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Die Koalition nimmt neue Reform-Anläufe, aber eine echte große Steuerreform lässt auf sich warten. Gordon Repinski spricht mit Ulf Poschardt über die Handlungsfähigkeit der Regierung Merz und die Frage, ob Deutschland überhaupt noch reformfähig ist. Poschardt kritisiert die politische Kultur in Deutschland erneut. Er fordert revolutionäre Ansätze statt der bloßen Fortschreibung des Status quo und nennt historische Beispiele wie Adenauer, Erhard und Brandt als Vorbilder für mutige Entscheidungen. Für ihn ist die wirtschaftliche Lage das alles überragende Problem. Er prangert eine „Bullshit-Kultur“ an, der die Wirtschaft egal sei und betont, dass nur ein wirtschaftlicher Aufschwung die Radikalisierung an den politischen…
By Fortunato Pinto with AP Published on 04/07/2026 – 12:17 GMT+2 The US will celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence on Saturday against a backdrop of political polarisation and a brutal heatwave that’s sweeping across parts of the nation. US President Donald Trump is set to take a central role in the festivities and is scheduled to speak on the National Mall in Washington ahead of large fireworks display. The president visited Mount Rushmore on Friday, where he delivered a speech on the threat of communism in the US. “Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” Trump said during his speech.…
A 39-year-old Ukrainian woman is wanted for having allegedly planted a parcel bomb in central Monaco earlier this week, gravely wounding three people. The suspect has been identified as Anastasiia Berezovska, according to an Interpol notice issued on Friday. Monaco’s head prosecutor Stéphane Thibault said on Friday that one of the three victims remained in life-threatening condition. Thibault said the suspect, whose last known address was in Germany, was specifically targeting the three main victims, and “had conducted several site surveys” prior to the attack while “dressing up as a man” to avoid being identified.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Saturday as Iran began six days of funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Footage showed crowds surrounding Khamenei’s coffin, with many people crying, praying and chanting slogans during the ceremony. Some mourners held banners and portraits of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Iranian authorities announced a series of commemorative events following the death of Ali Khamenei, who was killed aged 86 on the first day of the US-Israeli war with Iran on 28 February.
To find a more cost-effective solution and strengthen collaboration, NATO is turning to industry for ways to counter unmanned systems. Earlier this week, the second AIRCOM Industry Day took place at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base, bringing together representatives from European arms manufacturers and the military. A drone crashing into a house in Romania, another violating Lithuanian airspace, and Munich Airport suspending operations for several hours following a suspected sighting: unmanned systems, and how to counter them, have become an increasingly acute threat for NATO. If a drone is detected violating NATO airspace, the operation known as “Eastern Sentry” is triggered,…
While there are many ancient empires that have left their mark on history, in Europe, the Romans dominate the conversation. Remnants are everywhere, from our use of the Latin alphabet and many law principles to the fact that men apparently think about the Roman Empire every single day, as revealed by a TikTok trend a few years back. Roman buildings and archaeological sites continue to fascinate, with tourists flocking to the Colosseum in Rome, Hadrian’s Wall in the UK, and the Aqueduct of Segovia in Spain. Yet not all of the remaining Roman wonders have made it into the mainstream,…
In a professional kitchen tucked inside the Cité Fertile, a vibrant cultural hub on the outskirts of Paris, Marie-Clarisse Bonzia carefully arranges trays of colourful canapés destined for a prestigious corporate event later that evening. Among them are cassava and okra mini-quiches served with mango curry sauce, alongside mafé-marinated chicken skewers, or sweet potato bites with cream cheese and Likouala pepper. “My cuisine is a bridge between Congo, my home country, and France”, smiles Marie-Clarisse. “I learned French culinary techniques to showcase ingredients from back home.” That bridge is more than culinary. The soft-spoken-chef had never imagined that her cooking…
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Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council, the eighth time in its history, was meant to be a proud moment to showcase the benefits that membership in the bloc has brought to the shamrock-loving republic and the diplomatic skills it has acquired as a result. “Holding the presidency is an honour and a responsibility, and we are ready to give it our all,” Taoiseach Micheál Martin said at the presidency’s opening ceremony at Dublin Castle. But the special occasion has been largely overshadowed by an explosive scandal over Ireland’s alumina sales to Russia, an uncomfortable, perhaps untenable, look for a country…
Uzbekistan is trying to turn rising visitor numbers into longer stays and higher tourism revenue, as new air links become central to the country’s travel plans. Growth has accelerated over the past three years. Official figures show inbound tourist trips by foreign citizens rising from 6.63 million in 2023 to 7.96 million in 2024. Preliminary official data put the 2025 figure at 11.68 million trips, an increase of 46.8% from the previous year. The economic value of tourism has also increased. Tourism services exports rose from $2.14 billion (€1.88 billion) in 2023 to $3.52 billion (€3.09 billion) in 2024. In…