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Norway seizes Russian vessel to enforce Ukraine claim, and Slovakia blocks EU sanctions extension in today's 10-story brief
Iran launched missile and drone strikes targeting US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE. The attacks were in retaliation for a US airstrike on a wedding party in Kuhestak that killed four people.
The strikes deepen the impasse in the six-month war, which includes an Iranian stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and a US counter-blockade of Iranian ports.
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A migrant boat carrying West African migrants was found drifting near Spain's Canary Islands. While dozens of survivors were rescued and brought to safety, five people were confirmed dead and many others remain missing at sea.
The incident highlights the severe dangers of the Atlantic migration route, where survivors reported running out of provisions during a journey that lasted nearly a month.
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A Norwegian court has ordered the seizure of the Russian ship Professor Molchanov in the Svalbard archipelago. The action enforces a multi-billion dollar compensation claim won by Ukrainian state energy firm Naftogaz following Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea.
The seizure demonstrates how Ukraine is successfully targeting Russian state assets across international jurisdictions to collect on unpaid arbitration awards.
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German police arrested two Bulgarian suspects following an alleged arson attack at the Munich headquarters of defense firm Rohde & Schwarz. The incident follows separate suspected sabotage attempts on Germany's power grid and a drone attack at an airport.
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Slovakia has blocked a European Union proposal to extend its individual sanctions package against Russia for 12 months instead of the usual six. As the sole holdout, Slovakia's rejection prevents the unanimous agreement required to implement the longer extension.
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Nvidia has agreed to acquire the artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face in a deal valued at approximately $12.9 billion. The acquisition brings an open-source platform used by over 18 million developers into the chipmaker's portfolio as it expands into software.
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The French Treasury has sharply increased the interest rate offered in its latest sale of benchmark government bonds. This rise in borrowing costs comes amid intense domestic debates over the country's deficit and budget.
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German police have arrested a man and a woman following a suspected arson attack outside the premises of two defense companies in Munich. The incident occurred just days after two sabotage attempts were made on Germany's power grid.
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Spanish rescuers saved 44 survivors from a drifting migrant boat off the Canary Islands, but five bodies had to be temporarily left behind due to bad weather. A migrant aid organization warns that more than 80 people may have died during the journey from The Gambia.
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Spain is advocating for a European Union-wide tax on oil and gas to help fund responses to climate change. The proposal comes as rising costs from extreme weather events fuel campaigns for new funding mechanisms.
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