Found in a Luxembourg village this morning. Hopeless rearguard action against US cultural imperialism... or a genuine turning of the tide?!🤷‍♂️ No Halloween here🤪

3/ We in Europe have to draw one strategic conclusion. The USA is no longer a reliable or predictable ally. The leaders saw it with full clarity. We in civil society need to understand how deep the crisis is: no state is either safe or secure from territorial breakup ...

It's like a man in the hospital ward saying: "Wow, look at all these doctors by my bedside. Such a great honor. And, geez, there is even a priest!"

Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?

I should have been clearer: Both sides (implicitly) agree not to write down any deal. They understand Trump will fill the silence with outlandish claims, delivering him a political win. And our trading partners are obliged to deliver nothing, giving them the economic win.

If even liberal and conservative Europeans or Americans come to view Israel as just another Middle Eastern country with a slightly better armed militia then within a generation the diplomatic and military advantage Israel has towards its neighbours will drain away

"The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out," Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu told the radio station Kol BaRama today. "All Gaza will be Jewish," he said, adding that Arabs who are loyal to Israel will be tolerated.

Israel announces a new operation, "Gideon's Chariots": All Gazans will be forcibly relocated to the area south of the Morag Axis (Rafah city) the only zone where humanitarian aid will be allowed. Estimated area: 45 square kilometers. Population: 2.2 million people. Density:

Don't spread rumours! Three years ago today.

Trump has posted a sinister AI video of his future for ‘Riviera’ Gaza. It needs to be seen to be believed: Trump statues; Musk dancing; Trump & Netanyahu sun bathing & drinking cocktails. Monsters rejoicing in their genocide & ethnic cleansing. It is truly racist fascism.

America did not build New York. The Netherlands did. America did not pay for New York. The Netherlands did. America did not bring thousands of settlers to live in New York. The Netherlands did. It is perfectly fair for the Netherlands to be raising questions about New York.

Thread: I found data fraud in multiple clinical trials for generic drugs in China. I've seen limited coverage outside China of the recent controversy over 集采 — centralized procurement of drugs, especially generics. It is a hugely important issue close to my heart.

I continue to think this is one of the most important cartoons of recent years. @marketoonist

Germany just reached 100 GW of installed capacity in PV-solar. This delivered 72.2 TWh for 2024. That means the capacity factor of solar in Germany is 8%. They closed a world class nuclear fleet of 20 GWe delivering 150 TWh annually for ... this. I think about this a lot.

Eight members of the Israeli Parliament Foreign and Defense Committee - from coalition parties Likud, Religious Zionism and Jewish Power - write Defense Minister Katz, demanding he issues order to #Israeli forces in #Gaza to: 1. Destroy all energy sources including fuel, solar

„Unser Krankenhaus wäre ohne die Kolleginnen u Kollegen aus anderen Ländern von heute auf morgen dicht. Wir hätten also nicht helfen können, als es darauf ankam. Wir hätten die Erwachsenen u Kinder nicht retten können.“ Statement des Klinikums #Magdeburg an alle Fremdenfeinde!👏

Wake-up call for Germany and Green parties across Europe

This certainly deserves to be part of the immigration debate in the West.

Helping to organise a high school reunion, and just realised that 24 out of 27 people from our set (still) live within 30 minutes’ drive of Luxembourg City, 35 years on. My people are not exactly adventurous…

Experiencing a drawback today of not being in China anymore. Balcony door doesn't close anymore. Management company mentions holidays and a subcontractor, who is off all of August. In China, the building mgmt would have sent somebody within the hour. Just glad it's not winter.