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Politico: France's budget bombshell is a wake-up call for Europe as it veers toward bankruptcy (LINK) 18 July 2025
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Clashes erupt again in Syria's Suwayda between Bedouin and Druze fighters (LINK) 18 July 2025
EU hits Russian oil, shadow fleet with new sanctions over Ukraine war (LINK) 18 July 2025
US moving 'with haste' to enable weapons shipments to Kyiv, says Washington (LINK) 18 July 2025
Crypto market cap nears $4 trillion as Bitcoin and altcoins surge following key US legislation (LINK) 18 July 2025
Donald Trump orders US attorney general to 'produce' more Epstein documents (LINK) 18 July 2025
Clashes erupt again in Syria's Suwayda between Bedouin and Druze fighters (LINK) 18 July 2025
EU hits Russian oil, shadow fleet with new sanctions over Ukraine war (LINK) 18 July 2025
US moving 'with haste' to enable weapons shipments to Kyiv, says Washington (LINK) 18 July 2025
Crypto market cap nears $4 trillion as Bitcoin and altcoins surge following key US legislation (LINK) 18 July 2025
Donald Trump orders US attorney general to 'produce' more Epstein documents (LINK) 18 July 2025
— It's unclear whether Trump is authorising the public release of these documents or when that could come — though such action would typically require the approval of a court.
Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 29 people, including at least three people in a strike on the only Catholic church (LINK) 17 July 2025
PBS, NPR and public media set to lose federal funding as package of spending cuts clears Congress (LINK) 17 July 2025
US passes Genius Act, first major national crypto legislation (LINK) 17 July 2025
— The bill sets up a regulatory regime for so-called stablecoins, a kind of cryptocurrency backed by assets seen as reliable, such as the dollar. The provisions include requiring stablecoins, an alternate cryptocurrency to the likes of Bitcoin, to be backed one-for-one with US dollars, or other low-risk assets. Critics argue the bill will introduce new risks into the financial system, by legitimising stablecoins without erecting sufficient protections for consumers.
DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail: analysis of $20m spent on 'Alligator Alcatraz' shows some contracts went to governor's donors or allies (LINK) 17 July 2025
Major news
Politico: France's budget bombshell is a wake-up call for Europe as it veers toward bankruptcy (LINK) 18 July 2025
Miscellaneous
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta bigwigs agree to settlement in $8 billion suit over alleged privacy violations involving Cambidge Analytica: sum not revealed, Zuckerberg did not testify (LINK) 17 July 2025
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta bigwigs agree to settlement in $8 billion suit over alleged privacy violations involving Cambidge Analytica: sum not revealed, Zuckerberg did not testify (LINK) 17 July 2025
— The political consulting firm accessed data from millions of Facebook users as part of Donald Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign. That led to the FTC fine, which was the largest ever issued at the time. The FTC fined Facebook $5 billion in 2019 after finding it failed to comply with a 2012 agreement to protect user data. Cambridge Analytica has since shuttered. Company shareholders wanted the 11 defendants to use their personal wealth to reimburse the company. Plaintiffs alleged in the suit that the defendants failed to oversee FTC compliance and that they knowingly ran Facebook as an illegal data harvesting operation.
— A big antitrust case once again pits the FTC against Meta, alleging that the company participated in anticompetitive practices by purchasing one-time rivals Instagram and Whatsapp. The trial has ended but no decision has been reached. Zuckerberg has been implicated in a case that alleges Meta knowingly used pirated materials to train its Llama AI. The company is also paying $25 million to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump over his 2021 Facebook suspension, after Trump threatened Zuckerberg with retribution during the 2024 election. The current president was temporarily suspended from the platform after inciting a riot at the capitol that left several people dead.
Crypto thefts have already topped last year's tally (LINK subscription) 17 July 2025
Crypto theft is booming as criminals increasingly turn to physical attacks — (LINK)
Asia emerges as major hotspot for violent crypto crime — (LINK)
2025's first summer heatwave was early, and deadly, for all of Western Europe (LINK) 16 July 2025
— June 2025 was the hottest on record for Western Europe, with around 2,300 heat-related deaths across the continent.
Blatten, Switzerland: Zurich ETH study shows previously unexplained factors that determine the destructive force of debris flows (LINK) — ground.news: 2 media reports (LINK) 16 July 2025
— On 5 June 2022, a debris flow came loose in Illgraben above the village of Leuk in the Valais, transporting 25,000 cubic metres of debris four kilometres through the bed of the Illbach river, before flowing into the Rhône at Susten. The team of scientists monitored the natural phenomena at several measuring stations. "We've known for a long time that these surges play a key role in the destructive force of debris flows. We were able to demonstrate that surges arise spontaneously on the surface of the flow. They stem from small irregularities, which grow over time, increasing in size and speed until they reach their maximum destructive force."
Debra Crew, CEO of Diageo, owner of the Guinness and Johnnie Walker brands, steps down after drink firm's lacklustre performance (LINK) 16 July 2025
Cuban labour minister resigns after her suggestion beggars were pretending sparked backlash (LINK) — ground.news: 163 media reports (LINK) 15 July 2025
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