Despite their strong Nations League performance, Germany are left in the awkward position of not yet knowing their exact 2026 World Cup qualifying path – even after Friday’s draw. After finishing top of their Nations League group, Germany will face Italy in the quarterfinals in March 2025. The outcome of that game will affect which … Read more
Chainlink (LINK) recorded a weekly increase of over 20% and is currently at levels not seen 3 years ago. The rise was driven by the purchase made by World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform promoted by Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States. On December 11, World Liberty Financial bought 41,335 LINK … Read more
Germany has offered to support Syria following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime — but only if all of the country’s many population groups are included, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. She spoke of a “moment of hope” for the country but also expressed concern that this could be deceptive. All efforts must … Read more
Russia on Friday launched one of the heaviest bombardments on Ukraine’s energy sector in the past three years, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, with transport networks and other key facilities also targeted. Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been destroyed during the war as Russia has sought to overwhelm Kyiv’s air defenses with large numbers … Read more
The German Bundesbank on Friday said the sluggish growth of the German economy would last significantly longer than it had previously assumed, cutting its economic forecasts for 2025 and 2026. It comes as Europe’s largest economy faces multiple headwinds. How the outlook has changed The country’s central bank forecast that output would grow a mere … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, December 13: We look at reactions in the French papers as Emmanuel Macron delays nominating a new prime minister. There is also political chaos in Germany as Chancellor Olaf Schulz prepares for a vote of confidence next week. In Georgia, the political crisis ensues as the possibility of two presidents becomes … Read more
The number one priority for France’s incoming PM will be getting a 2025 budget approved by a majority in the deeply divided National Assembly. “Anyone who comes in as prime minister under President Macrton will have a very difficult balancing act of basically trying to keep their government afloat because they will be trying to … Read more
For many asylum seekers in France, the National Court of Asylum, or CNDA (Cour nationale du Droit d’Asile), represents their last chance to be granted asylum in the country. With their applications having already been rejected by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra), these men and women come, still … Read more
One MobiKwik Systems IPO: December 13 is the third and last day of the IPO of digital payments firm One MobiKwik Systems Limited (MobiKwik). This issue of Rs 572 crore was opened on December 11. The issue is receiving a bumper response from retail and non-institutional investors. It has been filled 39 times overall till … Read more
France’s new prime minister will be the country’s fourth this year and the sixth prime minister of Macron’s presidency after the toppling of Michel Barnier, who lasted only three months. “As this political crisis drags on it calls into question not only France’s overall political stability but Emmanuel Macron’s own position,” says FRANCE 24’s senior … Read more