… Leaders across the EU welcomed Magyar’s win, including French President Emmanuel Macron, who hailed a victory for the “values of the European Union”, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who called it a “heavy defeat” for “right-wing populism”. …
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- March 2026
… Rapid expansion The Duesseldorf-based group has benefited in particular from greater defence spending in Germany, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to turn the Bundeswehr into Europe’s largest conventional army. …
Rheinmetall projects 45% sales surge… The two countries will “take the first steps this year, including German participation in French nuclear exercises… and the development of conventional capacities with European partners,” according to a text signed by Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. …
France to boost nuclear arsenal and extend deterrence to European allies- February 2026
… German chancellor Friedrich Merz said Saturday he would hold talks with European allies to formulate “a very clear European position” and joint response to Washington before he travels to the US capital in early March. …
Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15%- January 2026
… German chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly said that his country would now assume responsibility for the security of the entire European continent. …
Opinion – Delusions of grandeur … France, Ukraine and the limits of EU power… French president Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer and German chancellor Friedrich Merz released a joint statement that says: “The Iranian authorities have the responsibility to protect their own population and must allow for the freedom of expression an …
Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests enter second week… UK prime minister Keir Starmer, German chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni are also going to attend, according to diplomatic sources. …
Ukraine’s EU, US allies meet in Paris on security guarantees- December 2025
… Monday’s talks in London will feature Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who represent the three Nato nations with the largest military budgets in real terms, with the exception of the US. …
Zelensky due at Downing Street for high-level Ukraine talks… An official from another country that participated in the SA G20 presidency said: “G20 has its defined members and the general view is that participating in G20 meetings for the permanent members does not depend on getting an invitation.” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said las …
SA not invited to first G20 meeting in US this month- November 2025
… Following an urgent call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Macron, German chancellor Friedrich Merz and United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer stressed that any such plan needed the “joint support and consensus of European partners and North Atlantic Treaty Organi …
G20 summit opens in South Africa without Trump
World & Region
Hungarian voters oust Orban, elect pro-Europe newcomer Magyar
The News
Peter Magyar's Tisza party won a decisive parliamentary majority with record turnout, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule. Magyar, a political newcomer promising to restore democratic checks and balance, pledged to put Hungary "back on track" with Europe after Orban's clash with the EU over rule-of-law and Ukraine.
14 April 2026 · New Era →
Tuesday 14 April
Hungarian voters oust Orban, elect pro-Europe newcomer Magyar
Peter Magyar's Tisza party won a decisive parliamentary majority with record turnout, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule. Magyar, a political newcomer promising to restore democratic checks and balance, pledged to put Hungary "back on track" with Europe after Orban's clash with the EU over rule-of-law and Ukraine.
14 April 2026 · New Era →
Thursday 12 March
German defence firm Rheinmetall forecasts 45% sales surge
German defence manufacturer Rheinmetall has forecast a 45% jump in 2026 sales to a maximum of 14.5 billion euros, driven by European countries increasing military spending in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and uncertainty over US security commitments. The firm's core profit jumped by a third to a record 1.8 billion euros in 2025, and it is rapidly expanding production capacity across Europe.
12 March 2026 · New Era →
Tuesday 3 March
France expands nuclear arsenal, extends deterrence to eight European allies
President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will increase its nuclear warheads from around 300, launch a new nuclear-armed submarine in 2036, and extend its "advanced deterrence" strategy to eight European countries including Germany, Poland, and the UK, allowing them to participate in nuclear exercises and host French air bases. The move, described as the most significant change in French strategic thinking since 1960, aims to complicate adversaries' calculations across the European continent while retaining sole decision-making power over nuclear weapons use with the French president.
3 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 23 February
Trump raises global US tariff rate to 15% after court ruling
President Donald Trump increased the global tariff on US imports to 15% on Saturday, one day after the Supreme Court ruled much of his tariff programme illegal. The move prompted international pushback, with Brazil's president calling for equal treatment of all countries and the German chancellor pledging to formulate a joint European response.
23 February 2026 · New Era →
Friday 16 January
Opinion: Paris coalition meeting yields no concrete gains for Ukraine
An RT opinion piece argues that last week's Paris meeting of Western supporters of Ukraine produced only a non-binding declaration with no new security guarantees or American commitments, leaving Ukraine's defence strategy unchanged. The author contends that Western European ambitions have generated "information noise" rather than real leverage, while Washington maintains a pragmatic focus on financial and commercial interests.
16 January 2026 · New Era →
Saturday 10 January
Iran hospitals overwhelmed as anti-government protests persist
Doctors at hospitals in Tehran and Shiraz told the BBC their facilities were overwhelmed with injuries as anti-government protests entered their second week, with at least 50 protesters reported killed. Iranian authorities issued coordinated warnings to protesters, while international leaders and US President Trump called for protection of the right to peaceful protest.
10 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 7 January
Ukraine's allies meet in Paris on security guarantee talks
Key European countries and US envoys met with President Zelensky in Paris to discuss security guarantees for a potential ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine, as representatives from 35 nations, including 27 heads of state, gathered to show alignment on Ukraine's post-war settlement.
7 January 2026 · New Era →