Russia raises taxes to fund its war in Ukraine – Financial Times

  1. Russia raises taxes to fund its war in Ukraine  Financial Times
  2. Russia plans array of tax hikes in 2027-29 to fund military spending  Reuters
  3. Finance Ministry Unveils 2027 Budget Draft With Fresh Tax Hikes to Fund War Deficit  The Moscow Times
  4. Russian central bank ready to loosen regulation on corporate loans to build anti-drone defences  TradingView
  5. Russia has announced an increase in fees on imported goods  ИА Ореанда-Новости
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At Trump meeting, Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and trade

Xi Jinping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence, trade and Taiwan.

At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, the Chinese president laid out terms for a mutual understanding that he said could steer the two competing superpowers away from future military conflict and on to a road of mutual gain.

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What counts as ‘Made in Europe’? France, Germany and Spain are divided – Euronews.com

  1. What counts as ‘Made in Europe’? France, Germany and Spain are divided  Euronews.com
  2. France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK  The Guardian
  3. Spain Aims to Bridge Franco-German Divide Over ‘Made In Europe’  bloomberg.com
  4. France and Germany spar over ‘Made in Europe’ as EU moves to protect its own  Financial Times
  5. European center right splits over ‘Made in Europe’  politico.eu
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Rick Wakeman performs piano concert to 150 rescued moon bears in Vietnam

Former Yes musician plays at sanctuary to raise awareness of animals that remain stuck in cages at ‘bile farms’

Rick Wakeman has played to all kinds of people around the globe, but he has now performed to an audience he had never encountered before – an enclosure of 150 bears.

The former Yes musician, who has gone on to have a prolific solo career, played the piano at a Vietnamese bear sanctuary.

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UN chief says world’s biggest problem is the changing way power is used – Donald Trump’s speech confirms his diagnosis – theconversation.com

  1. UN chief says world’s biggest problem is the changing way power is used – Donald Trump’s speech confirms his diagnosis  theconversation.com
  2. U.N. Leader Uses Final Speech to Issue Stark Warning  The New York Times
  3. UN leaders' meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for 'world built on interdependence'  AP News
  4. Superpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly address  The Guardian
  5. State of world getting worse as UN Security Council paralysed: Guterres  Al Jazeera
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Germany sets out plan to phase out fossil fuels by 2045 – DW.com

  1. Germany sets out plan to phase out fossil fuels by 2045  DW.com
  2. Germany maps out fossil fuel exit, backing EVs, heat pumps  reuters.com
  3. Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045  The Guardian
  4. UN Climate Summit: Germany responds to Guterres’ call to present a plan for phasing out fossil fuels  Table.Briefings
  5. 'Only the starting line': Germany plans to quit fossil fuels by 2045  Euronews.com
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Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard

Man accused of being accessory to murders at Stalag 326 VI K amid race to prosecute suspects before they die

A 105-year-old man is under investigation on suspicion of being an accessory to multiple murders at a Nazi prisoner of war camp, German prosecutors have said.

The case, which is being handled by the public prosecutor’s office in Dortmund, centres on the Stalag 326 VI K camp in western Germany, in what is now the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Hitler’s possible role in niece’s death under scrutiny after documents raise questions about alibi, report says – cbsnews.com

  1. Hitler's possible role in niece's death under scrutiny after documents raise questions about alibi, report says  cbsnews.com
  2. Hitler may have murdered his niece, new evidence suggests  The Telegraph
  3. Hitler ‘lied’ about alibi as new clues expose niece's time of death and 'cover up'  dailystar.co.uk
  4. Did Hitler kill his niece? The evidence examined  The Times
  5. Did Hitler kill his niece? New documents challenge alibi in Geli Raubal’s mysterious death  Ynetnews
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Forced Eviction of 87-Year-Old Woman Spurs Outrage in Spain – The New York Times

  1. Forced Eviction of 87-Year-Old Woman Spurs Outrage in Spain  The New York Times
  2. 87-Year-Old Woman Evicted from Her Home of 71 Years: ‘I Don’t Want to Leave’  People.com
  3. Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain's housing crisis  Reuters
  4. 87-Year-Old Evicted From Her Home Tells Spaniards to ‘Fight’ to Avoid Same Fate  The New York Times
  5. Maricarmen: Eviction of elderly woman in Madrid sparks social and political outrage  EL PAÍS English
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105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany – BBC

  1. 105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany  BBC
  2. Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard  The Guardian
  3. Accused 105-year-old Nazi POW camp guard under investigation in Germany  cbsnews.com
  4. Man, 105, probed over crimes in alleged role as Nazi PoW guard after mass graves found  dailystar.co.uk
  5. Man, 105, Accused of Aiding Nazi War Crimes  Newser
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