Germany’s military has a new recruiting tool: Kebab wrappers – POLITICO

“The restaurants receive the branded packaging free of charge,” it said. Germany isn’t the first European country to rethink its military recruitment pitch in recent years: In a 2019 advertising campaign, the British Army targeted “snowflakes,” “selfie addicts” and “phone zombies.” France launched a nationwide multimedia recruitment drive in 2024, and the Netherlands has been […]

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French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann gears up to announce presidential run – POLITICO

Several high-profile Socialists, including former President François Hollande and former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, have publicly hinted at plans to sit out their party’s primary and launch independent presidential bids. However, polls show that Glucksmann, the leader of his own small political party, Place Publique, is the best-placed presidential hopeful on the center left after […]

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Russia cancels major Red Square military jamboree amid drone attacks – POLITICO

In its early years, military bands from EU countries, Australia and Canada took part in Spasskaya Tower, though the number of international participants has declined since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. According to the festival’s Telegram channel, “the event has been postponed until 2027 due to circumstances beyond the organizers’ control.” The move […]

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