But inside Merz’s own conservative bloc, lawmakers are preparing to reopen the debate. The party aims to introduce changes when the bill comes before parliament for its first reading between Oct. 8 and 10, according to Thomas Erndl, MP and spokesperson for defense policy in Merz’s Christian…
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 27, 2025
Jessica Sobieski, Justin Young, Christina Harward, Anna Harvey, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros with Nate Trotter
August 27, 2025, 6:30pm ET
Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is…
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Europe boosts ammunition output sixfold – Rutte
European countries are now producing six times more artillery ammunition than two years ago, but NATO’s defense industry must accelerate production even further.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this at the opening of Rheinmetall’s largest artillery shell…
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Canalys Newsroom – Europe’s smartphone market fell 9% in Q2 2025, as eco-design regulations came into force
Smartphone shipments into Europe (excluding Russia) fell by 9% to 28.7 million units in Q2 2025, according to Canalys (now part of Omdia). A restrained consumer and economic outlook is still limiting demand, making Europe the worst-performing…
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Rare Blue Dragons Are Forcing Beaches to Close : ScienceAlert
Last week, a ‘blue fleet’ of tiny dragons forced the closure of several beaches in Spain.
Sometimes referred to as blue angels, the colorful creatures are a rare sight in the Mediterranean. Viewed from above, the silver-grey ‘bellies’ of these surface-floating sea slugs (Glaucous atlanticus)
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Putin is unlikely to agree to a summit because he doesn’t want the war to end – POLITICO
No doubt the pair don’t like each other. Zelenskyy has every right to despise Putin, the imperial czar responsible for an invasion of his country that’s featured war crimes and seen tens of thousands of Ukrainian combatants and civilians killed and injured, as well as around 20,000…
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Likely French government collapse raises stakes of planned national shutdown – POLITICO
By setting up his own likely exit just two days ahead of the mass protests, Bayrou may have taken the wind out of the movement’s sails — if would-be protesters end up staying home without a government or budget to oppose.
If people still show up in large numbers, however, Macron will…
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How overtourism is hollowing out Italian cities – POLITICO
“That building is still home to families who’ve lived there for generations … but many of them don’t have the tools — financial or cultural — to fight situations like this,” he said. “Four floors, two apartments per floor, all the apartments on my side — first, second, and…
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Iranian cleanup of nuclear site likely to erase proof of atomic work — report
Iran has launched a speedy cleanup operation at a nuclear-related site in northern Tehran hit by Israeli airstrikes that will likely remove evidence of any nuclear weapons development work, a research group said on Wednesday.
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