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German Employers Push to Limit Works Council Power in Urgent Cases
The BDA wants faster unilateral decisions for employers on restructuring, smaller works councils and electronic election...
Putin Lays Out Military Claims and Energy Retaliation at SCO Summit Briefing
In Bishkek, the Russian president announced plans for massive strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, touted battlefield...
Russian Audit Chamber Flags Subcontracting and Non-Competitive Deals in Heritage Restoration
A review of 2022–2025 state contracts found the Ministry of Culture's restoration arm handed nearly 78% of work to subco...
Merz Weighs Sanctions and Diplomatic Expulsions After Leipzig Drone Find
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is reported to be weighing Germany-specific sanctions, diplomat expulsions and the closure of ...
Iceland Rejects Resuming EU Accession Talks, Deflating Brussels' Northern Ambitions
Iceland's voters said no to reopening EU membership negotiations by 52.8% to 47.2%, leaving Reykjavik's application froz...
Putin and Lukashenko Pledge Deeper Union State Ties as Trade Hits $52 Billion
The two leaders touted record trade and closer microelectronics cooperation, but framed the Novo-Ogaryovo talks as a rev...
Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery as Moscow Threatens 'Massive' Hits on Energy Grid
A drone attack sparked a fire at a Leningrad-region refinery, and Russia says it is preparing large-scale strikes on Ukr...
Turkey Says It Has Received No US Directive to Cut Economic Ties with Iran
Ankara has had no official guidance after Washington launched its “Economic Outcast” campaign against Iran, while UAE, P...
A €10bn Chip Plant and a 43% AfD Poll: The Real Investment Risk in East Germany
A Handelsblatt commentary argues that as the AfD nears 43% in Saxony-Anhalt, companies should treat civil society donati...
Talwani's New Order Uses the Supreme Court's Own Doctrine to Block Trump's Mail-Voting Rules
A district judge is asking the Supreme Court's Republican majority to apply the major questions doctrine against Trump's...
China’s Export-Maximizing Playbook Is Working — and Democracies Need a Better Counterstrategy
A $1.2 trillion trade surplus is not just a trade imbalance: it is the visible product of an industrial, financial and g...
EPA Names Nikki Tachiki to Lead Long Island Sound Restoration
The EPA has appointed longtime program coordinator Nicole Tachiki as director of the Long Island Sound Partnership, sign...
Medicaid and Premium Pain Turn California's 22nd District Into a Healthcare Bellwether
Voters in the toss-up Central Valley seat see affordability as a defining test, with Valadao's Medicaid vote and Villega...
Medef Flexes Political Muscle Ahead of France's 2027 Presidential Race
The French employers' federation is using a 66,000-company survey and a candidate debate at Roland-Garros to make busine...
Southeast Becomes 2027 Battleground as Tinubu Backers Rally 5,000 in Anambra
A pro-Tinubu group used an Anambra town hall to pitch infrastructure, education loans and the South East Development Com...
Osun Government Calls for Post-Election Reconciliation and End to Partisan Policing
Commissioner Kolapo Alimi urges political actors to move past election tensions, warning that fresh crises at local coun...
ADC and APM Attack Tinubu's 2027 Campaign Team Over Credibility Questions
Two opposition parties say the new APC campaign council includes figures with unresolved corruption questions and lacks ...
Peru Government Returns Religious Saturday Rest Bill to New Congress
The Fujimori government's observation keeps employer discretion in place under Peru's 2010 religious freedom law, but a ...
Official Records Link Llamkasun Perú Hires to Director Jessica Tumi's Campaign Donors
Contributors to Jessica Tumi's campaign later received contracts in the Llamkasun Perú employment program she directs, o...
Trump's June Trading: 1,000-Plus Stock Moves, a SpaceX Purchase, and Fresh Ethics Scrutiny
An ethics filing shows the president traded in SpaceX, Palantir, Big Tech and defense names in June. The White House cit...
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Absences Dominate First Band Presidential Debate
Renan Santos, Ronaldo Caiado and Augusto Cury used Sunday's Band debate to attack the absent frontrunners while outlinin...
Le Maire’s 2027 Manifesto: Retirement at 65, VAT Shift and a Six-Nation EU Core
The former economy minister unveils a 60-page 2027 platform: retirement at 65, de-indexed pensions, a VAT shift and a si...
Trump June Disclosure Shows More Than 1,000 Securities Trades, Renewing Conflict Questions
A White House financial disclosure shows President Trump traded more than 1,000 securities in June worth $78.1M–$263.1M,...
Why Vietnam Is Emerging as the West's Rare Earth Alternative to China
Vietnam holds 22 million tonnes of rare earth reserves and plans to scale from just over 4,000 tonnes processed today to...
German Foreign Minister Visits Ukraine With Winter Energy Security and Defence Ties in Focus
On Ukraine's 35th independence day, Berlin is signalling support for military resilience, winter energy repairs and long...
South Carolina Age-Based Mail Voting Ruling Creates 26th Amendment Circuit Split
A federal appeals court struck down South Carolina's over-65 mail-voting preference, leaving three circuits split on the...
Xi Congratulates Hichilema on Re-election, Vows to Deepen Zambia Ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election and pledged to implement o...
China Opens Community-Level Posts to College Graduates in New Employment Push
A joint circular directs urban and rural communities to expand hiring of graduates in sociology, social work, psychology...
Japan Details 61.6 Billion Yen Disaster Aid for Kumamoto and Chiba
Prime Minister Takaichi outlines special subsidies, SME debt relief and front-loaded local funding after requests from K...
Cape Verde Hosts Mozambique Audit Team for Public Finance Systems Exchange
Mozambique's General Inspectorate of State is spending ten days in Cape Verde studying the information systems behind fi...