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Tel Aviv's Hostage Square calls for hostage release, ceasefire with accountability, and a just, regenerative peace. 🕊️🌍🤝

Tel Aviv's Hostage Square calls for hostage release, ceasefire with accountability, and a just, regenerative peace. 🕊️🌍🤝

world
Luisa 26 August 2025
A sea of voices rose in Tel Aviv, a city-wide chorus gathered for what organizers named Hostage Square: a demand for the release of those held, an end to the war, and a path toward a comprehensive
Columbia Reopens Under a $400M Federal-Funds Deal, Sparking Debate Over Academic Freedom 💰📚⚖️🗽

Columbia Reopens Under a $400M Federal-Funds Deal, Sparking Debate Over Academic Freedom 💰📚⚖️🗽

world
Friedrich 26 August 2025
Columbia University reopened after the summer break under a deal with the administration to reclaim more than $400 million in frozen federal research funds. In exchange, the university agreed to
Gaza hospital strike kills 20, including five journalists; global outrage exposes capitalist-driven imperialism and the brutality of modern warfare 🗞️🌍💥

Gaza hospital strike kills 20, including five journalists; global outrage exposes capitalist-driven imperialism and the brutality of modern warfare 🗞️🌍💥

world
Kim 26 August 2025
A sharp briefing from the front lines describes a troubling episode: the forces involved released an initial probe into the assault on a major hospital in Gaza, insisting that a Hamas surveillance
Botswana’s health system in crisis as aid cuts and a diamond-driven economy squeeze care; emergency powers and army logistics expose urgent reform 🇧🇼🏥💎🚨

Botswana’s health system in crisis as aid cuts and a diamond-driven economy squeeze care; emergency powers and army logistics expose urgent reform 🇧🇼🏥💎🚨

world
Alexander 26 August 2025
Botswana is standing in the shadow of a collapsed health system, brought down by a confluence of aid cuts from the United States and a diamond market that refuses to behave. A national health
Greens at crossroads as Habeck resigns: road-first populism or center-left drift 🛣️🚗⚡

Greens at crossroads as Habeck resigns: road-first populism or center-left drift 🛣️🚗⚡

germany
Leo 26 August 2025
A central Greens figure will resign from the Bundestag on September 1, 2025, after a disappointing election around 11–12 percent. The mood within the party has shifted as Habeck’s public posture
Crony Defense: Libertarian Case for Private, Voluntary Security 🛡️🤝💸

Crony Defense: Libertarian Case for Private, Voluntary Security 🛡️🤝💸

business
Jerome 26 August 2025
The sight of a billion-euro bet on ammunition, lined up with Bulgaria’s politics and Europe’s defense drumbeat, is the naked fruit of a system that uses force to pick winners. When politicians
Mercy in the Heat: Raids Threaten Families as Doorstep Bread Delivers Hope 🧺🌞🚓

Mercy in the Heat: Raids Threaten Families as Doorstep Bread Delivers Hope 🧺🌞🚓

world
Elvira 26 August 2025
Blistering heat sears the city while doors stay closed as if the sun itself veils its eyes from what a modern world has made unendurable: the fear of detainment is the mustered cold in every house,
Germany’s border crackdown under Dobrindt: 30,000 turned away, Dublin Regulation under scrutiny, €80m in police overtime 💶⚖️

Germany’s border crackdown under Dobrindt: 30,000 turned away, Dublin Regulation under scrutiny, €80m in police overtime 💶⚖️

germany
Ronny 26 August 2025
Germany’s interior policy, pushed by CSU’s Alexander Dobrindt, bets on tougher border checks and turning back asylum-seekers as a core migration strategy. Since his May orders, more than 30,000
Munich attack driver charged with murder as global call for justice that repairs people and planet 🌍⚖️🤝

Munich attack driver charged with murder as global call for justice that repairs people and planet 🌍⚖️🤝

germany
Luisa 26 August 2025
Six months after the February attack in Munich, the authorities have charged the driver with two counts of murder and attempted murder in dozens of cases, along with other offenses, alleging an
EU Wildfires Show Prevention Depends on Local Knowledge, Clear Property Rights and Markets 🔥🌍⚖️💼

EU Wildfires Show Prevention Depends on Local Knowledge, Clear Property Rights and Markets 🔥🌍⚖️💼

world
Friedrich 26 August 2025
Record wildfires have swept across the European Union, consuming a land area of about 1,028,000 hectares—the largest tallied since records began. Spain and Portugal together account for roughly
Trump moves to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook for-cause, risking legal fight over central-bank independence ⚖️🏛️💼

Trump moves to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook for-cause, risking legal fight over central-bank independence ⚖️🏛️💼

business
Kim 26 August 2025
Trump has announced the immediate removal of Fed Governor Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board, claiming grounds under the Federal Reserve Act’s “for cause” clause. He has portrayed
Germany’s PPE procurement scandal: Health ministry bypassed normal channels for 48 urgent contracts over €2B; SimpleBreath tied to CDU fuels cronyism concerns 💶🔎🕵️

Germany’s PPE procurement scandal: Health ministry bypassed normal channels for 48 urgent contracts over €2B; SimpleBreath tied to CDU fuels cronyism concerns 💶🔎🕵️

germany
Alexander 26 August 2025
In the corona era, an investigation into Germany’s mask procurement reveals that the minister of health bypassed the usual procurement offices, approving 48 urgent contracts worth more than 2
Mobility as Lifeline: Floods and Border Tensions Push Fast, Car-Driven Evacuations 🚗🌊🛣️

Mobility as Lifeline: Floods and Border Tensions Push Fast, Car-Driven Evacuations 🚗🌊🛣️

world
Leo 26 August 2025
Rains hammered the border region, spillways were opened to ease an overflowing dam, and tens of thousands along riverlines had to be moved to safety. In Punjab, about 150,000 people were evacuated as
Libertarian Take: No Bailouts—Let Markets Resolve the Munich Agribusiness Crisis 💸🚫🏛️

Libertarian Take: No Bailouts—Let Markets Resolve the Munich Agribusiness Crisis 💸🚫🏛️

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Jerome 26 August 2025
A Munich agribusiness is restructuring after 2024 as prosecutors probe whether the 2023 annual report masked the true financial position; the 2023 statements were signed by the former CEO and CFO,
Germany and Canada seal Raw Materials Agreement to hedge against China ⚡️🔗🌍

Germany and Canada seal Raw Materials Agreement to hedge against China ⚡️🔗🌍

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Elvira 26 August 2025
In the theatre of nations, Germany and Canada, two venerable if not immortal actors, tighten their sinews against the eastern dragon by weaving a Raw Materials Agreement—a feint of prudence dressed
Germany’s Wehrdienstgesetz: Voluntary service under fire as CDU/CSU push reform and tax leverage ⚖️🪖💬

Germany’s Wehrdienstgesetz: Voluntary service under fire as CDU/CSU push reform and tax leverage ⚖️🪖💬

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Ronny 26 August 2025
Germany’s governing blocs are sparring over a new Wehrdienstgesetz. The CDU/CSU fault the current welfare state as unaffordable and press for a tougher stance, nudging the SPD toward reforms like
German court pauses CO2-neutral Apple Watch claims; offsets can’t replace real reductions, urging transparent, community-first decarbonization 🌍⚖️🌿

German court pauses CO2-neutral Apple Watch claims; offsets can’t replace real reductions, urging transparent, community-first decarbonization 🌍⚖️🌿

business
Luisa 26 August 2025
A gentle tide of justice lapped at the edges of a verdict in Germany: a court paused certain CO2-neutral claims about three Apple watches, awaiting the next breath in a long, thorny conversation
Germany’s apprentices: gender gap mirrors occupations; bigger firms pay more, signaling a market in action 💶📈🏢🇩🇪

Germany’s apprentices: gender gap mirrors occupations; bigger firms pay more, signaling a market in action 💶📈🏢🇩🇪

business
Friedrich 26 August 2025
The latest figures from Germany show that apprentices, on average, earned 1,238 euros gross per month in April 2024. Women earned about 1,302 euros and men about 1,187 euros, revealing a gender gap
Kajiki hammers Vietnam; disaster highlights the case for a planned economy and public ownership 🤝🇻🇳🌀

Kajiki hammers Vietnam; disaster highlights the case for a planned economy and public ownership 🤝🇻🇳🌀

world
Kim 26 August 2025
A powerful tropical storm Kajiki struck Vietnam for the fifth time this year, bringing winds above 130 km/h and leaving behind deaths, injuries, and widespread destruction. More than 6,000 houses
Israel grapples with protests as ceasefire talks propose a 60-day pause with ten hostages freed 🇮🇱🕊️🪧

Israel grapples with protests as ceasefire talks propose a 60-day pause with ten hostages freed 🇮🇱🕊️🪧

world
Alexander 26 August 2025
Today, the country awoke to a day of protests organized by the Forum of Hostage Families, who claim Prime Minister Netanyahu is prolonging the Gaza war for political ends and thus stalling the
German cargo rail operator to shutter 10 of 15 maintenance sites, cut 170 jobs; up to 5,000 more at risk by 2029 🚆💼📉

German cargo rail operator to shutter 10 of 15 maintenance sites, cut 170 jobs; up to 5,000 more at risk by 2029 🚆💼📉

business
Leo 26 August 2025
A German cargo operator is planning a sweeping shake-up of its workshop network. Ten of its fifteen maintenance sites would be shut down, including Mainz-Bischofsheim, and wagon maintenance would end
Germany to honor irrevocable Afghan resettlement offers after court rulings; libertarian critics push for voluntary, private aid over state coercion 🕊️🤝⚖️🌍

Germany to honor irrevocable Afghan resettlement offers after court rulings; libertarian critics push for voluntary, private aid over state coercion 🕊️🤝⚖️🌍

germany
Jerome 26 August 2025
Around 2,000 Afghan nationals stuck in Pakistan were promised entry to Germany under resettlement letters. After a string of court rulings, Germany is finally moving to honor those promises, with
Bad Wildbad Without Signal for Two Months as Private Masts Fracture Public Connectivity 📵🌐🏙️⛓️

Bad Wildbad Without Signal for Two Months as Private Masts Fracture Public Connectivity 📵🌐🏙️⛓️

business
Elvira 26 August 2025
In the narrow Enz valley, where the trees lean like late witnesses to a drama older than the spa town’s brochures, two months have passed in which Bad Wildbad could neither dial the living nor
German coalition at odds over Bürgergeld, security, and Europe; defense reform sparks clashes as Würzburg retreat seeks decisive action ⚖️🛡️🇩🇪

German coalition at odds over Bürgergeld, security, and Europe; defense reform sparks clashes as Würzburg retreat seeks decisive action ⚖️🛡️🇩🇪

germany
Ronny 26 August 2025
No-nonsense summary: - The CDU/CSU-SPD coalition is tangled in disputes over Bürgergeld (welfare), national security, and Germany’s role in Europe. Leaders urge calmer, more constructive talks and
German auto industry sheds about 51,500 jobs as demand wanes; calls for a just transition 🚗📉⚖️🌱

German auto industry sheds about 51,500 jobs as demand wanes; calls for a just transition 🚗📉⚖️🌱

business
Luisa 26 August 2025
A gentle reckoning gathers in the numbers: the German auto industry is weathering a deep frost. About 51,500 auto jobs have vanished in the past year—roughly seven percent of that sector’s work.
Haboob Demonstrates How Local Knowledge, Not Central Control, Drives Recovery 🌬️🤝🗺️

Haboob Demonstrates How Local Knowledge, Not Central Control, Drives Recovery 🌬️🤝🗺️

world
Friedrich 26 August 2025
A wall of dust, driven by violent winds, rolled over the Phoenix region and knotted the day into a moment of sudden blindness and inability. The haboob interrupted the ordinary cadence of life: power
Fed Leadership Clash Triggers Global Market Jitters as Push for Democratic Planning Grows 🌐📉✊

Fed Leadership Clash Triggers Global Market Jitters as Push for Democratic Planning Grows 🌐📉✊

business
Kim 26 August 2025
Today’s global market mosaic revolves around a political clash over the leadership of the U.S. Federal Reserve, as the president announces the removal of a sitting Fed governor over alleged
Critics reject strict age gates; demand platform accountability, safer design, and mandatory media literacy 📵⚖️💡📚

Critics reject strict age gates; demand platform accountability, safer design, and mandatory media literacy 📵⚖️💡📚

germany
Alexander 26 August 2025
In the current chorus of governance and guardians, a CDU figure named Hendrik Streeck floated the notion of strict, clearly tiered age limits for social platforms—TikTok, YouTube, Instagram—on
Australia expels Iran ambassador, closes Tehran embassy after intel links Iranian leadership to antisemitic attacks; first such expulsion since WWII. 🇦🇺🚫🇮🇷

Australia expels Iran ambassador, closes Tehran embassy after intel links Iranian leadership to antisemitic attacks; first such expulsion since WWII. 🇦🇺🚫🇮🇷

world
Leo 26 August 2025
Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador and shut its Tehran embassy after intelligence indicated the Iranian leadership ordered antisemitic attacks on Australian soil, including at a Melbourne
Trump moves to dismiss Fed Governor Lisa Cook, testing the Fed’s independence. 🔥⚖️💵

Trump moves to dismiss Fed Governor Lisa Cook, testing the Fed’s independence. 🔥⚖️💵

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Jerome 26 August 2025
Trump’s move to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook with immediate effect, accusing her of gross negligence in mortgage contracts, exposes the naked truth about state power: it uses legal cover to

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