Why Germany’s conservatives can’t get over Angela Merkel – POLITICO

Jens Spahn, now leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and once Merkel’s health minister, struck a similar tone. “A party congress is a moment of positioning, but it’s also a family celebration,” he said. “And Angela Merkel is part of the family.” Volker Kauder, Merkel’s longtime parliamentary floor leader, put it bluntly: “The party wants unity, not dispute.” And […]

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Macron warns against complacency after Trump revives 10 percent global tariff – POLITICO

The Supreme Court on Friday invalidated tariffs imposed under the U.S. International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Within hours, however, Trump signed an executive order introducing a 10 percent global tariff under a different legal authority, while keeping existing sector-specific duties in place. Across Europe, leaders reacted with cautious relief to the court ruling, while warning […]

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Kyiv attacks missile factory in Russia

February 21, 2026, 10:13 amFebruary 21, 2026, 10:15 According to authorities, at least eleven people were injured in a Ukrainian air strike on the Russian republic of Udmurtia, which is known for its arms factories. Three people were taken to hospital, the republic’s regional health minister, Sergei Bagin, said on Telegram in the capital Izhesk. […]

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