Germany deems French defense spending efforts insufficient

Germany has described France’s current efforts to increase defense spending as insufficient, urging Paris to align its rhetoric on European sovereignty with concrete domestic action. Speaking in a radio interview, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stressed that calls for stronger European autonomy must be matched by tangible commitments......

Rooftop protests spread across Iran after mass diaspora rallies

Iranians shouted anti government slogans from rooftops and apartment buildings in Tehran and other major cities on February 14 and 15, responding to a call by exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, as more than one million people gathered abroad for a coordinated “Global Day of Action.” Videos shared on social media showed residents......

Taiwan denounces China as real security threat amid Munich conference remarks

Taiwan has firmly rejected claims by China that it upholds international peace, describing Beijing as the true threat to regional security. Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister, made the remarks on Sunday following comments by Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference. China maintains that Taiwan is part of its territory, a position......

Germany: in Munich, Friedrich Merz reaffirms plan to make the Bundeswehr Europe’s strongest conventional army

At the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a forceful message about Europe’s changing geopolitical environment, declaring that Germany intends to build the Bundeswehr into “the most powerful conventional army in Europe.” Speaking before an audience of global security leaders in Munich,......

Tens of thousands rally in Munich against Iran’s authorities during security summit

An estimated 200,000 demonstrators gathered in Munich on Saturday to protest against Iran’s authorities, according to local police, in one of the largest rallies held in the German city in recent years. The protest coincided with the Munich Security Conference, which has drawn world leaders and policymakers to the Bavarian capital.......

NATO chief says Europe is not seeking to replace the US nuclear umbrella

The Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Mark Rutte, stated that European countries are not aiming to substitute the United States’ nuclear umbrella, despite ongoing discussions on strengthening the continent’s deterrence capabilities. Speaking on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany,......

Rare toxin allegedly used in Navalny case, say five countries including France

Five countries, including the United Kingdom and France, have concluded that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a rare toxin prior to his death in prison in February 2024. The findings were disclosed by London during the Munich Security Conference, as part of a joint investigation conducted alongside Germany, Sweden......

US envoy says China holds leverage to end Ukraine war

The United States ambassador to NATO told world leaders at the Munich Security Conference that China remains the pivotal actor capable of influencing the course of the war in Ukraine, arguing that Beijing’s economic and technological support has sustained Russia’s military campaign. Speaking at the 62nd annual gathering in Munich,......

Zelensky receives first drone from German Ukrainian factory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday visited the first German Ukrainian drone manufacturing plant, where he received the inaugural attack drone produced under the new partnership as Kyiv steps up efforts to expand its defense production footprint across Europe. The facility, operated by Quantum Frontline Industries near Munich,......

ECB seen holding rates at 2 percent through 2026

The European Central Bank is expected to keep its deposit rate at 2.00 percent at least until the end of 2026, marking what would become its longest stretch of stable borrowing costs since the end of the negative interest rate era, according to a Reuters survey published this week. In the poll conducted from February 9 to 12, 66 of 74 economists......

Banned Iranian director secretly premieres prison drama in Berlin

Iranian filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi is returning to fiction filmmaking with “Roya,” a prison drama set inside Tehran’s Evin prison, where a detained teacher must choose between delivering a forced televised confession or enduring prolonged isolation. The film will have its world premiere on......

Germany says it has exhausted available weapons stocks for Ukraine

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Thursday that Berlin has run out of weapons from existing stockpiles that can be supplied to Ukraine, warning that “nothing remains in storage that can be delivered” as NATO defense ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss continued support for Kyiv. The statement highlights mounting......

Starmer to propose joint European defense initiative at Munich conference

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to use the Munich Security Conference this weekend to advocate for a new multinational defense initiative among Western allies aimed at coordinating joint weapons procurement and lowering the costs of rearmament, according to the Financial Times. Starmer is expected to outline the proposal in private......

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