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Published on 13/06/2025 – 12:51 GMT+2•Updated 12:51Several Tesla customers in France are suing the electric vehicle (EV) maker run by Elon Musk, alleging that the cars have become “extreme right” symbols that are harming their reputation, the law firm representing them said this week.Around 10 Tesla leaseholders are asking to terminate their contracts and recover legal costs at the Paris Commercial Court, saying that the cars turned into “far-right totems” following Musk’s support for Donald Trump’s presidential bid and Germany’s far-right AfD Party.”Because of Elon Musk’s actions… Tesla-branded vehicles have become strong political symbols and now appear to be veritable…
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a dire warning to Iran, telling Tehran to “make a deal” before it’s “too late” after Israel bombarded key Iranian nuclear sites and killed top regime officials overnight. “There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end,” Trump wrote in the early hours of Friday morning. “Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left.” Israel launched a massive attack on Iran overnight, striking targets including nuclear facilities, regime officials, military leaders and…
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Published on 13/06/2025 – 11:06 GMT+2European leaders are voicing alarm over the military attacks launched overnight between Israel and Iran and calling for immediate de-escalation to avoid an all-out war that could spiral across the Middle East and beyond.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was one of the first heads of government to react, urging “all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently”.”Escalation serves no one in the region. Stability in the Middle East must be the priority and we are engaging partners to de-escalate,” Starmer said.”Now is the time for restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy.”His Dutch countepart,…
After Merz became chancellor, however, the German government effectively suspended the program and stopped the flights, a decision that stranded the Afghans — among them women’s rights activists and LGBTQ+ people — in Pakistan. “These people are praying for the German government to not stop the program,” said Baresh from her new home in a western German town not far from the Rhine River. “There is no other option for them. They can’t go back.” After the Taliban’s reconquest of Afghanistan, Western countries initially provided escape routes to vulnerable Afghans, particularly those who had assisted their militaries during the two-decade-long war that…
European equities tumbled when the market opened on Friday and oil prices surged, as investors reacted to Israel’s large-scale air strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, fuelling fears of a broader Middle East conflict.The operation, named Rising Lion, marks the most extensive Israeli military action on Iranian soil to date, targeting over 100 facilities including the Natanz complex and missile sites near Tehran.As of 9.15am CEST, the Euro STOXX 50 had dropped 1.5%, extending weekly losses to 2.7% — the worst performance since early April.Financials led the downturn among Eurozone blue chips. Deutsche Bank fell 2.73%, UniCredit 2.56%, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya…
The dramatic escalation raises fears that the Middle East could be on the brink of a devastating new regional conflict. “The reports of these strikes are concerning and we urge all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently,” Starmer said Friday, urging parties to show “restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy.” A spokesperson for António Guterres said the United Nations secretary-general is “particularly concerned by Israeli attacks on nuclear installations in Iran while talks between Iran and the United States on the status of Iran’s nuclear programme are underway,” and called for both sides “to show maximum restraint,…
By Tokunbo Salako & David Mouriquand Published on 13/06/2025 – 8:14 GMT+2This week, the French government followed its UK counterpart by deciding to show schoolchildren ‘Adolescence’ – the gritty British crime drama about a 13-year-old accused of killing his classmate. The move comes in the wake of an alarming rise in violence in French schools as the scourge of knife crime spreads.There’s also growing concern in both countries about the amount of time teenagers are spending on social media, in particular the sites being widely blamed for encouraging sexism and misogyny – and how that is affecting society and young people’s behaviour. In…
79 Jahre Donald Trump – und kein Zeichen von Mäßigung. In dieser Sonderfolge analysiert Gordon Repinski, wie der 47. US-Präsident in seiner zweiten Amtszeit systematisch demokratische Institutionen attackiert: von juristischen Angriffen auf die Presse bis zur politischen Säuberung der Verwaltung durch „Schedule F”. Der Podcast blickt auf Trumps Strategie der persönlichen Loyalität, seine zerstörerische Außenpolitik und die ideologischen Wurzeln seines Politikverständnisses – vom Trump Tower bis zum Oval Office. Ob Handelskrieg mit China, Machtspiele gegen die NATO oder persönliche Attacken auf Richter und Medien: Trump geht es nicht um Reformen, sondern um Kontrolle. Ein tiefgehender Blick auf die politische und…
Die sieben Themen: Kritische Rohstoffe, Waldbrände, Migration & Schmuggel, Künstliche Intelligenz, Quantencomputer, finanzielle Partnerschaften sowie transnationale Übergriffe. Der Plan: Statt über den Klimawandel über Waldbrände reden, die auch in den USA wüten. Und die Themen Handel und Zölle sind zwar vermintes Gelände, aber an Rohstoff-Deals hat auch Trump Interesse. Zu Rohstoffen und Energie hat Kanada einen Aktionsplan vorbereitet. Ziel: Mit Geld der G7 mehr Rohstofflager in Ländern des Globalen Süden zu erschließen. Dies soll Abhängigkeiten – vor allem von China – verringern. Dazu geladen sind unter anderem die Regierungschefs aus der Ukraine, Brasilien, Mexiko, Süd-Korea, Südafrika und den Vereinigten Arabischen…