Politico / Give back the Statue of Liberty, French MEP tells US

• French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann jokingly suggested that the U.S. should return the Statue of Liberty, arguing that Washington’s embrace of authoritarian leaders contradicts the statue’s symbolic values.

• His remarks come amid European concerns over President Trump’s stance on Russia, his treatment of Ukraine, and his admiration for strongman leaders like Vladimir Putin.

• Glucksmann also called for France to welcome American researchers and scientists affected by mass firings under the Trump administration.

• The Trump administration's immigration policies, including proposed mass deportations and travel restrictions, contrast with the statue’s famous inscription welcoming the oppressed.

Le Monde / Yemen's Houthi rebels claim attacks on carrier group after US strikes 

• Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to have twice attacked a U.S. aircraft carrier group in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes, though Washington has not confirmed the claim.

• President Trump warned of "overwhelming lethal force" against the Houthis and demanded Iran end its support for the group, as the Pentagon vowed an "unrelenting" missile campaign.

• U.S. airstrikes on Saturday reportedly killed 53 people, including women and children, while targeting Houthi leaders and infrastructure.

• The United Nations urged both sides to halt military action, while Iran condemned the U.S. strikes, accusing Washington of overstepping its authority.

SCMP / Chinese scientists turn tumours into ‘pork’ in radical cancer treatment

• Chinese researchers have developed a groundbreaking cancer treatment that tricks the immune system into attacking tumors by making them appear as pig tissue.

• The therapy, using a genetically modified Newcastle disease virus, triggered a strong immune response, leading to halted tumor growth or shrinkage in 90% of patients with advanced cancers.

• Early clinical trials showed promising results, including one cervical cancer patient achieving complete remission, with minimal adverse effects.

• Larger-scale clinical trials are being planned, raising hopes for a transformative cancer treatment that could work where conventional therapies fail.

The Guardian / Netanyahu says he will seek to dismiss head of Israel’s internal security service

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, citing "ongoing distrust" amid disputes over responsibility for the 2023 Hamas attack.

• Critics, including opposition leader Yair Lapid and former PM Ehud Barak, condemned the move as an attack on democracy, while Netanyahu’s far-right allies welcomed it.

• Bar's removal would weaken calls for an official inquiry into the attack, as Netanyahu has resisted efforts to investigate government failures.

• The decision follows Shin Bet's probe into Netanyahu’s staff over alleged financial dealings with Qatar and his sidelining of Bar in hostage negotiations.

Our opinion reads for today:

• Foreign Policy – Jo Inge Bekkevold / The Cost of Ignoring Geopolitics

• Project Syndicate – Koichi Hamada / Countering Trump’s Politics of Fear

By EsadeGeo:

• ABC - José María de Areilza / Atlantismo militante

• El Mundo - Juan Moscoso del Prado / Crecimiento, industria y comunidades

• Negocios TV / El renacimiento de la política industrial europea entrevista a Juan Moscoso, Senior Fellow en EsadeGeo.