German businesses sound alarm over record bankruptcies
High energy prices, bureaucracy, and taxes are said to be key factors behind the increase in filings The number of bankruptcies in Germany is alarmingly high and continues to grow,…
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Police discover hideout for $100 million Louvre jewel heist – Le Parisien
Investigators reportedly located a garage in a Paris suburb where the missing gemstones were kept Investigators probing last year’s jewel heist from the Louvre Museum have traced the stolen gems…
Elite German unit probed over drugs, harassment and Nazi salutes – media
The scandal comes amid Berlin’s recruitment drive to transform the armed forces into the “strongest conventional army in Europe” Dozens of soldiers in an elite German army unit are under…
UK and France reluctant to send troops to Ukraine without US backing – FT
“It is still unclear” what President Donald Trump thinks of the plan, a source told the paper Britain and France are likely to drop their plan to deploy troops to…
UK military budget hole is ‘classified secret’ – defense chief
Defense ministry is unable to fund all plans under their current budget due to a $37.5 billion budget gap, according to Richard Knighton Britain’s military chief has acknowledged that a…
‘Are You Dead?’ app goes viral in China (VIDEO)
Paid download ‘Si Le Ma’ alerts an emergency contact if users go silent An app that requires people living alone to regularly confirm they are alive has reportedly become the…
Trump is not bluffing about Greenland and here’s why
The US is building a resource-driven world order based on energy dominance, territorial leverage, and Europe’s strategic weakness When US President Donald Trump returned to the topic of acquiring Greenland…
Deep-state forces from abroad instigated violence in Nepal – former foreign minister
Kathmandu’s engagement with neighboring countries may have irked big powers, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has told RT India External deep-state forces were instrumental in instigating the September 2025 violence in Nepal…
Czech govt unveils details of covert Ukraine arms program
Over $13 billion of mostly foreign money went through the munitions scheme launched by the previous pro-Kiev government in Prague The Czech government has revealed details of a multibillion scheme…
Why Palestine Action hunger strikers are nearing death in UK prisons (and why British media have barely noticed)
Britain’s largest prison hunger strike in decades has unfolded with surprisingly little public scrutiny In British prisons this winter, pro-Palestinian activists linked to Palestine Action have pushed their bodies to…