AfD readmits two politicians excluded over Nazi-related remarks

After Sunday’s election the far-right party has decided to allow Maximilian Krah and Matthias Helferich to return to the parliamentary group

Two politicians for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) …

Source: The Guardian

China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is ‘true friend’

President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow.

Source: Washington Post

Venice Biennale pavilion could be empty, Creative Australia chief tells senators

Adrian Collette admits decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi risks having nothing on show but he and chair won’t quit

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Source: The Guardian

How Europe is paying for its solar boom?

The EU has doubled its solar capacity in the last three years. How have subsidies made this possible, what support is still available, and what still needs to happen?

Source: Deutsche Welle

Man arrested trying to smuggle cocaine under toupee

Suspect tried to smuggle more than €10,000 of cocaine from Cartagena to Amsterdam, Colombian authorities said.

Source: BBC

Kremlin casts doubt on Trump claim Russia would accept European troops in Ukraine

Spokesperson reiterates position as sources say Putin is committed to Russian control of Ukraine’s political future

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The Kremlin has appeared to reject Donald Trump’s …

Source: The Guardian

More than 20 Musk staffers resign over Doge’s ‘dismantling of public services’

Trump administration employees refuse to help billionaire slash size of federal government through mass firings

More than 20 civil service employees resigned on Tuesday from Elon Musk’s so-called “department …

Source: The Guardian

Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud—something that has never been detected in a smaller galaxy.

Source: Wired

‘My wife and I live paycheck to paycheck’: Should I return to my home country to run a family business — or stay in the U.S. with my $172,000 job?

“My company is sponsoring my green card.”

Source: MarketWatch

The Russian over-50s fighting and dying in Ukraine

Grandfathers are among contract soldiers being killed on the front line, data shows

Source: Financial Times

Framework’s first desktop is a strange—but unique—mini ITX gaming PC

Ryzen AI Max and its gigantic integrated GPU power this Xbox Series S-sized PC.

Source: Ars Technica

While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile

During the Assad regimes, Western nations placed crippling economic sanctions on the country. Some have been lifted, but most are still in place, so how does a country shattered by …

Source: NPR