German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday pledged to turn the Bundeswehr into “the strongest conventional army in Europe.”
It was part of his first major speech in parliament after his election as chancellor on May 6.
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Lessons for the next India-Pakistan war
After several days of strikes and counterstrikes, the fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan, brokered by the United States, appears for the moment to be holding. Already, both sides are telling self-justifying, bravado-laden…
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Trump meets Syria’s al-Sharaa, eyes normalisation of ties with Damascus | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump says Washington is considering the normalisation of ties with Damascus after he met Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years.
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Zelensky appoints Dzhelialov as Ukraine’s Ambassador to Türkiye
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Nariman Dzhelialov, First Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, as Ukraine’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Türkiye.
The relevant decree No. 305/2025, dated May 14,…
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New Heathrow runway will boost annual CO2 emissions by 2.4 million tons, UK admits – POLITICO
New legislation requiring airlines to ensure two percent of the jet fuel they use is sustainable, known as a SAF mandate, was laid before parliament this week. Ministers hope the industry could hit 22 percent as early as 2040, where the requirement will be fixed “until there is greater…
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Nearly half of Europe’s pipeline is currently under construction
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Enemy launches air strike on Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, injuring civilian
The Russian military carried out an air strike on the village of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in the Kharkiv region, injuring a 58-year-old woman.
According to Ukrinform, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported this on Telegram.
“The investigation established…
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verra-t-on un jour les SMS entre Ursula von der Leyen et le patron de Pfizer ? – POLITICO
Le Tribunal de l’UE doit déterminer ce mercredi si la Commission européenne a enfreint les règles de transparence en ne dévoilant pas les SMS entre sa présidente et le patron du laboratoire pharmaceutique.
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Ukrainian forces destroy camouflaged enemy tank in Pokrovsk sector
Operators from the unmanned systems battalion of the 35th Separate Marine Brigade, named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi, deployed a drone to eliminate a Russian tank and its ammunition in the Pokrovsk sector.
According to Ukrinform, the Khortytsia…
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