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Europe-Nato ‘coalition of the willing’ scrambles for collective response to hostility from Trump and threat from Putin

Since the infamous shouting match between the US president and Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president has been scrambling to try and repair what looked initially like a near-total breakdown in the relationship between the US and Ukraine.

The Conversation

‘Watershed moment’: EU leaders agree plan for huge rise in defence spending

Leaders endorse Ursula von der Leyen proposal as French president calls Vladimir Putin ‘an imperialist who seeks to rewrite history’

The Guardian - UK

“We should use the tools of today’s society to create music – otherwise it is just antique”: How Kraftwerk’s The Model set the prototype for modern pop

The No.1 hit from the band that liked to say: “Our drummers don’t sweat!”

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Linkin Park are already teasing new music

A new web documentary about the nu metal stars’ 2025 world tour ends with Mike Shinoda and Emily Armstrong recording what appears to be a brand-new track

Metal Hammer

Majority of western Europeans think Trump is threat to peace, survey finds

Most respondents in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and UK also say Kyiv’s exclusion from peace talks is unacceptable

The Guardian - UK

France, UK, Germany push for 'unhindered' aid access for Gaza

France, Britain and Germany have called on Israel to allow unrestricted humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning against using it as leverage in ceasefire negotiations with Hamas and highlighting the dire humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave.

Radio France Internationale

Israel’s Gaza aid blockade could breach humanitarian law: European nations

UK, France, and Germany demand Israel uphold ceasefire while warning its aid blockade risks breaching international law.

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Euro 2025 power rankings: Spain favourites to lift the trophy but defending champions England are chasing them down

Euro 2025 power rankings have predicted who they believe will win the trophy this summer

FourFourTwo

The US embrace of Russia is an existential threat to the EU. Germany must step up to save it

To counter the crisis caused by Trump, Friedrich Merz has little choice but to abandon decades of military and economic caution

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump’s understanding of WWII

Ambassador to the UK recalled after comparing Trump’s bid to end the war in Ukraine to the appeasement of Nazi Germany.

Al Jazeera

UK, France and Germany say Gaza aid freeze could breach international law

Israel has blocked the entry of food and supplies to Gaza to try and get Hamas to accept new ceasefire deal

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Merz’s U-turn on debt: Germany responds to the signs of the times

Editorial: The chancellor-elect’s proposals for gamechanging spending on defence and infrastructure are the right response to a new era

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 lags behind Europe after Germany outlines ‘seismic’ spending surge

European markets rose sharply after Germany announced a historic change to its fiscal rules to spend heavily on defence and infrastructure.

Evening Standard

‘A risky bet’: Friedrich Merz criticised over plan to lift Germany’s debt rules

Chancellor-in-waiting accused of taking part in ‘debt orgy’ after proposing loosening rules to boost defence

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Tesla Keeps Losing in Germany. Is It Time to Sell TSLA Stock?

A KBA report suggests Tesla’s sales volume crashed last month in Germany. But Morgan Stanley continues to see TSLA as a top pick for 2025.

The Conversation

French nuclear deterrence for Europe: how effective could it be against Russia?

In February 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron said it was time to reflect on the European dimension of French nuclear deterrence. He proposed a strategic dialogue as well as joint nuclear exercises between European partners. Five years later, Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, responded to this call, advocating an extension…

The Independent UK

Israel’s Gaza aid freeze risks breaking international law, UK and allies warn

The UK, France and Germany said humanitarian aid ‘should never be contingent on a ceasefire or used as a political tool’.

The Independent UK

Germany to ease government debt limits in major step aimed at boosting economy, defense spending

The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s constitutional restriction on borrowing, enabling 1 trillion euros ($1.08 trillion) or more in new borrowing and spending on defense and infrastructure

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The Conversation

Europe will need thousands more tanks and troops to mount a credible military defence without the US

Following Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s already infamous row in the Oval Office, transatlantic relations are taking a nosedive. In the days following the meeting, Trump has cut all military aid to Ukraine, leaving Europe to face the prospect of similar treatment in the near future.

Metal Hammer

“We just told them to get out!” Why Iron Maiden have banned record label staff from the studio since 1982

Iron Maiden’s label representatives haven’t been allowed to hear what the metal legends are recording since as far back as The Number Of The Beast

International Business Times

Stocks Rally On Tariff Relief Hopes, German Spending Plan

Many stock markets rallied Wednesday, buoyed by Germany's plan to massively boost spending on defence, signals that US President Donald Trump could ease huge tariffs and China's economic targets.

International Business Times

Germany Set For Massive Rearmament As Divide With US Widens

Germany is set to rearm in a way not seen since World War II after likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government would vastly increase defence spending.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda slams UK 'betrayal' as sanctions pile up from Canada, Germany over DRC conflict

A week after the announcement of British sanctions against Rwanda for its involvement alongside the M23 in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kigali is complaining about what it sees as the UK's "betrayal". Meanwhile, Canada and Germany have also announced sanctions for the same…

The Guardian - UK

European markets soar as Germany moves to lift ‘debt brake’ and raise defence spending

Berlin’s ‘big bazooka’ proposal sends industrial stocks surging but fiscal sea change also hikes borrowing costs

Fortune

'Germany is back': Country agrees bumper $1.3 trillion spending package to revive economy

Germany's coalition agreed a landmark deal to exempt defense spending from its harsh debt brakes, in addition to unveiling a $535 billion infrastructure pledge.

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