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Public support for EU defence spending past its peak

11:43 13.10.2025

Public support for EU defence spending past its peak

Overall, 52% of Europe is unconvinced that the continent is prepared, in terms of military strength, for a prolonged conflict, ‘Euractiv’ reports Support to spend more on national defence is on the decline, an exclusive poll produced for Euractiv by Polling Europe shows. In light of continued Russian aggression and …

View from Britain: “Many streets in London are at 20pc occupancy. The number of people who have left is dramatic and it’s the wealthiest who have left”

11:42 13.10.2025

View from Britain: “Many streets in London are at 20pc occupancy. The number of people who have left is dramatic and it’s the wealthiest who have left”

Tech investors will quit Britain if Labour keep raising taxes, one of Britain’s most influential entrepreneurs has warned. Brent Hoberman has said Britain’s goal of becoming an AI hub could be difficult over high energy costs. Brent Hoberman, who co-founded Lastminute.com and now invests and supports start-ups, said venture capital …

TASS: Kremlin aide points to Anchorage agreements as “guiding star” for Ukraine settlement

19:45 12.10.2025

TASS: Kremlin aide points to Anchorage agreements as “guiding star” for Ukraine settlement

The "guiding star" on the issue of a Ukrainian settlement is the agreements reached by the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, in Anchorage, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin. He also noted that continued military pressure …

View from Washington: Is Europe’s top diplomat diplomatic enough?

15:27 12.10.2025

View from Washington: Is Europe’s top diplomat diplomatic enough?

Kaja Kallas’s reputation for tough talk has proved correct, ‘Foreign Policy’ notes. She was seen as the right woman at the right time to be plucked out of domestic politics and placed into the EU’s top echelon. Her reputation as a Russia hawk denied her a chance to lead the …

POLITICO: Trump’s trade war has India hugging Britain close

15:26 12.10.2025

POLITICO: Trump’s trade war has India hugging Britain close

Donald Trump’s tariffs are accelerating Britain’s dash to strengthen ties with India — even if that means putting trade before morals, POLITICO notes. Prime Minister Keir Starmer spent this week leading the U.K.’s largest-ever trade delegation to India, flying with 125 business chiefs to Mumbai to sign investment-driving agreements. It …

NBC: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act

15:25 12.10.2025

NBC: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act

A decision isn't expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked, NBC informs. White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump’s invoking the Insurrection …

Deutsche Bank: "The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together"

15:23 12.10.2025

Deutsche Bank: "The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together"

Germany's Deutsche Bank said "The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together." Investors recoiled in disbelief upon hearing this, but when looking at the Earnings Per Share of the S&P 500, Deutsche Bank seems to be accurate. The Standard and Poor's 500, or simply the S&P …

IMF Director: An opportunity in a time of change and public debt rising

10:39 11.10.2025

IMF Director: An opportunity in a time of change and public debt rising

As I look at the world over the decades, I see incredible progress, but also unfulfilled dreams. The average person today is much better off than, say, 30 years ago, but the averages conceal deep undercurrents of marginalization, discontent, and hardship, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF notes. Many people in …

Bloomberg: German industrial slump deepens on auto production plunge

10:38 11.10.2025

Bloomberg: German industrial slump deepens on auto production plunge

German industrial production fell the most since early 2022, with output decreasing 4.3% in August from the previous month, Bloomberg reports. German industrial production fell the most since early 2022, evidence of the struggle by Europe’s biggest economy to shake off a multi-year slump. Output decreased 4.3% in August from …

NATO to start annual nuclear drill Steadfast Noon next week

10:37 11.10.2025

NATO to start annual nuclear drill Steadfast Noon next week

NATO's annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon, will be hosted by the Netherlands and start next week, with 71 aircraft from 14 nations taking part, officials from the Western military alliance said on Friday, US News reports. The exercise "sends a clear signal to any potential adversary that we will …

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