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Cristina Maza

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A JetBlue flight from Curaçao, off the coast of Venezuela, halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker.

“They passed directly in our flight path, the pilot said. "They don’t have their transponder turned on. It’s outrageous.”

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JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path

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December 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

An EU target to send two million rounds of large-calibre ammunition to Ukraine in 2025 has been fulfilled on time, announced EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas ahead of a meeting of national foreign ministers on Monday.

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EU meets Ukraine ammunition target as overall aid plummets | Euractiv

Experts warn European aid alone isn't offsetting Washington’s withdrawal

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December 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Every proposal is just another attempt at a money grab www.ft.com/content/746f...

Trump pushes for ‘free economic zone’ in Donbas, says Zelenskyy

US proposes ‘compromise’ option of demilitarised buffer that excludes both Ukrainian and Russian forces, says Kyiv

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December 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

In Hungary, fake profiles of attractive young people have been feeding users pro-government messaging.

In Moldova, Russian-linked networks deployed synthetic TikTok “grandmothers” urging voters to back Kremlin-approved candidates.

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How AI is influencing Europe's elections | Euractiv

Synthetic political content is spreading fast, far beyond the reach of traditional journalism and EU regulation

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December 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Sorry, Norway, but getting a young man to cook publicly in a skimpy shirt is just as creepy as if you had a young woman do that.

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Norway deploys ‘thirst trap’ diplomacy

With President Donald Trump describing Europe’s leaders as “weak” and the National Security Strategy mourning Europe’s “lack of self-confidence,” the continent’s diplomats vying for attention and resp...

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December 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

The leaders of the UK and Denmark have decided that you should act more like populists to beat the populists.

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We must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here's how

This is our strong message to our friends in Europe. Unless responsible governments reflect their citizens’ concerns, populists will win, say British PM Keir Starmer and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen

www.theguardian.com

December 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM

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(((Tendar)))

@tendar.bsky.social

The US Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, dropping some hard facts regarding the developments unfolding around Ukraine and how Trump and his cronies are nefariously involved in it.

December 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Costa said that European countries must be ready to take over NATO leadership from the US in 2027.

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EU Council President António Costa warned Europe to protect itself from its own allies, after US officials spent days questioning the bloc’s freedom of speech and democratic legitimacy, and openly supporting Europe’s far-right.

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December 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

For the first time, EU countries will have a European-level safe country of origin list, including Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Kosovo, Morocco, and Tunisia.

www.euractiv.com/news/eu-mini...

EU ministers seal migration mega-deal, but human rights groups warn of ‘police-state’ turn | Euractiv

The three laws substantially rewrite EU asylum rules and will help activate the Migration and Asylum Pact next year

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December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

EU Council President António Costa warned Europe to protect itself from its own allies, after US officials spent days questioning the bloc’s freedom of speech and democratic legitimacy, and openly supporting Europe’s far-right.

www.euractiv.com/news/europe-...

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December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM

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davidrlurie

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This is how you do it.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 9d

In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.

December 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM

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Ulrike Franke

@rikefranke.bsky.social

A whopping 65% of Germans say Germany is acting too cautiously in asserting its interests towards the United States.

December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Cool piece about how the 1919-1922 Greek–Turkish war still impacts landownership in Greece today, and is causing thousands of angry farmers to block national highways and border crossings across the country.

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Angry Greek farmers urge Brussels to act over EU subsidy scandal | Euractiv

Agriculture minister tried to appease protesters pledging to accelerate the distribution of EU funds

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December 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever was met with thunderous applause from Belgian MPs as he rejected suggestions that he is any less pro-European or pro-Ukrainian for opposing the Commission’s plan to use frozen Russian assets to back a loan for Kyiv.

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De Wever rallies Belgian support against EU frozen asset proposal | Euractiv

Belgian PM says country ‘cannot be asked the impossible’

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December 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

The Ukrainian government triggered the cancellation of a visit from a European Parliament delegation of defence-focused lawmakers after objecting to the inclusion of a German far-right, pro-Russian MEP.

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December 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Rutte said NATO allies should increase the spending target for Ukraine under the PURL initiative to $50 billion for the whole of 2026, bringing monthly commitments to more than $4 billion.

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New weapons pledges for Ukraine not sufficient, says NATO Secretary General | Euractiv

Mark Rutte would like to quadruple the contributions NATO countries make to the PURL programme, which sends US arms to Ukraine

www.euractiv.com

December 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

In Catalonia, the pro-separatist Junts may have toughened its stance toward Madrid because it fears losing voters to the far-right Aliança Catalana.

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The new far-right force reshaping Sánchez’s Catalan ally | Euractiv

Some argue the pro-separatist Junts has toughened its stance toward Madrid because it fears losing voters to the far-right Aliança Catalana

www.euractiv.com

December 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM

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Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Belgian police raided the EU’s diplomatic service in Brussels this morning – along with the College of Europe in Bruges and private homes – as part of a probe into alleged misuse of EU funds:

www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...

EXCLUSIVE: Police raid EU External Action Service, College of Europe in sweeping fraud probe | Euractiv

Authorities make arrests in Brussels and Bruges in the latest scandal to engulf the EU

www.euractiv.com

December 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Just how corrupt is the EU?

That question gained new urgency on Tuesday following early morning police raids in the heart of the EU quarter and the arrest of two pillars of the bloc’s foreign policy establishment.

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Welcome to the jungle: Raids, arrests, and a crisis of EU credibility | Euractiv

As far-right parties hammer Brussels over corruption, the EU’s own investigators may be proving them right

www.euractiv.com

December 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

Belgian police raided the EU’s diplomatic service in Brussels this morning – along with the College of Europe in Bruges and private homes – as part of a probe into alleged misuse of EU funds:

www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...

EXCLUSIVE: Police raid EU External Action Service, College of Europe in sweeping fraud probe | Euractiv

Authorities make arrests in Brussels and Bruges in the latest scandal to engulf the EU

www.euractiv.com

December 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM

Cristina Maza

@cmaza.bsky.social

The UN Human Rights Office warned that Myanmar’s military government may be pressuring citizens to vote in the election this month and may use electronic voting machines and AI surveillance to monitor voter behaviour.

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

December 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM