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BSW, a party that merges elements of hard-left and hard-right politics — an ideology Wagenknecht has dubbed “left conservativism” — surged in national polls shortly after its creation and was particularly popular in the former East Germany, where the party won parliamentary seats in two states. But the party lost momentum ahead of the federal snap election in February, particularly as Wagenknecht’s former party, Die Linke, or The Left, surged in polls ahead of the vote. Ultimately, BSW failed to meet the 5 percent threshold required to make it into the Bundestag, missing the mark by less that 10,000 votes.…
From the 6th to the 8th November, a parade of giant puppets took to the streets of Bamako, the capital of Mali, for the annual puppet festival “Rendez-Vous Chez Nous”. This happened despite a crippling oil blockade and security threats. Now in its ninth year, the event brought together more than 200 puppets and attracted crowds eager for a moment of fun and relaxation. Rooted in Mali’s ancestral traditions, puppetry has long been a means of teaching and uniting communities. And as the country faces economic hardship and insecurity, many see the festival as a rare space for joy, creativity…
Thirty years ago to this day, the first orange and white liveried aircraft of the newly launched airline easyJet left from Luton Airport in the UK. Fast-forward to 2025, and the company is one of Europe’s leading low-cost carriers. In August, easyJet celebrated flying 80 million passengers to and from Bristol Airport, and in October, it reached 50 million passengers at Manchester Airport. EasyJet has marked the 30th anniversary of its first flight by operating another on the same route, staffed entirely by crew turning 30 this month. Here’s a look at the evolution of easyJet over the last three…
The center-right European People’s Party, the Socialists and Democrats, the liberals of Renew Europe, and the Greens had on Oct. 30 sent a letter to the Commission demanding changes to the proposal — especially the way it deals with EU cash for regions and for farmers — and threatening to refuse to engage in negotiations if those changes were not made. Hours after the Commission changed its plans, those groups are now backing down. “Victory for the European Parliament in defending farmers and regions in the next long-term EU budget,” Siegfried Mureșan, the EPP’s lead negotiator on the budget, wrote…
The BBC confirmed on Monday that it has received a letter from US President Donald Trump threatening legal action after the broadcaster aired an edited speech in which he appeared to explicitly encourage the Capitol riots in January 2021. The controversy surrounding what the BBC has called an “error of judgement” led Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness to resign on Sunday. The episode of the flagship current affairs programme “Panorama” showed a spliced-together clip from a January 2021 speech in which Trump claimed the 2020 presidential election had been rigged. Trump is shown saying, “We’re…
LONDON — Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action, following a bitter row over its coverage of his administration. The move, first reported by BBC News Monday lunchtime, comes a day after the resignation of the broadcaster’s director general and its most senior news executive amid a row over coverage of the U.S. president’s remarks on Jan. 6, 2021 — the day rioters breached the U.S. Congress. The broadcaster said it would review the letter from Trump’s team and respond in due course. Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness both announced…
Much of Gaza City has now been reduced to collapsed housing, and workers are having to dig by hand because heavy machinery is restricted from entering the territory. Families wait nearby, unable to bury their relatives. At the same time, Gaza faces a growing environmental crisis. The blockade has prevented sanitation teams from reaching main waste disposal sites in the east. With nowhere else to dump rubbish, the municipality created a temporary landfill inside the city. The waste has built up near homes, releasing toxic gases and attracting insects. Residents say the smell and health risks make daily life even…
The former president, who served one term from 2007 to 2012, had been expected avoid prison time with his appeal — but the presiding judge in the lower-level court ruled that the seriousness of the charges warranted the 70-year-old’s immediate imprisonment. Prosecutors paved the way for Sarkozy’s release by backing the request earlier Monday, citing his track record of appearing in court and cooperating with police investigations. Sarkozy appeared at Monday’s court hearing via video, wearing the same blue blazer and suit vest he had on the day he entered prison. He described his three weeks behind bars as a “nightmare”…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that he wants to order 25 Patriot air defence systems from the US, as Kyiv continues to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across the country on the brink of winter. Zelenskyy acknowledged that the Patriot systems are expensive and that such a large batch could take years to manufacture. But he said European countries could give their Patriots to Ukraine and await replacements, stressing that “we would not like to wait.” “We want to order 25 Patriot systems from the United States. For us, that’s a clear…
European stocks rallied at the start of the new trading week as a late test vote in the Senate on Sunday raised expectations for a bipartisan deal to fund the government, lifting investor sentiment across regions. US stock futures climbed, and European indices followed suit. Germany’s DAX rose 1.5%, France’s CAC 40 gained 1.4% and London’s FTSE 100 advanced 0.8% at around 11:00 CET. The uptick reflected renewed optimism that the shutdown, which has hindered access to key economic data, could soon end, alleviating uncertainty for markets. AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould said the Senate vote was an important…