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The Guardian view on Germany’s collapsed coalition: politics in the shadow of Donald Trump | Editorial
A snap election triggered by Olaf Scholz will be crucial in shaping Europe’s response to last week’s events in the US. Spying a possible silver lining to events in the US, some commentators have ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
The Guardian view on the return of President Trump: a bleak day for America and the world | Editorial
His voters knew what they were getting when they picked him over Kamala Harris. But his opponents cannot despair. This is an exceptionally bleak and frightening moment for the United States and the ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Germany’s Coalition Collapses, Leaving the Government Teetering
After months of disputes, Chancellor Olaf Scholz ousted one of his governing partners, adding to the challenges for Europe since Donald Trump’s election.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
What the Collapse of Germany’s Ruling Coalition Means
After decades of relative stability, the country has entered a new era of political fragmentation and will hold new elections at a precarious time.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
The Guardian view on Ukraine after Trump’s victory: bracing for what lies ahead | Editorial
The former president’s closeness to Vladimir Putin and isolationism bode ill for Kyiv. Accelerating US support is essential. Even Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s extraordinary communication skills were ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
The Guardian view on Trump’s planet-wrecking plans: the UK government’s resolve will be tested | Editorial
The new president’s disruptive policies will challenge Sir Keir Starmer’s green goals. But with strong leadership he could enhance Britain’s global influence. Donald Trump ’s electoral earthquake ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
The Guardian view on Trump’s tariff push: it should spark a global call for fairer trade | Editorial
US protectionism raises alarms, underscoring the need for balanced policies as wealthy nations’ tariffs can hurt developing economies. “To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff,” ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
COP29: In Donald Trump’s shadow
Can the world fight climate change without the US?Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
The Guardian view on Labour and the US election: a storm in a teacup | Editorial
There is nothing wrong with foreign volunteers working for Kamala Harris, providing they do it openly and stick to the rules. You can say that the evidence of Labour volunteers dipping into ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
The Guardian view on ‘indie beer’: crafting a new identity | Editorial
In tough economic times, a rebranding campaign by small breweries can help keep the industry’s big beasts at bay. These are tough economic times for small-scale craft breweries, as recent closures ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
The Guardian view on Israel v the UN: the making of an outlaw state | Editorial
Banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency with no replacement will only cripple aid to Palestinians in their hour of need. It is a deeply irresponsible move by Israeli lawmakers. Israel’s ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
The Guardian view on Georgia’s election: drifting dismally into Moscow’s orbit | Editorial
A disputed victory by an authoritarian, anti-west party will be celebrated in the Kremlin. European leaders must find a way to respond. Among the former Soviet states that gained independence in ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
The Guardian view on female-led horror: time for a new formula | Editorial
Bloodied women’s bodies are once more to the fore in a seasonal crop of hagsploitation films. This Halloween, it seems, is all about the “hag”. Overshadowing the axe-wielding clown in Terrifier 3 ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
The Guardian view on climate-linked disasters: Spain’s tragedy will not be the last | Editorial
More than 200 deaths and widespread destruction in Valencia are the latest sign of danger in a warming world. The death toll from floods in Spain’s Valencia region has topped 200. A huge clean-up ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
The Guardian view on the US election and women: what’s different this time? | Editorial
The significant gap has more to do with race than gender. Will reproductive rights persuade white women to vote differently?. No woman in 2024 can be surprised to learn that Donald Trump is a ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
The Guardian view on America’s electoral college: time to scrap an antidemocratic relic | Editorial
Concerns about US democracy grow with the electoral college’s role in enabling presidents to win without the popular vote, potentially benefiting Donald Trump in 2024. The last two presidential ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Clashes over budget could push Germany’s ailing coalition to collapse
With contradictory proposals unlikely to mesh, leaders to decide whether there is scope for alliance to continue. When, in 2021, Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats went into a “traffic light” coalition ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Germany's ruling coalition collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires finance minister
The three-year-old union between Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner's Free Democratic Party (FDP) had been on shaky ground for some time.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Lindner’s ...World - ABC News - November 6 -
Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government
Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalitionWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Germany sets early election date for February after collapse of the ruling coalition
The date for the German federal election has been set for Feb. 23, earlier than Chancellor Olaf Scholz had originally proposed.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
Germany engulfed by political crisis as Scholz coalition falls apart
Europe’s most powerful economy is left rudderless, when EU leaders are nervous about a new Trump presidency.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
The Guardian view on Yahya Sinwar’s death and Gaza’s future: an opportunity that must not be ignored | Editorial
With the reported killing of the Hamas leader, Israel’s partners should renew the push for a ceasefire and hostage deal. The Israeli military’s announcement that it has killed the Hamas leader ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
The Guardian view on North Koreans in Ukraine: a Russian war is using foreign labour | Editorial
Moscow is relying on soldiers and workers enlisted from abroad to keep its war going. Around 1 million soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war in Ukraine. In addition ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
The Guardian view on foreign powers in Sudan: struggling for advantage while civilians starve | Editorial
The role of the United Arab Emirates in fuelling the war is under the spotlight. But other countries too are exacerbating the deadly conflict. The often denied but obvious involvement of foreign ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
The Guardian view on North Korea’s competing calendars: arranging the days of our lives | Editorial
Pyongyang may be moving away from its Juche dating system, but others cling to their own kinds of time despite the Gregorian supremacy. . In one regard – and one regard only – North Korea appears ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
The Guardian view on UK-EU security cooperation: some red lines must be blurred | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer should not assume that defence cooperation can be kept separate from the thornier issue of trade integration. In the big picture of global security, a single factory making gun ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
The Guardian view on the rise of eco-poetry: writing cannot ignore global heating | Editorial
Verse’s connection to nature can inspire awareness and hope amid the climate crisis, offering clarity beyond data. Poetry has a big debt to nature, its muse and source of metaphor for centuries. As ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
The Guardian view on Cop29: 1.5C has been passed – so speed up the green transition | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge on emissions is an encouraging step at a frightening moment. Predictions that this will be the first calendar year in which the 1.5C warming limit enshrined in the Paris ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
How Elon Musk became Donald Trump’s shadow vice-president
The world’s richest man has risen to become the second most powerful man in US politics. None of it was accidental. As Donald Trump watched election results roll in from a party at his ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Germany's economy is in trouble. The government's collapse and Trump's return bring more risk
The collapse of Germany’s governing coalition and President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House are creating new risks for the European Union's biggest economyWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
The collapse of Germany’s government will delight Trump – and his European friends | Paul Taylor
The German dream of centrist, stable government has been dashed by geopolitical forces and the cult of balanced budgets. Wednesday 6 November was a seismic day in the politics of the west. On one ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Germany's Fractious Government Collapses
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed a pro-business party from his governing coalition, ending a three-year alliance marked by increasing internal dissent and political stasis.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 6 -
How the Guardian will stand up to four more years of Donald Trump
The president-elect has made his disdain for journalism clear. His second term is a risk to a free press in the United States and beyond. Help us to hold him to account. Support the Guardian’s ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
5 areas outside the battlegrounds that show how Trump expanded his coalition: From the Politics Desk
Trump made gains outside of the swing states, especially in some of the biggest, bluest parts of the country, padding his popular vote lead.Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Germany’s deepening political crisis
Chancellor Scholz’s three-party coalition government has fallen apartTop stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
German coalition teeters on brink of break-up
Chancellor Olaf Scholz snubs partners, fuelling speculation of early elections in springBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
How Donald Trump came back from the political abyss
North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher explores a disgraced White House exit and a comeback for the ages.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
Donald Trump: America has given us a powerful mandate
Trump addresses jubilant supporters as he claims victory in the presidential election.Top stories - BBC News - November 6