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Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler widmen sich in dieser Folge gemeinsam mit Jacob Ross, Research Fellow bei der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik , der Außenpolitik der AfD. Sie analysieren gemeinsam mit ihm, wie sich die Partei von einer reinen Protestbewegung zu einer gestaltenden Kraft mit einem eigenen Gegenentwurf zur Außenpolitik der Bundesregierung entwickeln will. Im Zentrum steht das Konzept der „Multipolarität“. Einer Weltordnung, die in regionale Einflusssphären unterteilt ist, wie sie von Russland und China propagiert und von Teilen der AfD angestrebt wird. Schindler, Ross und von Pezold diskutieren, ob der Versuch der AfD, gleichzeitig die Nähe zu…
Published on 12/08/2026 – 11:37 GMT+2 Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s Novorossiysk, in Crimea, killed two people, including an eight-year-old child, the regional governor said on Wednesday after the latest exchange of air attacks between the warring countries. Russian overnight strikes on a frontline city in southern Ukraine also killed two and injured two others. Ukraine has increased its strikes on Russia in what it says is fair retribution for Moscow’s own daily strikes on Ukrainian cities that force people into shelters and kill civilians across the country. Russia’s Krasnodar — a southern region home to several tourist hotspots —…
Published on 12/08/2026 – 10:27 GMT+2•Updated 10:30 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to seize ships belonging to European countries in retaliation for plans to sell off cargo seized from Russian “shadow fleet” vessels. Several European companies have intercepted ships carrying Russian oil in contravention of European sanctions targeting the vital revenue source. New sanctions passed last month permit EU members to sell the oil or any other cargo seized from the ships. ‘Piracy and banditry’ Moscow has bristled at the moves, with Putin calling it “piracy and banditry”. “We will be forced to respond in kind,” the Kremlin…
North Korea conducted its second ballistic missile test in less than a week on Wednesday, South Korean media reports, in what is believed to be a protest against the upcoming military exercises between Seoul and Washington, which Pyongyang sees as a practice for an invasion. A ballistic missile fired from the North’s eastern coastal Wonsan area around 6 a.m. flew more than 700 kilometres, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. South Korea’s military condemned the test and warned it remains ready to repel any provocation by Pyongyang in cooperation with the United States. South Korea’s national security council called…
European shares have started August 2026 in almost the opposite way to what their seasonal reputation would suggest. The EURO STOXX 50 and DAX are hovering near record highs, while the CAC 40 remains close to its peak. Yet August has historically been one of Europe’s weakest months. That contradiction raises a more interesting question than whether investors should simply “sell in August”. The data suggests August is not consistently a bad month. Instead, its poor reputation has been shaped by a small number of extraordinary market shocks. European markets defy ‘August curse’ European shares have started August 2026 in…
Record temperatures are sweeping across Spain and into Finland. This summer, droughts have spread across Europe, prompting urgent water rationing measures and temporary bans on non-essential water uses. The World Weather Attribution links current droughts to months of below-average rainfall and record heat between April and June. In 2026 alone, soil moisture deficits are 5 to 11 times more likely. France’s maize harvest is at a 50-year low, and Romania is losing over a million hectares. Reduced water levels in rivers and lakes are affecting tourism and transportation, including on the Danube, which is at its lowest since 1996. Extreme…
CCTV footage shows people fleeing the building as debris fell, injuring one person who survived. The hospital said around 90 patients were transferred after parts of its facilities, including emergency areas, became unusable. The damage came as rescue teams searched across western Colombia for survivors after the earthquake killed at least 181 people and injured more than 1,300, according to authorities on Tuesday. Cali recorded 95 deaths, the highest toll reported in a single city, while 239 people were believed to be trapped under rubble. The government declared a state of emergency and ordered a coordinated rescue operation. Several hospitals…
Published on 12/08/2026 – 8:34 GMT+2 Oil prices climbed and world stocks were mixed on Wednesday, with Asian shares mostly higher even as Wall Street slipped further from last week’s record highs, as investors awaited a crucial US inflation reading and watched for any breakthrough in the stalled Iran war talks. The price of a barrel of Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 0.9% at $89.67 early on Wednesday. US benchmark crude picked up 0.9% to $83.98. Gold edged up 0.8% to $4,400.44 an ounce, while silver gained 1% to $65.30 an ounce. Iran has rejected a comment by…
There are sporting triumphs that show up on results sheets, and there are triumphs that carry an entire story with them. The two gold medals won by Anna Maria and Eirini Marina Alexandri at the European Championships in Paris, in the technical and free duet of artistic swimming, as well as the honours earned by Vasiliki Alexandri in the free and technical solo, undoubtedly belong to the second category. Behind them lies a journey of fourteen years, a childhood spent far from Greece, major successes with Austria, and a deep desire that stayed alive all those years: to come back…
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