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Freezer meltdowns and airline hoaxes are a taste of things to come. Hoping for the best is no longer an option | Elisabeth Braw

Acts of greyzone aggression aim to spread panic. Europe has to show the saboteurs that we are resilient It was as though a ghostly hand had switched the settings on supermarket freezers across Europe from “freeze” to “defrost”. From Finland to Ireland, they suddenly began heating up, many reaching 50C and food worth millions of euros had to be thrown away. But no actual hand was needed to cause the meltdown. This was a cyber-attack, or rather a chain of attacks. Like pretty much everything else in 2026, supermarket freezers are digitally enabled. That makes them smarter and more efficient, but

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International

Trump appoints hardliner Miller as chief of staff, shakes up personnel after historic defeat in midterm elections

US President Donald Trump on the 6th appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller (41) as his new Chief of Staff. Miller is known for his hardline immigration policies during the Trump administration. The Republican Party, led by Trump, suffered a historic defeat in the midterm elections, which were counted on three days. As a result, former chief of staff Susie Wiles, 69, submitted her resignation.

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