Ambassadors of NATO member countries will visit Azerbaijan
A delegation of ambassadors from NATO member states will visit Azerbaijan on 6–7 November, according to Report. The group will include envoys from 1...
Germany’s Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, will face a vote of no confidence in parliament on Monday, taking a step towards early elections. Scholz is expected to lose the vote, with elections likely to be held by February 2025.
Germany is on the verge of early elections as Chancellor Olaf Scholz prepares for a no-confidence vote in the Bundestag on Monday. This crucial vote comes after the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) left the governing coalition last month, leaving Scholz’s Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Greens, also known as Alliance 90/The Greens, without a majority in parliament. The move has put the country on a path toward political instability at a time when Germany is struggling with its most severe economic crisis in decades.
Scholz, who has called for the vote in hopes of triggering early elections, faces a tough challenge. If parliament votes against him, the decision to dissolve the Bundestag will rest with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He will have 21 days to make his decision, and if the Bundestag is dissolved, elections are expected to take place within two months.
The vote is expected to pass with opposition parties, including the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), likely voting against Scholz. Despite his party’s probable support, Scholz himself is prepared for the loss, as he views it as a necessary step toward early elections.
Meanwhile, German political parties, including Scholz’s SPD, are already gearing up for the election campaign. Early opinion polls show the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), in the lead. The far-right AfD is also gaining ground in the polls, signaling a shift in the political landscape ahead of the upcoming elections.
As Germany moves closer to an uncertain political future, all eyes will be on the vote in the Bundestag and the potential for a reshaped government in the near future.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five alleged drug smugglers, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. The operation marks an expansion of the Trump administration’s use of the armed forces in its counter-narcotics campaign.
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European leaders aim to put on a show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels on Thursday after a rollercoaster few days that saw Donald Trump announce and then back away from plans to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
The Netherlands will vote on Wednesday, 29 October, after the collapse of the previous coalition, with far-right leader Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) leading polls ahead of rivals focused on housing, healthcare and immigration.
Indonesia is aware of the repercussions of its decision to bar Israeli gymnasts from competing in a world championship event in Jakarta, Sports Minister Erick Thohir said on Thursday, stressing that the move aimed to preserve public order.
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