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Postal votes, also known as mail-in ballots, are used in several countries worldwide, including in Europe, despite United States President Donald Trump recently claiming they are unique to America. Trump wrote on his Truth Social network that the US is now “the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting,” vowing to scrap the voting method by the 2026 US midterm elections. “All others gave it up because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED,” he wrote. In a Fox News interview earlier this month, Trump also claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin had told him that the 2020 US presidential…
Published on 26/08/2025 – 12:36 GMT+2 Border police in southeastern Bulgaria have detained two Georgian men after intercepting a van carrying 24 migrants from Afghanistan who each paid thousands of euros to be smuggled into Western Europe, local media reported. Authorities in the village of Lozenets — situated on the country’s Black Sea coast, about 60km from the Turkish border — attempted to stop the van for inspection at a police checkpoint on Saturday night, according to the newspaper 24 Chasa. The driver reportedly ignored the request, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into parked cars before fleeing the…
The countries’ economy ministers, looking toward that purpose, were set to sign an agreement on critical minerals, which was seen by POLITICO. The accord will focus on the development of lithium, rare earth elements, copper tungsten, gallium, germanium and nickel to counter China’s monopolistic control of materials needed to power everything from military equipment and electric vehicles to quantum computing. “One of the big vulnerabilities that’s been exposed by the Ukraine war, it was exposed by Covid, it’s been exposed by the changing global trade dynamics, [is] our vulnerabilities in supply chains including in critical metals and minerals,” said Carney.…
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Published on 26/08/2025 – 10:46 GMT+2 Irish rap group Kneecap have cancelled their upcoming sold-out US tour, due to band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh’s next court hearing in London. The band, who have been at the centre of several controversies this summer due to their outspoken support for Palestine during their live shows, were due to hit the road in the US on 1 October. In a statement, they said: “To all our US-based fans, we have some bad news. Due to the close proximity of our next court hearing in London on September 26 – as the…
A batch of biscuits is being recalled in parts of Spain after the food manufacturer said they may be contaminated by metallic particles. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) sent out a health alert about the potential contamination as a precautionary measure after the company, Mondelēz International, alerted the agency. The recall applies to Fontaneda brand Pim’s Orange Biscuits with the batch number OHT1153212. “People who have products affected by this alert in their homes are advised to refrain from consuming them,” AESAN said. The accumulation of metal contaminants in the human body can have long-term adverse…
Published on 26/08/2025 – 9:27 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump has threatened further tariffs and export restrictions on countries he claims are unfairly targeting US tech firms. “Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American technology,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. He claimed that “substantial” tariffs would follow if nations didn’t “show respect” to US tech firms, adding that the taxes “give a complete pass to China’s largest tech companies”. President Trump didn’t target any countries by name, although his comments could be read as a…
Estonia’s defense ministry and Latvia’s armed forces said that new Baltic Defence Line plans to fortify the three countries’ borders would make use of natural obstacles including bogs, but did not involve peatland restoration. Yet scientists see plenty of potential, given that peatlands cover 10 percent of the Baltics. And in many cases, the work would be straightforward, said Helm, the Estonian ecologist. “We have a lot of wetlands that are drained but still there. If we now restore the water regime — we close the ditches that constantly drain them and make them emit carbon — then they are relatively easy…
Maria Shagina, a sanctions expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said that while the Russian economy looks “superficially resilient,” it is already creaking under Western pressure. Many observers argue Russian President Vladimir Putin only engaged with Donald Trump in Alaska after Washington introduced high tariffs against India over its purchase of Russia’s economic lifeblood: oil. | Kremlin pool photo by Gavriil Grigorov via Sputnik/EPA “Lower oil prices, the stagnation in the military-industrial sector, looming banking crisis and ever-growing military expenses put the Russian economy on the course of recession,” she said. “Sanctions on the Russian shadow fleet is…
Als erstes Kabinettsmitglied seit dem Waffenembargo fliegt Entwicklungsministerin Reem Alabali Radovan nach Israel. Termine mit der Regierung aber gibt es nicht. Ihr Fokus liegt auf dem Westjordanland. Das sorgt für Unmut im Kanzleramt. Rasmus Buchsteiner begleitet die Reise und berichtet, was Alabali Radovan erreichen will. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Adis Ahmetovic. Der außenpolitische Sprecher der SPD-Fraktion begleitet die Ministerin und stellt sich im Regierungsflieger kritischen Fragen zur deutschen Nahostpolitik. Außerdem: Nach dem Ukraine-Gipfel herrscht in Washington der „Klang der Stille“. Jonathan Martin berichtet aus dem Weißen Haus über Donald Trumps sprunghafte Politik und welche Rolle jetzt der Kongress spielen könne, wenn es…