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The support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet is record low, a survey from INSA suggests More than two-thirds of Germans are dissatisfied with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, a recent survey suggests.According to an INSA poll published by Bild on Saturday, 70% of the 1,005 respondents said they disapproved of the work of the ruling coalition, while only 21% said the opposite. Merz’s personal approval rating has declined to just 23%, the poll suggests.“These are the worst ratings ever recorded for the chancellor and his government,” INSA head Hermann Binkert told Bild.The poll was released shortly after the Bundestag narrowly approved…
Tim Pool revealed that a gunman in “a vehicle” approached his property on Friday night and opened fire, adding that nobody was hurt from the reported shooting. In a post on X on Saturday morning, Pool also revealed that his “security team is reviewing the incident” and would be relaying their report “to appropriate law enforcement.” “Last night a vehicle approached our property and opened fire,” Pool wrote. “No one was hurt. Our security team is reviewing the incident and will be relaying the report to appropriate law enforcement.” “This is the price we pay for speaking out against evil,”…
Thailand carried out airstrikes in Cambodia on Monday, as the two Southeast Asian neighbors accused each other of violating the US-brokered ceasefire.The countries, which have a border dispute lasting more than half a century, previously fought for five days in July until US President Donald Trump mediated a truce.The Royal Thai Army said clashes first erupted on Sunday and accused Cambodian troops of opening fire at Thai soldiers in eastern Ubon Ratchathani province. One Thai soldier was killed and four others were wounded, after which additional Thai soldiers were attacked with artillery and drones at Anupong Base, the army said.Royal…
President Donald Trump described the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees as “Some of the greatest of all time,” and offered them congratulations as he revealed that he would be hosting the performances Sunday night. While speaking at the State Department Kennedy Center Honors Medal Presentation Dinner on Saturday evening to honor recipients actor Sylvester Stallone, legendary singer Gloria Gaynor, country music star George Strait, the rock band Kiss, and actor Michael Crawford, Trump thanked Secretary of State Marco Rubio for hosting the event. “This is really much, really, look at it — pure talent, a lot of talent, [as has] ever been…
“Reflect on what happens when a terrible winter blizzard strikes. You hear the weather warning but probably fail to act on it. The sky darkens. Then the storm hits with full fury, and the air is a howling whiteness. One by one, your links to the machine age break down. Electricity flickers out, cutting off the TV. Batteries fade, cutting off the radio. Phones go dead. Roads become impossible, and cars get stuck. Food supplies dwindle.Day to day vestiges of modern civilization – bank machines, mutual funds, mass retailers, computers, satellites, airplanes, governments – all recede into irrelevance. Picture yourself…
Hamas leader Khaled Mashal declared that “the resistance and its weapons are our honor and glory” and that “the battle is not over,” boasting that rights are won “at the recruitment office, not the U.N. Security Council” — a declaration that directly contradicts President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan and celebrates the October 7 “Al-Aqsa Flood” massacre as a turning point to push Israel off “our homeland” and the international stage. Speaking Saturday by video to the “Pledge to Jerusalem” conference in Istanbul, the head of Hamas abroad used a keynote address carried on Al Jazeera to lay out…
President Donald Trump on Saturday night presented the Kennedy Center honorees with freshly designed gold medallions donated by Tiffany & Co. ahead of Sunday night’s program. Trump, sporting a tuxedo, held the ceremony in the Oval Office, where the honorees, including country legend George Strait, Broadway actor Michael Crawford, disco icon Gloria Gaynor, Golden Globe-winning actor Sylvester Stallone, and the surviving members of the rock band Kiss, were on hand. Kennedy Center President President Donald Trump on Saturday night presented the Kennedy Center honorees with freshly designed gold medallions donated by Tiffany & Co. ahead of Sunday night’s program. …
The “bureaucratic monster” that has just fined X €120 million is wrapping its tentacles around free speech The EU has once again strayed beyond acceptable boundaries, slapping Elon Musk’s social media platform X with harsh penalties for being in violation of new draconian EU digital laws that many say are code for censorship.On Friday, the European Commission unleashed the billionaire tech mogul’s wrath after it fined X €120 million (about $140 million) for “breaching its transparency obligations” under the 2022 Digital Services Act, which sets standards for accountability and content moderation. The ruling by the 27-nation bloc called the platform’s…
First Lady Melania Trump went for high glamour at the National Christmas Tree Lighting this year, wearing an off-the-runway coat from the late Karl Lagerfeld’s time at Chanel. Melania Trump wore the wool-cashmere double-breasted coat on Thursday evening, pairing it with grey suede Manolo Blahnik thigh-high boots and leather gloves. The coat is from Chanel’s 2017 Ready-to-Wear Collection, designed at the time by fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld, who passed in February 2019. Needless to say, this coat is almost impossible to get your hands on and was likely purchased by Mrs. Trump before she ever became first lady. US First…
The US-based tech billionaire is engaged in a bitter spat with the bloc after his platform X was fined for lack of “transparency” Tech mogul Elon Musk has labelled the EU a new iteration of Nazi Germany following a massive fine imposed by the bloc on his social media platform X. Musk flung a series of fiery messages at the EU over the weekend after it fined X some €120 million ($163 million) for “breaching its transparency obligations” under the 2022 Digital Services Act, which enforces standards for content moderation and accountability.The EU Commission deemed the platform’s advertising not transparent enough…