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Ein Gespräch zwischen Beton, Brücke und Bundeskanzleramt: Gordon Repinski trifft Jens Spahn zum Spaziergang durch das Berliner Regierungsviertel und spricht mit dem Unions-Fraktionschef über das Koalitionsklima, den Kanzler und wie sich Deutschland in einer Moll-Stimmung befindet. Spahn erklärt, warum der „linke Empörungszirkus“ über die Stadtbilddebatte für ihn Symbol ist, wie Union und SPD gemeinsam das Land stabilisieren sollen und weshalb für ihn „Mitte rechts“ nicht dasselbe ist wie „rechts der Mitte“. Er spricht über Migration, Rentenpolitik, Wirtschaftswachstum – und darüber, warum das Land wieder Zuversicht braucht. Es geht zu dem um Spahns Verhältnis zu Friedrich Merz, den inneren Frieden mit…

Israel’s military on Thursday confirmed the identities of the remains of two more hostages returned by Hamas, the latest from the Palestinian militants in the ceasefire agreement. Late Thursday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the remains were those of Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper, who were both captured during the 7 October 2023, Hamas attack that sparked the conflict. “The Government of Israel shares in the deep sorrow of the Cooper and Sahar families and all the families of the fallen hostages,” it said in a statement. According to the Israeli military, the two sets of…

“We see no justification for maintaining these national measures,” Commission Deputy Spokesperson Olof Gill said Thursday, a day after a new European Union trade agreement meant to address EU members’ concerns about negative impacts from a flow of Ukrainian imports took effect. In an email, Gill said the EU executive would “intensify its contact” with the intransigent capitals. Pressed on whether the Commission had ruled out launching infringement proceedings, Gill replied: “All options are on the table.” Brussels has been reluctant to act since the bans were introduced in 2023, hoping the updated trade deal would make them redundant. Officials…

“There is no doubt that the government would find it much harder to drive retail investment in a period of financial turbulence,” added Chris Rudden, head of investment consultants at Moneyfarm. “Appetite to invest is linked to strong recent market performance. If there was to be a bubble that bursts in the coming few months, then it could make their job impossible.” IG’s Beauchamp argued that the government would need to pursue a broader education plan “to help people through the inevitable pullback” and prevent them from avoiding the stock market permanently. “How you do that without scaring people witless…

The legislation to withdraw from the treaty was introduced by a right-wing opposition party, Latvia First, but passed with support from one of the three parties in the ruling coalition. The centrist Union of Greens and Farmers broke ranks with Prime Minister Evika Siliņa to help push the bill through. Ingūna Millere, a representative of Latvia First, told POLITICO in a written comment that the Istanbul Convention was a “product of radical feminism based on the ideology of ‘gender’” and that Latvia’s ratification of the treaty was “political marketing that has nothing to do with the fight against violence.” The…

Belarus has repeatedly launched such balloons, ostensibly to smuggle cigarettes across its border with Lithuania. The stunts have drawn international outrage and caused Lithuania to close its border with its unruly eastern neighbor for a month until Nov. 30. Both European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa condemned Belarus’ actions on Monday night, calling them a “hybrid threat.”  Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said Oct. 27 that her country intends to permanently close its border with Belarus and shoot down any balloons entering Lithuanian airspace. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko subsequently called Lithuania’s decision to close the border “absurd” and “a crazy gamble.”

ECB President Christine Lagarde confirmed during her press conference that “from a monetary policy point of view, we are in a good place.”  However, she underlined that this is “not a fixed place” and said the Bank “will do whatever is needed to make sure that we stay in a good place.” “The economy has continued to grow despite the challenging global environment,” the ECB said in its statement. “The robust labor market, solid private sector balance sheets and the Governing Council’s past interest rate cuts remain important sources of resilience.” Lagarde noted “that some of the downside risks to the economic outlook had…

Published on 30/10/2025 – 19:51 GMT+1 The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually to 7,500and giving priority to white South Africans, a dramatic drop after the United States previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution from around the world. The Republican administration published the news on Thursday in a notice on the Federal Registry. No reason was given for the numbers, which are a dramatic decrease from last year’s ceiling of 125,000 set under Democratic President Joe Biden. The memo said only that the admission of the 7,500 refugees during…

“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the statement added. The announcement follows renewed scrutiny over Andrew’s friendship with the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as reports that he was living effectively rent-free in the 30-room lodge, prompting a barrage of wider questions about the way Britain’s royals are funded. Andrew announced earlier this month that he would be giving up his titles, including the Duke of York, though he was expected to remain known as Prince Andrew. Andrew withdrew from royal duties in 2020…

Chanting, clapping and waving signs saying they would rather go to jail, the demonstrators brought the city to a standstill. Police deployed more than 2,000 officers and closed major highways as crowds flooded the streets. One teenager died after falling from a nearby building under construction. The growing dispute over draft exemptions now threatens to topple prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fragile coalition and could trigger early elections.