Allies of Healey claim the Treasury tried to shut down negotiations for the UK to join the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), an idea spearheaded by Canada.

Allies of the former defence secretary claim the Treasury tried to shut down the idea.

BBC News

John Healey wanted UK to join global investment bank to raise defence funds - BBC

A photo shows a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping and reading "Breaking with Europe now of all times? NO on the SVP-Chaos… [+6512 chars]

Switzerland votes on a population cap that could tighten immigration and put its EU free-movement agreement under pressure.

CNBC

Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here's what to know - CNBC

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain Even popes have travel delays. Lucky for Pope Leo XIV, King Felipe VI offered a way out, and a way home.
Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a week… [+2413 chars]

Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.

Pope Leo XIV's flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid - NPR

Anthropic was forced to disable all access to its newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, late on Friday after the U.S. Commerce Department used national security export controls to bar the company f… [+6167 chars]

The directive would even bar Anthropic's own foreign employees from using Fable and Mythos. Anthropic called the government position "a misunderstanding".

Fortune

Anthropic disables Fable and Mythos AI models after U.S. government bars it from giving foreigners access - Fortune

Gene Shalit, the Today show film critic and arts commentator whose pouf of ebony hair, bushy mustache, funhouse eyeglasses and floppy bow ties not to mention his groan-inducing puns made him a kooky … [+83 chars]

He appeared on the morning show for four decades before retiring in 2010.

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John Healey wanted UK to join global investment bank to raise defence funds - BBC

Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here's what to know - CNBC

Pope Leo XIV's flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid - NPR

Anthropic disables Fable and Mythos AI models after U.S. government bars it from giving foreigners access - Fortune

Gene Shalit, ‘Today’ movie critic and purveyor of puns, dies at 100 - The Washington Post