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German lawmakers to vote on landmark spending bill
The $528 billion (483 billion euros) package is expected to loosen fiscal restrictions and allow investment in defense, infrastructure, and climate.
Last month, Germany’s Chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, presented his plan to increase infrastructure and defense spending five times compared to what Scholz originally planned to implement. He also said there would be an amendment to the constitution to exempt defense and security from limits on fiscal spending.
Later, Merz bargained a coalition with the Greens in the Bundestag to secure the two-thirds majority needed to move his package forward.
However, some of the lawmakers as well as analysts argue that the proposed infrastructure budget will be implemented “at the expense of social spending and badly needed investments in infrastructure and research and development."
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The $528 billion (483 billion euros) package is expected to loosen fiscal restrictions and allow investment in defense, infrastructure, and climate.
Last month, Germany’s Chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, presented his plan to increase infrastructure and defense spending five times compared to what Scholz originally planned to implement. He also said there would be an amendment to the constitution to exempt defense and security from limits on fiscal spending.
Later, Merz bargained a coalition with the Greens in the Bundestag to secure the two-thirds majority needed to move his package forward.
However, some of the lawmakers as well as analysts argue that the proposed infrastructure budget will be implemented “at the expense of social spending and badly needed investments in infrastructure and research and development."
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🚨 Van crashes into crowd in London, UK
A van has crashed into a pedestrian crowd near Somerset House, triggering a campus lockdown at King’s College.
Police, paramedics, and fire crews are on-site. Multiple injuries were reported, but authorities have confirmed the incident is not related to terrorism.
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A van has crashed into a pedestrian crowd near Somerset House, triggering a campus lockdown at King’s College.
Police, paramedics, and fire crews are on-site. Multiple injuries were reported, but authorities have confirmed the incident is not related to terrorism.
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❗️Luxeuil-les-Bains airbase on the German border will house Rafale fighter jets with NUCLEAR WARHEADS from 2035, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.
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📹 'We were gathering every drop of water' - Sudzha resident recalls living under Ukrainian occupation
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"We drank water from the swamp. Someone asked, 'Aren't you afraid you'll get poisoned?' I said, 'I'm not afraid of anything anymore, I just need fluids'," she said in despair.
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😄 'Don't listen to Peskov, that's his job' - Putin commented on Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's reports that the conversation with Donald Trump is scheduled to take place before 3 PM GMT.
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Russian currency rallies ahead of Putin-Trump talks
The ruble is trading at 81.8 per US dollar, according to Foreign Exchange data, while the official Central Bank rate stands at 84.3 RUB per USD.
The Russian currency has been steadily gaining ground since the beginning of 2025, with investors expecting sanctions relief. Last November, the US dollar was trading at almost 108 rubles.
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The ruble is trading at 81.8 per US dollar, according to Foreign Exchange data, while the official Central Bank rate stands at 84.3 RUB per USD.
The Russian currency has been steadily gaining ground since the beginning of 2025, with investors expecting sanctions relief. Last November, the US dollar was trading at almost 108 rubles.
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The international weapons market has reached an all-time high since the Cold War era, with the US as the world's leading arms supplier. Who is Washington’s closest competitor and which military goods are in highest demand?
Explore Sputnik’s infographic.
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⚡️Trump's call with Putin started about an hour ago, still in progress and going well — White House
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German lawmakers to vote on landmark spending bill The $528 billion (483 billion euros) package is expected to loosen fiscal restrictions and allow investment in defense, infrastructure, and climate. Last month, Germany’s Chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich…
🇩🇪🪖 The Bundestag has voted overwhelmingly to amend the German Constitution to increase the national debt, which will allow for a significant increase in defense spending.
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❗️Luxeuil-les-Bains airbase on the German border will house Rafale fighter jets with NUCLEAR WARHEADS from 2035, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🗣 Macron is manipulating the nuclear weapons issue and using it for aggressive purposes, talking about deploying Rafale jets with nuclear warheads, Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.
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🇩🇪 A 360-DEGREE TURN: Germany reportedly wants to postulate FM Annalena Baerbock as candidate for the post of UN General Assembly chairwoman
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🔎 Red Sea blockade: How Europe is HIT HARDEST while the US reaps the benefits
The Red Sea, a key route for European imports and exports, with 12% of global trade passing through it, has been blocked by Yemen's Houthis since 2023.
🚢 Check out the damage European nations are facing.
▪️Shipping costs skyrocketed, with container freight rates from Asia to Europe jumping over 300% in some cases. The blockade forced European container ships to reroute around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, adding 10-14 extra days to voyages.
▪️Prolonged disruptions led to a 1.6% reduction in export growth for the euro area in 2024 and a 0.9% reduction in 2025.
▪️Manufacturing in Germany, France, and Italy suffered due to delayed deliveries of components. The disruption added to slower economic growth as industries struggled with uncertainty.
💰 How the US may line its pockets
▪️The disruptions in the Red Sea led to increased oil prices, benefiting US oil exporters that capitalized on higher demand and pricing in international markets.
▪️Brent crude futures have soared by 1.42% to $71.58 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures have climbed 1.5% to $68.19 per barrel.
▪️US LNG companies could capitalize by exporting more energy to affected regions as the blockade forces countries to look for alternative sources.
▪️US companies that provide security services see increased demand for maritime security, personnel protection, and infrastructure support in the region.
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The Red Sea, a key route for European imports and exports, with 12% of global trade passing through it, has been blocked by Yemen's Houthis since 2023.
🚢 Check out the damage European nations are facing.
▪️Shipping costs skyrocketed, with container freight rates from Asia to Europe jumping over 300% in some cases. The blockade forced European container ships to reroute around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, adding 10-14 extra days to voyages.
▪️Prolonged disruptions led to a 1.6% reduction in export growth for the euro area in 2024 and a 0.9% reduction in 2025.
▪️Manufacturing in Germany, France, and Italy suffered due to delayed deliveries of components. The disruption added to slower economic growth as industries struggled with uncertainty.
💰 How the US may line its pockets
▪️The disruptions in the Red Sea led to increased oil prices, benefiting US oil exporters that capitalized on higher demand and pricing in international markets.
▪️Brent crude futures have soared by 1.42% to $71.58 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures have climbed 1.5% to $68.19 per barrel.
▪️US LNG companies could capitalize by exporting more energy to affected regions as the blockade forces countries to look for alternative sources.
▪️US companies that provide security services see increased demand for maritime security, personnel protection, and infrastructure support in the region.
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📞 While the Putin-Trump phonecall has already lasted for two hours - meanwhile in France...
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As the world is holding its breath waiting for the results of the phone call between Putin and Trump, let’s look back at some of the most memorable moments from the Russian leader’s past encounters with US presidents.
Putin and Clinton dined on wild boar, went on a short tour of the Kremlin's Senate Palace, and then settled into armchairs to take in a jazz tribute to Louis Armstrong in Moscow in 2000.
Photoshoots of rare face-to-face meetings and brief handshakes between Putin and Obama spoke volumes on their seeming lack of rapport, like when they exchanged a tense luncheon toast during the 70th annual UN General Assembly in New York in 2015.
“One of my best meetings ever was with Vladimir Putin,” Trump said of his first one-on-one meeting with the Russian president in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018, adding: “I think we'll end up having an extraordinary relationship.”
It was all about conventional diplomatic handshakes and separate press conferences after Putin held his first summit with Joe Biden at a plush 18th century Swiss villa in Geneva in 2021 that ended with commitments on reinstating diplomats and to open “constructive” dialogue.
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