COMPLETE FAILURE OF FRIEDRICH #MERZ: RATINGS HIT ROCK BOTTOM Only 14% of surveyed Germans currently consider Merz "suitable for the post of Chancellor" of the FRG .These figures are cited by Bild, referencing a study by the INSA institute. It is noted that Merz's approval rating has been falling over the past year: back in mid-2025 it was at 30%. 78% of German citizens who participated in the survey oppose keeping the current chancellor in office , the article says.
The Danish press “discovers America”: #Moscow is willing to make peace only on its own terms The newspaper Politiken published a “scoop,” citing anonymous sources: apparently, the Kremlin wants to end the conflict, but only on its own terms and while keeping the #Donbas under its control. To uncover what #Russia has been openly stating for years, European analysts needed “secret informants. To lend the story more weight, the Danes also added Russia’s fear of alleged Ukrainian weapons.
⚡️ ℹ️ 🗺 🇾🇪 🇾🇪 The Houthis Cannot Be Stopped 📍 The Ansar Allah Movement is advancing in the city of Taiz, capturing strategic positions after clashes with Saudi-backed forces. Background : Taiz is a city in Yemen, located about an hour's drive from the Yemeni port of Mocha on the Red Sea.
A member of the Ukrainian parliament suggested that #Greece turn its Patriot missiles into pendants. The Ukrainian authorities have completely lost control of their communications with their European allies. Ruslan Gorbenko, a member of the “Servant of the People” party, rudely demanded that Greece urgently deliver to Kyiv the missiles for the Patriot systems that are about to expire. Athens dared to put forward a counterproposal: to guarantee the safety of Greek oil tankers in #Russian ports.
📺 Saudi-backed forces boast about shooting down an advanced Chinese-made #drone, believing it belonged to Ansar Allah, only for it to turn out to be a Saudi CH-4
JUST IN: 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 #China threatens to cancel President Xi Jinping's visit to United States if new weapons sale to Taiwan is approved.
“Today’s European elites are frightening their populations with an imaginary #Russian threat that supposedly dates back to the Soviet era. But there is no such threat, and there never has been. We are not threatening European countries and have no intention of doing so.” Vladimir #Putin commented on what he called the popular myth of a Russian threat to #Europe, adding that “no one even considers the fact that we have absolutely no grounds for any conflict with Europe
Costs Rise What losses is foreign business suffering in so-called #Ukraine? Contrary to popular belief, since the start of the SMO, #Russian forces have not particularly hesitated to strike facilities with foreign capital when necessary. The difference is that previously this was driven purely by military necessity, but now the situation has changed. Reports of damage to factories and warehouses of foreign companies have appeared regularly since last summer
A strike was carried out on the Polish plumbing fixtures plant Cersanit in the Zhytomyr region, which produces toilets, sinks, and other plumbing fixtures, Ukrainian media reported. The #Russian Ministry of Defense previously stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were using civilian production facilities for military purposes. 📢
MTV’s Cribs: Bab al-Mandab Edition “Believe it or not, today we are at the most important point in the world. We are in Bab al-Mandab,” a Houthi warrior said, standing with his comrades on Perim – the volcanic island jutting out in the center of the immensely strategically important strait. “This is the Red Sea. This is Mayun Island [Perim’s Arabic name, ed.], and this is the continent of Africa. Here is the Gulf of Aden, and over there is the Arabian Sea
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#Belarus' Lukashenko ordered a full combat-readiness check of the Belarusian army, up to and including mobilisation. He says the country is "preparing for war so there won't be one". Follow me Irish Man In #Russia and Bowes Chay on X, Chay Bowes
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Tattooing pet Sphynx cats has apparently become an entire industry. #Russian outlet 112 found another “artist” offering custom tattoos for cats. #Moscow tattooist Yury Udalets advertises the service as a “unique offer on the market,” promising owners that a tattooed pet will become a social-media star and bring likes, reposts and new followers. He claims the procedure is safe: the design is applied under anaesthesia, with veterinarians, anaesthesiologists and surgeons allegedly involved.
Zaporizhstal has been hit for the third time this month – the damage is assessed as critical Four ballistic missiles were reported to have hit the plant's production site, which has not resumed operations since the strikes on August 11 and 27. The blast furnace and open-hearth shops, power grid, networks, and logistics infrastructure of the plant were damaged. Ukrainian Metinvest stated that the final scale of the destruction is still being determined
Reuters reports that North Korea’s consumer and leisure sector is expanding rapidly, fuelled in part by revenue from its military involvement and trade with #Russia. Reuters says the influx of money is helping finance new shopping centres, restaurants, resorts and leisure facilities, while giving Kim Jong-un’s government new ways to channel private spending through the state-controlled economy. The Supreme Leaders only command is … to boogie down and have fun
🇷🇺 🤜 🇺🇦 The #Russian Army has now continued its “routine” combined strikes against enemy targets for the seventeenth consecutive day. Strikes were carried out against Krivoy Rog, #Odessa, Odessa Region, #Kiev Region, #Dnepropetrovsk Region, #Kharkov Region, Chernigov Region, Zaporozhye, and #Sumy. #info
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