Merz, 69, is on Tuesday set to be sworn in as the new leader of Europe’s biggest economy, ending half a year of political paralysis in Berlin. The 144-page coalition contract entitled “Responsibility for Germany” lays out a policy roadmap for the next four years for the coalition of the country’s two traditional big-tent parties. […]
“We hope that the parties will be able to take measures (…) that will reduce tensions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that “we are following with great concern the tense atmosphere that has developed on the border.” The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to convene today to discuss the escalating tensions between […]
Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he had no plans to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, but U.S. officials were speaking with Chinese officials about a variety of different things. Asked if any trade agreements would be announced this week, Trump said that could “very well be” but gave […]
National broadcaster ABC said Albanese’s Labor Party would “form government in the next parliament”. “It’s a big swing that’s on at the moment. I can’t see how it turns around,” said respected ABC election analyst Antony Green, with almost 40 percent of votes counted. “This could be a big win for Labor. But it’s certainly […]
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X that “Iran has every right to possess the full nuclear fuel cycle,” citing Tehran’s long-standing membership of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). “There are several NPT members that enrich uranium while wholly rejecting nuclear weapons,” Araghchi said. Under the NPT, signatory states are obliged to […]
The US economy, the world’s largest, unexpectedly contracted in the first three months of the year as Trump began his plans for sweeping tariffs. “This is a transition period. I think we’re going to do fantastically,” Trump told the News show “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker.” Pressed on whether the United States could dip […]
The military said sirens were activated in several areas in Israel after the missile was launched. U.S. President Donald Trump in March ordered large-scale strikes against the Houthis to reduce their capabilities and deter them from attacking ships in the Red Sea. The deadly strikes on the group were the biggest U.S. military operation in […]
The Trump administration has informed lawmakers about the planned cuts at the CIA, which will take place over several years and be accomplished in part through reduced hiring as opposed to layoffs, the newspaper said. Asked about the report, a CIA spokesperson did not confirm the specifics, but said that Director John Ratcliffe “is moving […]
Mayor Ihor Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said there had been strikes in 12 locations in four central districts of the city, a repeated target of Russian air attacks lying 30 km (19 miles) from the country’s northeastern border. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced the drone strikes, which hit Ukrainian cities several times a […]
The administration said the proposed budget would raise homeland security spending by nearly 65% from 2025 enacted levels, as Trump cracks down on illegal immigration. Non-defense discretionary spending, which excludes the massive Social Security and Medicare programs and rising interest payments on the nation’s debt, would be cut by 23% to the lowest level since […]
