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Tuesday April 29th, 2025 night edition

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DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets.

Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.

Prior to their work at DOGE, neither Farritor nor Ramada appear to have had experience with either nuclear weapons or handling classified information.

A spokesperson for the Department of Energy initially denied that Farritor and Ramada had accessed the networks.

In February, CNN reported that DOGE employees, including Farritor, were seeking access to the secretive computer systems.

It remains unclear just how much access to classified data the two DOGE staffers could have actually had if they had used their accounts.

They described the access as a "toehold" that would allow DOGE staffers to request information classified at the secret level. »

UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration

Authored by politico.eu
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EU ambassadors are set to meet on Wednesday in Brussels to review progress on talks.

The leaked draft also covers topics like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and irregular migration.

Some British politicians, including Nigel Farage’s Reform outfit and parts of Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative party, say they want to leave the ECHR. »

'India's military action on way, our forces reinforced': Pakistan's big claim

Authored by hindustantimes.com
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Tensions have been high between the two nuclear-armed nations since the attack that killed 26 people and triggered outrage in the country.

Asif said India's rhetoric was ramping up and that Pakistan's military had briefed the government on the possibility of an Indian attack.

In the backdrop of the rising tensions over the Pahalgam terror incident, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that Islamabad is ready for a “neutral investigation” into the Pahalgam terror attack. »

Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week

Authored by theguardian.com

A university student has been rescued from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week – the second time during an attempt to retrieve his mobile phone.

It emerged that he had returned to the scene of his first rescue to retrieve his phone, Japanese media reported.

Officers later realised the same man had been lifted from the mountain by helicopter four days earlier, the broadcaster TBS said. »