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Ein politisches Beben rüttelt die Republik durch: Während die Linkspartei in Berlin an die Spitze stürmt, fliegt die CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern komplett aus dem Landtag. Nach diesem historischen Wahlsonntag stellt sich die drängende Frage, wie handlungsfähig die Koalition bei künftigen Reformen überhaupt noch ist. Steht das deutsche Parteiensystem vor dem Kollaps oder gibt es noch einen Ausweg aus der Krise? Gordon Repinski spricht mit dem früheren SPD-Gesundheitsminister Karl Lauterbach über die Verschiebungen und darüber, ob die Politik nun völlig neue, grundsätzliche Ideen braucht. Lauterbach warnt davor, alles schlecht zu reden und verteidigt die Koalition von Union und SPD, die stabiler…
As the Cognac harvest draws to a close in southwestern France, winegrowers already know they face another difficult year. Cognac makers are struggling. The 300-year-old amber brandy is only produced around the Charente River, but it has been caught in the trade wars between the EU and China, as well as by tensions with its top export market, the US. For months, producers have watched largely powerless as access to both markets has been squeezed. The industry has a historic connection to the EU. Jean Monnet, the French statesman regarded as one of the EU’s founding fathers, came from a…
Israeli settlers have been making increasing efforts to seize natural springs in the occupied West Bank, crucial lifelines for Palestinian communities who rely on the water sources for tourism and irrigation purposes. In one instance over summer, water from a natural spring feeding the Palestinian village of Fasayil was illegally siphoned off to an ancient pool nearby – with the pool declared a new tourist attraction named after Herod, the Roman-appointed king of Judea. A Palestinian farmer from Fasayil named Saad Nemer said the water being cut off had devastated his fields, while COGAT, an Israeli military body charged with…
A diplomatic dispute over Hungary’s participation in a Ukrainian-led regional summit, followed by the disclosure of an oil-storage agreement between Hungarian energy group MOL and Ukraine’s Naftogaz, has driven relations between Budapest and Kyiv to a new low. The Carpathian Eight (C8) summit, a new regional cooperation framework bringing together eight neighbouring countries, was held last week with the aim of strengthening investment and regional ties. Instead, it reignited long-standing tensions between Hungary and Ukraine just as the two countries were working to repair relations and pave the way for Ukraine to open more negotiating chapters in its EU accession…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 8:14 A Saudi-led coalition said on Saturday that it had intercepted drones and missiles launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels towards Saudi Arabia. Turki Al-Maliki, a spokesperson for the Coalition Force, said early Saturday that they were “monitoring and tracking missile and drone threats directed at the Kingdom.” He later announced that air defences had shot down two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards the Riyadh area as well as two ballistic missiles targeting the city of Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia. The Houthis declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia in July…
Chinese car brands are taking an increasingly large market share in Norway, even as their electric vehicles are being met with growing scepticism in the country, which leads the world in EV adoption. According to a new survey by the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, conducted from 31 March to 3 May among nearly 15,000 EV owners in Norway, nearly one-third (31%) of Norwegian electric car drivers said they would avoid buying a Chinese brand for political reasons, compared with 23% a year earlier. “New cars are, in practice, computers on wheels,” the association’s secretary general, Christina Bu, said in a…
Ljubljana and Zagreb are two seriously underrated capitals. Both overshadowed by other destinations in their respective countries – Lake Bled for Slovenia, and basically anywhere along the coast for Croatia – these cities are more than overdue their time in the spotlight. While people have slowly been waking up to the joys of Ljubljana, with its car-free city centre and fantastic creative scene, Zagreb next door hasn’t quite hit the mainstream just yet. Hopefully we can change that. (Plus, if after reading all this you still can’t decide between the two you can always “trip-maxx” and visit them both –…
By Anka Kir Published on 26/09/2026 – 7:30 GMT+2 Russia has long regarded Belarus as a convenient reserve for topping up its manpower in the war against Ukraine, especially after suffering heavy losses at the front. Minsk’s economic dependence, the political vulnerability of Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s regime and the legal uncertainty around the Union State create conditions in which the Kremlin can act with considerable freedom. In the Belarusian corner of the internet, in recent months a large number of adverts offering Belarusians the chance to sign a contract with the Russian army, have appeared. They are circulated everywhere – in Telegram…
Published on 24/09/2026 – 12:09 GMT+2•Updated 12:29 The European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said that Palantir Technologies is “a great company” in a wide ranging interview with Euronews’ Europe Today touching on space and defence**.** “Developments with AI for intelligence, for managing the data, are very crucial for modern warfare doctrines,” he said on the sidelines of the second EU Access to Space Summit in Brussels on Wednesday. Palantir Technologies has been panned by various human rights organisations and European governments for its use in military operations, mass surveillance, and immigration enforcement, among other issues. Despite this,…
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