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How Iran’s Information War Machine Operates Online

In late March, Iran circulated a shaky video supposedly showing an American F/A-18 under attack. Iranian officials claimed they had destroyed the jet, though the Pentagon denied that. The video quickly earned millions of views online, demonstrating how Iran has exploited the global media ecosystem to propagate an image of military prowess. The New York Times reconstructed how Iran was able to use overt and covert global networks alongside unwitting participants to spread its message through social media, state-affiliated news organizations and American influencers.Here is how the claim went from a single post to a global audience of millions in…

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First trial against Ábalos, Koldo and Aldama for the mask plot, live | Carmen Pano’s driver insists that he took the businesswoman to Ferraz with a “sack of bills” | Spain

González Pano assures that the “million” that the UCO says was used to buy the will of Ábalos and public positions went to AldamaThe businesswoman Leonor González Pano has defended before the Supreme Court that the “million” euros that the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard maintains was used to buy the will of Ábalos and public positions was paid to the commission agent Víctor de Aldama.The investigators, in the framework of another investigation (the one related to an alleged fraud in a hydrocarbons plot), indicated in one of their reports that the “criminal organization” linked to Aldama “allocated”…

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BMW and Co.: How do DAX companies currently feel about the MBA?

If employers encourage the acquisition of an MBA, they expect better leadership skills, higher performance and stronger loyalty. But these goals are currently being lost sight of. Progressing professionally, with an eye on the next step in your career – this motivates many people who do not want to neglect their personal development. And they pay close attention to how far their employers accommodate them: According to an international study by the HR services provider ADP, career and advancement opportunities are, for almost half of those surveyed (45 percent), along with further training and professional development (36 percent), the most…

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From Siemens to SAP: This is how top companies implement Fluid Workforce

The world of work is undergoing profound change. Digitalization, automation and the increasing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) are not only changing business models, but also the way companies organize their workforce. In this context, the term “fluid workforce” becomes increasingly important. It describes a workforce that is flexible and dynamic – a mix of permanent employees, freelancers, project-based experts and external parties. The goal is to use agility and know-how exactly where they are needed.Why a fluid workforce is becoming increasingly important for companies

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The Government, on the Ábalos trial: “It is impossible to talk about anything positive this week, the trial is devastating” | Spain

The Government had managed to regain the pulse of the political agenda thanks above all to the war in Iran, which has placed Pedro Sánchez in a much clearer position of rejection than that of the PP. The “no to war” has been politically very important to reactivate the initiative of a president who always moves comfortably on the international scene and sees how the resounding rejection of Donald Trump, 81% of Spaniards and 71% specifically of PP voters see him as the main threat to peace in the world, according to the recent 40dB survey. for EL PAÍS and…

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The tangle of Ábalos’s plugs unsettles the court: “But where do you work?” | Spain

An Excel table was the problem. Ignacio Zaldívar, an Adif worker, made it for his own consumption. He never thought he would go beyond the walls of his office to reach the Supreme Court. In it he wrote “presidency” next to the name of Jésica Rodríguez as a red flag to remind him that this girl was a “special” case. The work footprint of the young woman, the ex-partner of José Luis Ábalos whom the former Minister of Transportation placed – thanks to the efforts of his faithful collaborator, Koldo García – in up to two public companies, has been…

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Foreign posting: Does the new military service law affect this?

An approval requirement in the new military service law has caused confusion in recent days. According to the law, which came into force on January 1, 2026, men between the ages of 17 and 45 must obtain permission from the Bundeswehr if they want to leave Germany for longer than three months. The Frankfurter Rundschau first reported on it. The regulation is particularly interesting for employers with regard to foreign assignments. These should not actually take place if they are scheduled for a period of more than three months and the employee has not received appropriate approval from the Bundeswehr.…

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Trial against Ábalos, Koldo and Aldama, live | A former senior Adif official assures that Ábalos called Pardo de Vera because at Ineco they were bothering Jéssica Rodríguez | Spain

A Transportation technician offloads the purchase of masks to the undersecretary: “The orders were given to me” By Rocío Martínez Posada. Angélica Martínez Ortega, Technical General Secretary of the Ministry of Transport during the coronavirus pandemic who was in charge of drafting the two ministerial orders that authorized the purchase of medical supplies from Puertos del Estado and Adif for a total of 13 million units, has stated that she limited herself to guaranteeing regulatory compliance, ensuring that the decisions about who should contract, with whom and in what quantity corresponded to Undersecretary Jesús Manuel Gómez García. “The orders were…

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