West losing its soft power – Merz

Newly-emerging global “autocratic alliances“ are conspiring to attack “liberal democracy as a way of life,” the German chancellor has claimed The West is losing its global eminence as ‘autocracies’ wage a crusade against liberal democracy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has claimed. Speaking during a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of…

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A statement from the organization later denied “fabricated claims” reported in media Hamas has agreed to implement US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including disarmament, Al Arabiya wrote on Sunday, citing sources from within the group. It has already started collecting the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages, according to…

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Voters have dealt a sharp blow to Petr Fiala’s government – but no “regime change” looms on the horizon The long-anticipated parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic are over. They brought several surprises, but the main message is clear: the liberal government led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, in power…

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According to activists, the Swedish climate campaigner was harshly dealt with after being arrested en route to Gaza Israel has rejected claims that it mistreated Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other members of the Global Sumud flotilla as “brazen lies.” Meanwhile, the Israeli government minister in charge of prisons…

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Palantir and Signal have expressed concerns over European censorship efforts and “undemocratic” practices Two major US-based tech firms, Palantir Technologies and Signal Foundation, have sounded the alarm over rapidly growing state surveillance and controversial digital control plans sprouting up across Europe. Tech giant Palantir, known for its long-standing relationship with…

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Fear as governance: how elites distract voters from economic failure The West has mastered one art above all others: Manufacturing fear. Where once it was pandemics or migrants, now the supposed threat from Russia has become Europe’s new epidemic. By conjuring external dangers, Western elites distract from their own economic…

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The Russian president has proposed extending New START for another year US President Donald Trump has reacted positively to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s proposal to prolong the last remaining arms control pact between the two nations for another year. The US president was asked about his take on Putin’s…

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Relations between Moscow and Washington would be ruined, should the latter give the long-range missiles to Kiev, the Russian president has said US President Donald Trump would deal a major blow to relations between Washington and Moscow if he were to approve the delivery of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine,…

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The Israeli PM’s comments came after Hamas had agreed to free its captives and negotiate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza “in the coming days.” Hamas has agreed to free the hostages under a US peace plan,…

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