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FT: How Friedrich Merz is testing Germany’s patience

10:36 04.11.2025

FT: How Friedrich Merz is testing Germany’s patience

Since assuming office in May, Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz has projected a newfound sense of German assertiveness abroad, travelling to Kyiv and Washington to shape Europe’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine and to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. But at home, with the economy still mired in its longest …

Russia’s idea of BRICS grain exchange to counter CME gains momentum

10:35 04.11.2025

Russia’s idea of BRICS grain exchange to counter CME gains momentum

India is set to benefit from a proposed grain exchange among BRICS, which is seen as an alternative to CME, the US based futures trading platform. Simultaneously Brazil has been pushing its proposal for creation of a multilateral stockpile of grains within BRICS to reduce external market reliance, ‘The Hindu …

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

10:34 04.11.2025

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe, ‘The Guardian’ reveals this secret. One afternoon in late 2021, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, met with the commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200. The spymaster, Yossi …

CBS: Trump pressed on government shutdown, nuclear weapons testing and more

10:31 04.11.2025

CBS: Trump pressed on government shutdown, nuclear weapons testing and more

President Trump, in his first sit-down interview with CBS 60 Minutes in five years, placed blame on Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, defended his decision to strike alleged drug trafficking boats, and discussed where the U.S. stands with China, Russia and Israel. He also addressed questions on his immigration …

Western banks are losing confidence – India Central Bank hastens repatriation of gold held abroad

10:37 03.11.2025

Western banks are losing confidence – India Central Bank hastens repatriation of gold held abroad

India’s central bank now holds more than 65% of its gold reserves at home, nearly double the share from four years ago, accelerating the repatriation of the precious metal after Western nations froze Russia’s reserves, Bloomberg reports. The Reserve Bank of India brought back nearly 64 tons of gold in …

‘The Atlantic’: President for life – Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king

10:35 03.11.2025

‘The Atlantic’: President for life – Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king

Since his second inauguration, Donald Trump has seized authoritarian control over the federal government and demanded the obedience of the other powerful institutions of American society — universities, law firms, media companies. The question weighing heavily on the minds of many Americans is whether Trump will subvert next year’s midterm …

‘Euractiv’: Europe’s Halloween-style economy

10:34 03.11.2025

‘Euractiv’: Europe’s Halloween-style economy

Investors are spooked, consumers are afraid, and policymakers are haunted by the spectre of a US military withdrawal and potential conflict with Russia. Can Europe overcome its fears? Halloween came and went this week – and, with it, the annual opportunity for otherwise self-respecting adults to dress up as ghosts, …

Trump orders Pentagon to “prepare for possible action” over persecution of Christians in Nigeria

10:32 03.11.2025

Trump orders Pentagon to “prepare for possible action” over persecution of Christians in Nigeria

President Trump threatened to stop all aid to Nigeria and has instructed the Pentagon to "prepare for possible action" in the West African country, accusing the country's government of allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians, CBS reports. In a post on Truth Social Mr. Trump accused the …

Trump-Xi meeting – a “12 point” trade truce?

2:21 03.11.2025 Andrey Kadomtsev

Trump-Xi meeting – a “12 point” trade truce?

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump recently met in South Korea’s Busan. The leaders of the world's two largest economies sat down for negotiations at a critical juncture for US-China relations when Washington and Beijing are in a state of a full-blown trade war. The meeting, …

Ostpolitik to Opposition: A US Dream Shift?

12:51 02.11.2025 Lily Ong

Ostpolitik to Opposition: A US Dream Shift?

Presented at International Conference "Brezhnev–Brandt: Paradoxes of Eastern Politics. On the 55th anniversary of the conclusion of the USSR–Germany Peace Treaty" on 31 October 2025. Birthed in the late 60s as a diplomatic strategy, Ostpolitik wove its thread into West Germany’s foreign tale, shifting from harsh divides to a pragmatic …

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