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Europe wants to kick its U.S. tech habit, but it’s struggling to detangle itself from American data analytics firm Palantir. The problem is, the company’s tools are already deeply embedded in critical sectors across the bloc like policing, national defense and health systems. A report released today also shows that the tech firm has found ways to pay minimal taxes in Europe. On the show, hosts Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss European alternatives and why detaching is easier said than done. Next, our colleague Seb Starcevic has interviewed Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica. The role that was originally thought to be low profile has instead thrust the Croatian…
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Palantir pays no U.S. federal income tax because previous losses, tax credits, and R&D deductions offset its taxable income; and virtually no state income tax, with the exception of Maryland, which levies a digital services tax. The profit gap between the U.S. and Europe is stark. In 2025, Palantir’s American business pocketed 47.7 cents in profit from every dollar of revenue — more than double the previous year’s 22.5 cents. Outside the U.S., the profit margin was just 6.3 percent. In some European subsidiaries, it fell to around 3 percent, according to the new report. CICTAR argues that Palantir “intentionally…
“We should aim to be friends with Morocco,” he added. “But it’s important to ensure that even your friends understand that there are red lines that simply cannot be crossed.” Imperial legacies Ceuta and Melilla are among the few remaining vestiges of the vast Spanish Empire. They have been under Madrid’s rule since 1668 and 1497, respectively, and are fully-integrated parts of Spain — and the European Union. But since gaining independence from France in 1956, Morocco has consistently claimed sovereignty over both settlements, which it characterizes as “colonies” that are “occupied” by Spain. And those territorial aspirations have been…
Published on 04/08/2026 – 22:31 GMT+2 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed and pushed back on a recent deal announced by US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu’s remarks cast more doubt on the deal to disarm Hamas, which was seen as a potential breakthrough for ending the war. It also marked a rare public display of friction with the Trump administration. The agreement called for Hamas to begin disarming and for Israel to halt its strikes and begin withdrawing from the roughly 60% of…
Published on 04/08/2026 – 11:33 GMT+2•Updated 19:18 Profit after tax jumped to $3.91 billion (€3.38bn) in the April-June period from $1.62 billion (€1.40bn) in the second quarter of 2025, BP said in an earnings statement, as fossil fuel prices soared year on year. The five biggest Western energy majors – BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies – reported combined net profits of almost $47 billion (€40.60bn) in the second quarter as earnings multiplied amid the US-Iran conflict. The latest reporting period “has been marked by one of the most disrupted periods in the global energy market”, BP chief executive Meg…
By Sonja Issel & Euronews en español Published on 04/08/2026 – 22:11 GMT+2 Spanish security services have reportedly identified several people previously investigated for jihadism-related offences among the migrants who entered Ceuta during last week’s mass arrivals, according to Spanish news outlets El Español and The Objective, which cited sources familiar with the investigation. Euronews has contacted Spain’s Interior Ministry, National Police and Civil Guard for comment but has not yet received a response. According to the reports, officers from the National Police’s General Information Commissariat (CGI) and the Civil Guard’s Intelligence Headquarters (JIGC) analysed surveillance footage and identified at least a dozen…
Published on 04/08/2026 – 14:02 GMT+2 The profits increase came on the back of higher banking net interest income and growth in fee and other income, the lender said in its earnings report. “HSBC is becoming the stronger bank we set out to build. We are executing our strategic priorities with pace, precision and discipline,” CEO Georges Elhedery said in a statement. Profit attributable to shareholders rose around 27% to $14.6 billion (€12.61bn) in the six months to June, from $11.5 billion (€9.93bn) a year earlier. Pre-tax profit increased 23% to $19.5 billion (€16.84bn). Pre-tax profit surged 60% year on…
Published on 04/08/2026 – 20:14 GMT+2 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for greater support to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that the response is still struggling to keep pace with the spread of the disease. “The outbreak is unfortunately still expanding beyond the capacity of the response,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva. “We need more support in terms of finances, but also other resources to scale up all areas of response: treatment capacity, field investigation teams, safe burial teams and community workers.” The Country has recorded 3,802…
Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has said that 72,000 migrants have entered Ceuta since last Thursday, adding that 70,000 of them have already returned to Morocco. During his appearance, he also stressed that the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) had not warned of the possibility of a migration crisis of this magnitude, in which more than 80 people lost their lives while trying to cross the border. He also said that his European counterparts had backed the Spanish government’s actions and acknowledged the “effectiveness” of the response deployed. Grande-Marlaska spoke after the extraordinary meeting of EU interior ministers, held by videoconference…