

A previously unknown private company secured government defence contracts worth about €200 million but failed to deliver most of the munitions, misused advance payments, and supplied defective mines that were unsafe and unfit for combat.
The White House isn’t prioritizing challenges—it’s stretching the military thin.
We Berliners now know what life without fossil fuels looks and feels like.
In 2025, protests in Nepal and Bangladesh led to new governments. Meanwhile in the Indian capital, pollution took over, writes Betwa Sharma.
In a conversation with CN, X’s AI Grok ultimately admits why it gets geopolitical stories so wrong.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz now admits that “parts of Germany’s economy are in very critical condition” and that his government “hasn’t done enough.” That phrasing is an evasion. Germany did not drift into this collapse.
Trump’s attack on Venezuela came after he appeared to threaten another war with Iran over protests inside the country
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