Der Kanzler ist zu seiner ersten Asienreise im Amt in Indien. In Gujarat trifft er Narendra Modi. Es geht um Rohstoffe, Rüstung, Fachkräfte und die strategische Abgrenzung von China. Hans von der Burchard ordnet ein, warum Indien für diese Bundesregierung an Bedeutung…
Category: 3. Europe
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Timothee Chalamet beats Leonardo DiCaprio
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Steven McIntosh
Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor & Adolescence — Highlights from the 83rd Annual Golden Globes Timothée Chalamet was among the main winners as Hollywood’s finest gathered for this year’s Golden Globe Awards.
Chalamet, 30, continued his pursuit of greatness, and an…
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Le Pen fights to save her presidential dreams in court appeal – POLITICO
“We’ll be heading in with a certain amount of humility, and we’ll try not to be in the mindset that this is a political trial,” said one of trio, a French elected official who is one of the codefendants appealing their conviction.
Line by line
Le Pen…
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Fraud scandal over Christmas cakes sinks Italy’s progressive glamour couple – POLITICO
By 2025, the controversy had shifted to criminal proceedings. Milan prosecutors incorporated the AGCM’s conclusions into their case, charging Ferragni with aggravated fraud for allegedly generating false expectations among buyers.
To her political enemies, Pandorogate was a case of…
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Airports and EU clash over new border control rules – POLITICO
Under the new system, travelers from third countries like the U.K. and the U.S. must register fingerprints and a facial image the first time they cross the frontier before reaching a border officer. But those extra steps are causing delays.
In October, 10 percent of passengers had to use…
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Europe’s year of existential risk – POLITICO
Activists protest outside Downing street against the recent policies of Donald Trump. | Guy Smallman/Getty Images Meanwhile, European leaders will be forced to publicly ignore Washington’s support for far-right parties, which was clearly spelled out in the new U.S. national security…
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EU may need 100,000-strong army, says defense commissioner – POLITICO
“If our answer is ‘no,’ [the] USA would not be stronger, then — what are we waiting for?”
Kubilius said Europe’s defense readiness depends on three pillars: more investment in production capacity; institutions that are prepared and organization; and the political will to deter…
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Slovak journalist attacked, government ministers fault his public statements – POLITICO
Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok, who heads the country’s police force, condemned violence in general but added “it must be noted that the public space [in Slovakia] has long faced polarizing and dehumanizing statements, which increase tensions in society. Not even an alleged…
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Revolutionary eye injection saved my sight, says first-ever patient
Michelle Roberts and Sophie HutchinsonBBC News
BBC NewsNicki says the results have been life-changing Doctors say they have achieved the previously impossible – restoring sight and preventing blindness in people with a rare but dangerous eye conditon called hypotony.
Moorfields hospital in London…
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‘Is it a coup?’: A week in Venezuela after the attacks
CARACAS, Venezuela — I woke up sometime after 2:30 a.m. Standing in front of me was my brother-in-law — who had shaken me awake as I dozed on a pull-out sofa. It was dark. Through the windows I could make out the beach: rows of huts with dried palm-leaf roofs, part of the beach club where we…
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