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Mehr als die Hälfte der jungen Wähler entscheidet sich bei jüngsten Landtagswahlen für Parteien, die der Ukraine-Unterstützung kritisch gegenüberstehen. Der Grund dafür liegt nicht nur in klassischen Debatten, sondern auf Plattformen wie TikTok, Instagram und X. Dort tobt längst ein massiver Informationskrieg, in dem ausländische Akteure und Algorithmen um die Deutungshoheit kämpfen. Marcel Bohnert, Oberstleutnant des Heeres der Bundeswehr, kennt diese hybride Kriegsführung aus nächster Nähe. Er analysiert, wie gezielte Desinformationskampagnen, Bot-Netzwerke und gefälschte Nachrichtenseiten die öffentliche Meinung in Deutschland manipulieren. Dabei wird deutlich, warum nicht-militärische Mittel in diesem Konflikt längst eine weitaus größere Rolle spielen als klassische Waffen. Im…
North Korea announced Saturday that it had test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile, claiming the weapon can manoeuvre in flight to evade missile defences in South Korea and Japan. The launch comes as tensions between the two Koreas run high over landmine explosions along their border. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said her brother oversaw the test. She called the missile “strategic”, a term that suggests it is meant to carry nuclear warheads. She also claimed it can alter its trajectory at low altitudes and has unspecified artificial intelligence capabilities, which she said would make…
Uruguay has taken the top spot in a new global retirement ranking, overtaking last year’s leader, Portugal. But Europe remains the most represented region, with six countries in the top ten. The Americas hold three places, while Mauritius ranks second. Global Citizen Solutions’ 2026 retirement index compares 46 retirement and passive-income residence programmes, assessing quality of life, travel freedom and routes to citizenship, taxation, application procedures and costs. Europe’s strengths lie in its high living standards, strong passports and routes to citizenship, although higher taxes weigh on its scores. Spain, Portugal, Latvia, Andorra, Italy and Greece all make the top…
Polls opened Sunday in Bosnia’s general election, where some 3.4 million voters are choosing the three members of the multi-ethnic presidency, national lawmakers, and leaders of the country’s two entities: the Muslim-majority Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska. The complex system of institutions was created by the US-brokered 1995 peace agreement to manage divisions among Muslim Bosniaks, Orthodox Serbs and Catholic Croats. Early reports show voting was delayed at several polling places due to problems with new digital voting technology, which was introduced to address earlier concerns about vote tampering. Polls close at 7 pm. local…
Competition by its nature leads to comparison but there is no title to play for in this piece. Instead, we’ve asked several Getty photographers to pick their favourite shots from the past five World Cup tournaments that best capture the beauty and emotion of effort, grace, victory and defeat. Argentina v France: Final – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 “This photo was taken at least 30 minutes after the main trophy lift. All the Argentina fans and photographers are waiting for Messi to go over to acknowledge the fans. All the Getty Images photographers had a loose plan of what…
This is Merz’s first bilateral visit to Kyiv and his second trip as chancellor, after travelling there in May 2025 visit alongside leaders from France, the U.K. and Poland. It comes just a few days after the embattled chancellor vowed to maintain his government’s strong support to Ukraine, despite the rise of the far-right, Russia-friendly Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). “If we fail to stop Moscow, sooner or later the Russian war machine will turn against us — against NATO itself,” Merz said Thursday during a speech in Münster, Germany. He also warned that, “in a few weeks, the fifth winter…
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Halloween is nearly upon us, and the festival has become so popular that it’s nearly impossible to escape it throughout the entirety of October. The month is peak spooky season, as temperatures drop across much of Europe and things start getting a bit darker and, in some cases, eerier. If you’re a big fan of Halloween, there’s no shortage of things to do across the continent, from the best cities to experience the creepy vibes to haunted hotels and events, which will be over once November comes. These are the best ways to get into the Halloween spirit, European-style this…
“It’s very, very critical,” Vysotskyi told POLITICO during his visit. The answer: Sorry, but no. Two of the countries with the most vital infrastructure for boosting shipping and storage capacity, Poland and Romania, said there is nothing more they can or will do to help. “The interest for our own farmers remains a priority,” Barna Tánczos, Romania’s agriculture minister, told POLITICO. Excess Ukrainian grain, combined with low water levels on the Danube, is already overloading his country’s ports, preventing Romanian farmers from selling their own goods. The rebuff illustrates a persistent gap between the EU’s ambitions to support Ukraine and…
Financial Services Reporter Eleanor Myers Andrew Griffith will be stepping up this party conference, having been promoted to shadow chancellor earlier this year to replace his more mild-mannered colleague Mel Stride. Griffith was a bigwig in business before he entered parliament, and as a former City minister, I’ll be watching whether he focuses his ire on the prospect of Labour raising bank taxes in the budget, which is now less than a month away. Griffith will make his big speech on how to get Britain growing again at 2 p.m. Monday. Growth was the favored buzzword of former Chancellor Rachel…