A new ARD-Deutschlandtrend poll shows record dissatisfaction with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU–SPD coalition.

Only 15% are satisfied, meaning about 85% are unhappy, the lowest rating since the government took office in May 2025.

China unveils a new heavy-lift helicopter-type drone capable of carrying up to 600 kg to hard-to-reach or dangerous areas; mountains, disaster zones or combat regions.

Mob Violence Erupts in Nigeria's Plateau State After Deadly Jos Attack

Mob violence in Jos, Nigeria left at least 2 dead days after gunmen killed about 30 in Anguwan Rukuba. Tension is rising in Plateau State as authorities face pressure to restore security & prevent further attacks.

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Turkish journalist Yahya Bostan:

Trump is furious with NATO, but the Hormuz crisis has made one thing clear: the US can't achieve its goals alone, it still needs NATO.

If that weren't true, he wouldn't be inviting multiple countries to help on the strait.

Irony of fate: NATO's importance is only growing.

So, is he really saying "I'm leaving NATO no matter what"?

Good luck with China.

"Expect More Destructive Blows" Iran Rejects Trump's Claim, Signals Hidden Capabilities

IRGC Spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari threatened stronger & wider attacks on U.S. & Israel, rejecting Trump's claims Iranian military is weakened. He signalled “stronger, wider, more destructive” blows from Iran.

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IRGC Aerospace Force Commander to Hegseth:

Hollywood delusions have so poisoned your minds that, with your paltry 250-year history, you threaten a civilization over 6,000 years old.

Polish PM Tusk:

The threat of NATO’s break-up, easing sanctions on Russia, a massive energy crisis in Europe, halting aid for Ukraine and blocking the loan for Kyiv by Orbán - it all looks like Putin’s dream plan.

Kamal Kharazi, Iran’s former foreign minister, was seriously wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on his home in Tehran that also killed his wife.

Two Iranian officials told The New York Times that he had been overseeing engagement with Pakistan to arrange a possible meeting between Iranian officials and JD Vance.

The motive for targeting him remains unclear.

Macron responds to Trump:

His remarks are neither elegant nor up to the standard.

Another Scandal: UK Minister Helped Epstein Access Downing Street

DoJ's Epstein Emails show UK minister Peter Mandelson tried to arrange access to Downing Street for Epstein’s 15-year-old “goddaughter” from Dubin Family while Epstein was jailed, intensifying a political crisis already linked to investigations and prior disclosures.

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Christians in Jerusalem Urge Defiance Against Israeli Oppression

Christians in Jerusalem are calling for openly challenging Israeli restrictions after Patriarch Pizzaballa was blocked from the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, urging church leaders to defy Israel's escalating control, harassment & tightening limits on access to sacred sites.

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French President Macron to Trump:

We must be serious. And when we are serious, we do not say the opposite of what we said the day before.

Perhaps we should not speak every day; we should simply calm things down and build lasting peace.

French President Macron on Iran:

Six months ago, we were told everything had been destroyed and settled. Clearly, that was not the case.

Without international inspectors verifying materials, research, and hidden sites, it is simply not serious.

There will always be expertise and potentially hidden facilities unless there is lasting oversight.

A few weeks of military strikes cannot resolve the nuclear issue in the long term.

Without a diplomatic and technical agreement, the situation could deteriorate again in months or years.

The same logic applies to ballistic capabilities — they must be monitored through negotiation.

French President Macron on the Strait of Hormuz:

Opening it by force is not the option we have chosen — we consider it unrealistic.

A military operation to reopen it would take an infinite amount of time and expose forces to immense coastal and ballistic risks.

From the beginning, we have said it must be reopened — but only in coordination with Iran.

The world cannot live with a strait that can be opened or closed overnight.

Austria has refused all American requests to fly over its territory.

Source: AFP

China’s PLA Daily claims Japan has 44.4 tonnes of separated plutonium — enough for about 5,500 nuclear warheads — and warns Tokyo could quickly become a “de facto nuclear power.”

Source: SCMP

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf:

Right now, in less than a week, a powerful national campaign sweeping across the country has brought forward around 7 million Iranians who have already stepped up and declared they’re ready to pick up arms and stand in defense of our nation.

Let me tell you somethin’ straight from the gut: Iranians don’t just talk about defending their country, we bleed for it.

We’ve done it before, and we’re ready to do it again.

Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad-Ali Fath-Alizadeh, commander of the Fattahin unit — a commando unit of the IRGC Ground Forces — was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike.

Angela Merkel:

Whether someone has been a German citizen for two years, four days, or their family for three generations — it doesn’t matter. We are the German people.

Angela Merkel:

We know that, purely from our age structure, from our demographics, we cannot manage without immigration — including labor migration.

We want to be an open country.