NATO's future
German defense chief: NATO must be ready to fight in 2029 – and already tonight
NATO is facing the most serious threat from Russia in 40 years. This is what Germany's defense chief, General Carsten Breuer, tells the BBC, while warning that Russia could strike a NATO country within four years.
Russia is currently arming its forces on an "enormous scale", producing around four million shells and 1,500 tanks annually, according to Breuer. And not every shell and tank is sent to the front in Ukraine. Part of the buildup is a potential future attack on countries such as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that could happen as early as 2029, the defense chief says.
– So we must be ready in 2029. But if you ask me now if there is a guarantee that it will not happen earlier than that, I would say no, it is not. So we must be ready to fight already tonight, he continues.
US-China Relations
Treasury Secretary: Trump and Xi to Talk Soon
President Donald Trump will soon speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to resolve the conflict over trade in, among other things, critical minerals. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CBS.
According to Bessent, China is delaying deliveries of products that are important for industrial supply chains, not only to the US but also to India and Europe.
“That’s not what a trusted partner does,” he continues.
Maybe it’s a mistake, maybe it’s intentional, but what China is doing is violating the agreement, Bessent told CBS.
German defense chief: NATO must be ready to fight in 2029 – and already tonight
NATO is facing the most serious threat from Russia in 40 years. This is what Germany's defense chief, General Carsten Breuer, tells the BBC, while warning that Russia could strike a NATO country within four years.
Russia is currently arming its forces on an "enormous scale", producing around four million shells and 1,500 tanks annually, according to Breuer. And not every shell and tank is sent to the front in Ukraine. Part of the buildup is a potential future attack on countries such as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that could happen as early as 2029, the defense chief says.
– So we must be ready in 2029. But if you ask me now if there is a guarantee that it will not happen earlier than that, I would say no, it is not. So we must be ready to fight already tonight, he continues.
US-China Relations
Treasury Secretary: Trump and Xi to Talk Soon
President Donald Trump will soon speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to resolve the conflict over trade in, among other things, critical minerals. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CBS.
According to Bessent, China is delaying deliveries of products that are important for industrial supply chains, not only to the US but also to India and Europe.
“That’s not what a trusted partner does,” he continues.
Maybe it’s a mistake, maybe it’s intentional, but what China is doing is violating the agreement, Bessent told CBS.
Presidential election in Poland
Poland’s Donald Tusk asks for a vote of confidence
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that he will request a vote of confidence in parliament for his liberal coalition government. He said this in a televised speech according to Reuters.
The announcement comes the day after their presidential candidate Rafal Trzaskowski lost to Karol Nawrocki from the conservative Law and Justice party.
Donald Tusk and his coalition won the parliamentary elections by a landslide in 2023, but have had difficulty getting their policies through as Law and Justice has held the presidency. The party's re-election has raised questions about Tusk's ability to lead the country until the 2027 election, writes AP.
Poland’s Donald Tusk asks for a vote of confidence
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that he will request a vote of confidence in parliament for his liberal coalition government. He said this in a televised speech according to Reuters.
The announcement comes the day after their presidential candidate Rafal Trzaskowski lost to Karol Nawrocki from the conservative Law and Justice party.
Donald Tusk and his coalition won the parliamentary elections by a landslide in 2023, but have had difficulty getting their policies through as Law and Justice has held the presidency. The party's re-election has raised questions about Tusk's ability to lead the country until the 2027 election, writes AP.
The nuclear deal with Iran
Report: The US may allow some uranium enrichment
The US proposal sent to Iran for a new nuclear deal would allow the country to enrich uranium to a limited extent and for a limited period, according to information to Axios. It contradicts official statements made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, that enrichment cannot be allowed at all.
If the information is confirmed, it risks leading to criticism from Republicans in Congress and US ally Israel, who have pressed for Iran's nuclear program to be dismantled without exception.
The White House confirms that a preliminary proposal has been sent but does not want to comment on its content.
Report: The US may allow some uranium enrichment
The US proposal sent to Iran for a new nuclear deal would allow the country to enrich uranium to a limited extent and for a limited period, according to information to Axios. It contradicts official statements made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, that enrichment cannot be allowed at all.
If the information is confirmed, it risks leading to criticism from Republicans in Congress and US ally Israel, who have pressed for Iran's nuclear program to be dismantled without exception.
The White House confirms that a preliminary proposal has been sent but does not want to comment on its content.
Political situation in Mexico
13 percent voted in unique election: “Success”
Only around 13 percent voted in the unique judicial election in Mexico, AFP reports.
In the election, which is the first of its kind in the world, judges were to be voted into all positions within the country’s entire judicial system. Despite the low turnout, Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, calls it a “success.”
880 federal and hundreds of local judges were to be elected. Another election is to be held in 2027. But of the 100 million eligible voters in the country, between 12.57 and 13.32 percent participated.
The election has been criticized for risking harming democracy in the country and for opening the way for cartels and organized crime to gain a grip on legal power.
13 percent voted in unique election: “Success”
Only around 13 percent voted in the unique judicial election in Mexico, AFP reports.
In the election, which is the first of its kind in the world, judges were to be voted into all positions within the country’s entire judicial system. Despite the low turnout, Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, calls it a “success.”
880 federal and hundreds of local judges were to be elected. Another election is to be held in 2027. But of the 100 million eligible voters in the country, between 12.57 and 13.32 percent participated.
The election has been criticized for risking harming democracy in the country and for opening the way for cartels and organized crime to gain a grip on legal power.
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