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In dieser Folge trifft Gordon Repinski auf Paul Ronzheimer, stellvertretender Chefredakteur von BILD und einer der erfahrensten deutschen Kriegsreporter. Ronzheimer berichtet regelmäßig aus der Ukraine, auch in seinem Podcast RONZHEIMER. Im Gespräch geht es um Merz’ Treffen mit Selenskyj, die Symbolpolitik deutscher Waffenhilfe und die erneut aufgeflammte Taurus-Frage. Ronzheimer analysiert, warum Russland auf Zeit spielt, wie Putin die Friedensbemühungen unterläuft und wo Friedrich Merz aufpassen muss, dass seinen starken Worten auch wirklich Taten folgen. Ein Gespräch über Kriegsrealität, strategische Glaubwürdigkeit – und die Frage, was jetzt wirklich zählt. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon…

The EU delegation brought their usual toolkit: big, fat folders of bureaucratic jargon; passive aggression; and gift baskets of rules. The Brits responded in kind: tea, tight smiles, and vague allusions to “taking back control” — now rebranded as “common understanding.” Not quite as catchy. Big wins, aka “dynamic alignment,” were claimed by both sides on youth mobility and easing food exports — concepts so gloriously noncommittal, they could have been borrowed from a Tinder bio. In short: Britain agreed to let French boats chase haddock around the Channel for the next 12 years, but only if they received in…

Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes for lunch with Jo Coburn as she leaves her position as presenter of Politics Live, the BBC’s lunchtime political programme. Over a carafe of Picpoul de Pinet, Coburn tells Sascha about keeping calm amid the din of politicians rowing with one another live on air. She discusses the most poignant episodes – and the rowdiest. And Coburn reflects on 28 years at the BBC and how it’s political programming has changed to reflect a more “visceral” environment in Westminster post-Brexit. Jo hints at how she might approach her life after the BBC, explaining that “old habits…

Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog say they haven’t seen any signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, an agency official has said after Greenpeace raised concerns about Moscow building power lines near the facility.The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe, has been a focus of concern for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the war in Ukraine amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.The plant has been held by Russia since the early days of the war following Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, although it isn’t producing power.The city of…

Just two weeks before the meeting with Altman, Kyle told an AI industry conference in California that the U.K. would be “an agile, proactive partner” to tech firms, and invited them to train and deploy their technology in the country. But Kyle admitted “regret” last week over the U.K. government’s messaging around AI and copyright. The U.K. government described proposals to require copyright holders to “opt out” of AI model training as its “preferred option,” causing uproar among artists and creative sector groups. OpenAI, meanwhile, has argued an “opt out” model doesn’t go far enough to encourage AI investment in…

Chinese students studying in the US are scrambling to figure out their futures after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that some of them would have their visas revoked.The US will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in “critical fields” and “those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party,” according to the announcement.China is the second-largest country of origin for international students in the United States, behind only India.In the 2023-2024 school year, more than 270,000 international students were from China, making up roughly a quarter of all foreign students in the US.Rubio’s announcement was a…

Kažimír, who has repeatedly failed to show up in court for the trial, has not commented but is expected to hold a press conference later, the newspaper SME reported. He is expected to appeal. The news is a fresh blow to the image of the European Central Bank (ECB), which has been plagued by the financial improprieties of its Governing Council members over the years. Last year, Edward Scicluna, governor of the Central Bank of Malta, was forced to step down over allegations that he acquiesced to a corrupt hospital privatization deal while finance minister. Kažimír’s conviction also represents another…

By AP Published on 29/05/2025 – 16:48 GMT+2The US economy shrank at a 0.2% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the government said on Thursday in a slight upgrade of its initial estimate.First-quarter growth was brought down by a surge in imports as companies in the United States hurried to bring in foreign goods before the president imposed massive import taxes.The January-March drop in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — reversed a 2.4% gain in the fourth quarter of 2024.Imports grew…

Mass tourism is once again testing the limits of Europe’s most visited places – and islands are among the hardest hit. With limited land and fragile infrastructure, record visitor numbers have driven up housing costs and stretched local services beyond breaking point. In recent years, protests have erupted across archipelagos as residents call on local governments to start putting them first. A new analysis from BookRetreats.com has delved into which islands are most overloaded and which have been quietly modelling a more sustainable approach. Overtourism is particularly damaging in small regions”Tourism has transformed many of Europe’s islands, but the pace…

Published on 29/05/2025 – 16:18 GMT+2It’s been nearly five months since we lost visionary director David Lynch, and now his memorabilia are up for auction.Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) have announced the David Lynch Collection, which includes more than 450 items like Lynch’s vinyl collection, books, scripts, paintings, instruments and treasured movie collectables. Even some of his woodshop tools and accessories.“Julien’s and TCM are honored to represent and offer to the public for the first time this incredible collection of one of the greatest and most revered filmmakers of all time, David Lynch,” Catherine Williamson, the managing director…