June 11, 2025
Some SPD politicians call for diplomatic talks with Russia
Several prominent Social Democratic Party (SPD) politicians are speaking out against the security and defense policy of the current government, which is made up of…
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Using public funds to manipulate the public is not policy — it’s propaganda
Using the European Commission’s institutional power to target companies or rig the political process isn’t a strategy. It’s abuse. And no amount of NGO window-dressing changes that, Joachim Nikolaus Steinhöfel writes.
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Trump is Pushing Allies Away and Closer Into Each Other’s Arms
New trade deals. Joint sanctions against Israel. Military agreements.
America’s closest allies are increasingly turning to each other to advance their interests, deepening their ties as the Trump administration challenges them with tariffs and…
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Selfie zones and mobility scooter fines: The weirdest crackdowns on tourist behaviour in 2025
Efforts to curb visitor numbers have made headlines thanks to outside-the-box thinking from both officials and residents.
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German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jäger may be appointed head of BND – media
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is considering appointing Germany’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Martin Jäger, as the next head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND).
That is according to Spiegel, Ukrinform reports.
Jäger is expected to succeed Bruno Kahl as president…
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In Donetsk region, 168 children remain directly in combat zone – authorities
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It was possible to evacuate 277 people and 72 children from the cities of Donetsk region, which are close to the front line; in total, 20,587 children remain in…
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Russia’s new V2U AI drone hunts Ukraine’s best weapons—so far, it is unjammable
Russia’s new AI kamikaze drone can navigate and attack without any connection to a human operator. The V2U may be one of the most sophisticated small attack UAVs on either side of Russia’s 40-month wider war on Ukraine—and it risks tilting the life-or-death drone race in the Kremlin’s…
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What we know about the gunman who killed 10 in Austria school shooting
Ten people, including high school students, were killed in the country’s worst mass shooting in its post-World War II history. The perpetrator also died in an apparent suicide, police said.
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After A Gap Of 80 Years, French Automobile Giant Could Return To Defense Manufacturing, Produce Drones For Ukraine
The multinational automobile manufacturer Renault could return to defense manufacturing after an 80-year gap, as the French government has approached the company to manufacture drones in Ukraine.
The French…
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