauguration  The Wall Street JournalE.U. Expands Investigation of X Over Spread of Illicit Content  The New York Times

Frontline report: North Koreans face catastrophic losses near Kruglenkoe as Ukrainians reclaim positions – Euromaidan Press

Frontline report: North Koreans face catastrophic losses near Kruglenkoe as Ukrainians reclaim positions  Euromaidan PressUkraine’s capture of North Koreans offers rare insight into Russian alliance, says Zelenskyy  The Guardian‘He wanted to live’ — How Ukraine captured a North Korean POW, told by the soldiers who took part  Kyiv IndependentNorth Korea Deployed 12,000 Troops To Kursk In October. Three Months Later, A Third Are Dead Or Wounded.  ForbesNorth Korea's suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine in war with Russia  Reuters

Americans Get First Taste of Chinese Censorship After Fleeing TikTok for RedNote

Chinese app RedNote — known in China as "Xiaohongshu" and often described as the Chinese version of Instagram — is blocking posts about the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre and Uyghurs as U.S. TikTok users migrate to the platform ahead of a likely ban in the United States this Sunday. Startled westerners are also learning that China's platforms don't take kindly to woke LGBT content.
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UK leader Starmer signs ‘100-year partnership’ agreement with Ukraine during trip to Kyiv – The Associated Press

UK leader Starmer signs ‘100-year partnership’ agreement with Ukraine during trip to Kyiv  The Associated PressBritish PM caps a week of frenzied diplomacy, as Ukraine’s European allies try to strengthen its hand  CNNUK's Starmer pledges more work on security guarantees for Ukraine  Reuters UKU.K.’s Starmer visits Ukraine to pledge support amid Russian air raid  The Washington PostUkraine to receive 15 Gravehawk air defense systems from UK this year  Ukrinform

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Theft in Netherlands of ancient golden helmet leaves Romania distraught – The Associated Press

Theft in Netherlands of ancient golden helmet leaves Romania distraught  The Associated PressThieves use explosives to steal gold 'masterpieces' from Dutch museum  BBC.comThieves blow up museum door and steal ancient artifacts, including 2,500-year-old gold helmet  CNNArt Thieves Blew Up a Dutch Museum's Door to Steal an Ancient Golden Helmet From Romania  Smithsonian MagazineVideo. CCTV footage shows thieves stealing golden helmet from Dutch museum  Euronews

Perplexity AI’s TikTok Merger Proposal Offers U.S. Government 50% Stake

As multiple stakeholders scramble to resolve national security concerns while preserving TikTok's operations in the US, Perplexity AI has revised its merger proposal to TikTok parent ByteDance, potentially giving the U.S. government a 50 percent stake in the new company upon a future IPO.
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A Bulgarian shipping company denies its vessel sabotaged a Baltic Sea cable – The Associated Press

A Bulgarian shipping company denies its vessel sabotaged a Baltic Sea cable  The Associated PressSweden Suspects ‘Gross Sabotage’ After Damage to Cable Under the Baltic Sea  The New York TimesSweden seizes ship after suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage  BBC.comSuspected Sabotage of Deep-Sea Cable Triggers First NATO-Led Response  The Wall Street JournalBaltic undersea cable likely damaged by external force, Latvia says  CNN

Final 4 minutes of recordings on Jeju Air flight missing, preliminary report says – ABC News

Final 4 minutes of recordings on Jeju Air flight missing, preliminary report says  ABC NewsSouth Korea's Jeju Air plane crash probe finds duck DNA in both engines of jet that burst into flames in Seoul  CBS NewsBird feathers found in engines of crashed Jeju Air jet  BBC.comSouth Korea reports initial findings of Jeju Air crash  CNNAirliner's final 4 minutes of recordings are missing after crash that killed 179: investigators  Fox News