John Judis and Ruy Teixeira, two political scientists who have been highly critical of the Democratic Party’s shift leftward on cultural issues in recent years, nonetheless think that Republicans may be getting ahead of themselves with a talk of a “pol…
Germany’s Scholz ‘very happy’ about agreement on February 23 election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said he is “very happy” about the agreement reached by the country’s main political parties to hold early elections on February 23. Speaking in the German parliament in Berlin, Scholz said he was ‘grateful’ ab…
Study reveals sharp decline in satisfaction with German democracy
Nine out of 10 Germans continue to back democracy in theory, but the figure drops to less than half when they consider the way democracy works in practice in their own country, a study presented on Wednesday shows. Asked whether they were satisfied wit…
Study reveals sharp decline in satisfaction with German democracy
Nine out of 10 Germans continue to back democracy in theory, but the figure drops to less than half when they consider the way democracy works in practice in their own country, a study presented on Wednesday shows. Asked whether they were satisfied wit…
Germany’s Scholz defends ‘unavoidable’ dismissal of finance minister
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday defended his decision to fire finance minister Christian Lindner, which prompted the collapse of his three-party coalition. “The decision was correct and unavoidable,” said Scholz as he gave a major government…
Schumacher’s last Ferrari to be auctioned in New York
The last Ferrari driven by Formula One great Michael Schumacher will be auctioned in New York from Thursday by the Sotheby’s auction house. The Ferrari 248 F1 was Schumacher’s car in his last season with the Italian outfit in 2006, with which he won fi…
Red alert in parts of Spain two weeks after Valencia flooding
Spain’s national weather service declared a red alert for parts of Catalonia in the north-east of the country and Andalusia in the south on Wednesday two weeks after devastating storms struck the Valencia region in the east. About 3,000 people had been…
Three parties hold talks over Austrian coalition for the first time
Three parties are engaged in negotiations to form a new governing coalition for the first time in Austria’s history after the liberal NEOS joined the conservative ÖVP and the social democratic SPÖ in talks on Wednesday. NEOS (New Austrian and Liberal F…
People smuggler who boasted of making £1.5 MILLION facing jail after enterprise smashed
A Birmingham-based people smuggler who boasted of making over £1.5million through his criminal networks is facing jail after being caught by the National Crime Agency. Pistiwan Jameel, 54, acted as a broker for smuggling gangs in France, arranging spac…
AFCON 2025Q: Victor Collins keen to become Super Eagles regular
Nasarawa United defender, Victor Collins is ready to stake claim for a regular playing berth in the Super Eagles. Collins is in Nigeria’s squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The centre-back is …