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<title>Berlin Examiner &#45; : WORLD NEWS</title>
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<dc:rights>Copyright 2026 Berlin Examiner &#45; All Rights Reserved.</dc:rights>

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<title>Hungary’s Magyar has ‘unlocked’ €16B in EU cash. Getting it is another story.</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/hungarys-magyar-has-unlocked-16b-in-eu-cash-getting-it-is-another-story</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Budapest still needs to complete a long list of complex reforms before it&#039;s wired the cash, Commission officials say. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hungary’s, Magyar, has, ‘unlocked’, €16B, cash., Getting, another, story.</media:keywords>
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<title>Poland’s president snubs Zelenskyy over historical slight</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/polands-president-snubs-zelenskyy-over-historical-slight</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Karol Nawrocki wants to take the Order of the White Eagle away from the Ukrainian president. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Poland’s, president, snubs, Zelenskyy, over, historical, slight</media:keywords>
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<title>Berlin gives the OK for tougher trade action on China</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/berlin-gives-the-ok-for-tougher-trade-action-on-china</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/berlin-gives-the-ok-for-tougher-trade-action-on-china</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Berlin is “open to discussing” stronger trade defense measures,” German government official tells POLITICO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Berlin, gives, the, for, tougher, trade, action, China</media:keywords>
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<title>Germany pushes back on US attack over streaming law</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/germany-pushes-back-on-us-attack-over-streaming-law</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Berlin insists its streamer-investment plan is “very moderate by European standards.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Germany, pushes, back, attack, over, streaming, law</media:keywords>
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<title>Italy accused of breaching migrants’ rights over release of Libyan militia chief</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/italy-accused-of-breaching-migrants-rights-over-release-of-libyan-militia-chief</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/italy-accused-of-breaching-migrants-rights-over-release-of-libyan-militia-chief</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Two migrants are suing the country in the European Court of Human Rights over its failure to enforce an international arrest warrant. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:15 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Italy, accused, breaching, migrants’, rights, over, release, Libyan, militia, chief</media:keywords>
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<title>Right&#45;wing mogul ignites culture war in French cinema</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/right-wing-mogul-ignites-culture-war-in-french-cinema</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/right-wing-mogul-ignites-culture-war-in-french-cinema</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But French filmmakers are not ready to cut ties with controversial Vincent Bolloré. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:57 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Right-wing, mogul, ignites, culture, war, French, cinema</media:keywords>
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<title>How much would you pay to own multiple versions of the Maltese opposition’s party anthem?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-much-would-you-pay-to-own-multiple-versions-of-the-maltese-oppositions-party-anthem</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-much-would-you-pay-to-own-multiple-versions-of-the-maltese-oppositions-party-anthem</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Plus, Donald Trump is going to party like it&#039;s 1988. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, much, would, you, pay, own, multiple, versions, the, Maltese, opposition’s, party, anthem</media:keywords>
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<title>Russian drone hits apartment block in Romania, defense ministry says</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/russian-drone-hits-apartment-block-in-romania-defense-ministry-says</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/russian-drone-hits-apartment-block-in-romania-defense-ministry-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The drone ‌crossed the border from Ukraine and crashed into a residential building in Galați, causing a fire and minor injuries to two people. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Russian, drone, hits, apartment, block, Romania, defense, ministry, says</media:keywords>
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<title>China: the ‘abusive’ partner the EU just can’t quit?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/china-the-abusive-partner-the-eu-just-cant-quit</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Is the EU finally ready to get serious about China? That’s the question increasingly dominating conversations in Brussels as fears grow that Europe is being squeezed by Beijing’s industrial machine. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Sander Tordoir from the Centre for European Reform, Grzegorz Stec from MERICS and POLITICO’s Jordyn Dahl to discuss the […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China:, the, ‘abusive’, partner, the, just, can’t, quit</media:keywords>
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<title>Europäischer Kampf um den Sitz im UN&#45;Sicherheitsrat</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/europaeischer-kampf-um-den-sitz-im-un-sicherheitsrat</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/europaeischer-kampf-um-den-sitz-im-un-sicherheitsrat</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Für die Bundesregierung steht in New York viel auf dem Spiel. Deutschland will wieder einen der begehrten, nichtständigen Sitze im UN-Sicherheitsrat für die Jahre 2027 und 2028. Aber aus der Bewerbung ist ein knallharter Postenpoker geworden: Weil sich neben Deutschland auch Portugal und Österreich bewerben, droht kommende Woche eine Kampfabstimmung. Gemeinsam mit Hans von der […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Europäischer, Kampf, den, Sitz, UN-Sicherheitsrat</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump fan Janša wins new term as Slovenia’s prime minister</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-fan-jansa-wins-new-term-as-slovenias-prime-minister</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-fan-jansa-wins-new-term-as-slovenias-prime-minister</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The populist leader returns for his fourth stint as prime minister. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:26 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, fan, Janša, wins, new, term, Slovenia’s, prime, minister</media:keywords>
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<title>‘Ups and downs’: Czech president admits rocky relationship with PM</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/ups-and-downs-czech-president-admits-rocky-relationship-with-pm</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/ups-and-downs-czech-president-admits-rocky-relationship-with-pm</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Petr Pavel says while he and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš are at loggerheads over various issues, they &quot;continue to have practical communications.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:26 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘Ups, and, downs’:, Czech, president, admits, rocky, relationship, with</media:keywords>
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<title>Tulsi Gabbard out as US intelligence chief</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/tulsi-gabbard-out-as-us-intelligence-chief</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/tulsi-gabbard-out-as-us-intelligence-chief</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tulsi Gabbard is stepping down as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, according to a resignation letter she shared on X on Friday. In the letter, Gabbard said she was stepping aside from the role to support her husband as he battles bone cancer. She will step down from the role on June 30. […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:25 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tulsi, Gabbard, out, intelligence, chief</media:keywords>
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<title>Russia’s drone blame game fails to split Ukraine from its Baltic allies</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/russias-drone-blame-game-fails-to-split-ukraine-from-its-baltic-allies</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/russias-drone-blame-game-fails-to-split-ukraine-from-its-baltic-allies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite stray Ukrainian drones crossing into NATO airspace, Kyiv&#039;s allies are standing firm. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:25 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Russia’s, drone, blame, game, fails, split, Ukraine, from, its, Baltic, allies</media:keywords>
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<title>Merz, Meloni and allies castigate Israel over West Bank settler violence</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-meloni-and-allies-castigate-israel-over-west-bank-settler-violence</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-meloni-and-allies-castigate-israel-over-west-bank-settler-violence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “The policies and practices of the Israeli government, including a further entrenchment of Israeli control, are undermining stability and prospects for a two-state solution,” top European leaders warned. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:25 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Merz, Meloni, and, allies, castigate, Israel, over, West, Bank, settler, violence</media:keywords>
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<title>EUCO content creators ‘won’t replace EU journalists,’ says influencer </title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/euco-content-creators-wont-replace-eu-journalists-says-influencer</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/euco-content-creators-wont-replace-eu-journalists-says-influencer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Council&#039;s plan to invite influencers to summits had caused consternation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>EUCO, content, creators, ‘won’t, replace, journalists, ’, says, influencer </media:keywords>
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<title>From the Baltic to the Balkans: Putin is testing European leaders</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/from-the-baltic-to-the-balkans-putin-is-testing-european-leaders</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/from-the-baltic-to-the-balkans-putin-is-testing-european-leaders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There’s an ominous backdrop to this year’s GLOBSEC forum in Prague as the war in Ukraine strays into the skies over NATO’s Eastern flank. The last few weeks have seen an increasing number of drone incursions in the Baltics — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — across EU airspace. And there are questions over America’s commitment to European security ahead of an important NATO summit in Ankara in July, following changes in American troop deployments, and whether the tide is really changing in […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, the, Baltic, the, Balkans:, Putin, testing, European, leaders</media:keywords>
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<title>Scott Bessent has been raising the alarm on AI policy. But the delays keep coming.</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/scott-bessent-has-been-raising-the-alarm-on-ai-policy-but-the-delays-keep-coming</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/scott-bessent-has-been-raising-the-alarm-on-ai-policy-but-the-delays-keep-coming</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The administration’s early response to Mythos sparked a turf clash, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing that a top White House cyber official was not moving quickly enough. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Scott, Bessent, has, been, raising, the, alarm, policy., But, the, delays, keep, coming.</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump yanked AI order after David Sacks raised industry concerns</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-yanked-ai-order-after-david-sacks-raised-industry-concerns</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-yanked-ai-order-after-david-sacks-raised-industry-concerns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The last-minute intervention by the president’s former AI czar came amid complaints from some tech companies, people told POLITICO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, yanked, order, after, David, Sacks, raised, industry, concerns</media:keywords>
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<title>Kommt die Rente mit 70?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/kommt-die-rente-mit-70</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/kommt-die-rente-mit-70</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ein Leak sorgt für Wirbel in Berlin. Die Rentenkommission diskutiert hinter verschlossenen Türen angeblich über ein Stufenmodell, das das Renteneintrittsalter bis in die 2060er Jahre schrittweise auf 70 Jahre anheben und das Rentenniveau absenken soll. Während die Koalitionäre hektisch zurückrudern, wird klar: Die Demografie und die stagnierende Wirtschaft zwingen Schwarz-Rot zu radikalen Maßnahmen. Gordon Repinski […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kommt, die, Rente, mit, 70</media:keywords>
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<title>Geneva is paying the price of Trump’s retreat from the UN</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/geneva-is-paying-the-price-of-trumps-retreat-from-the-un</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/geneva-is-paying-the-price-of-trumps-retreat-from-the-un</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following U.S. budget cuts, the city’s international neighborhood faces decline. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Geneva, paying, the, price, Trump’s, retreat, from, the</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran is Europe’s war too, argues Trump’s former national security adviser</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/iran-is-europes-war-too-argues-trumps-former-national-security-adviser</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/iran-is-europes-war-too-argues-trumps-former-national-security-adviser</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Iran hawk John Bolton gave short shrift to countries like Spain that have deliberately — and loudly — stayed out of the U.S. and Israeli-led conflict. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, Europe’s, war, too, argues, Trump’s, former, national, security, adviser</media:keywords>
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<title>Starmer’s week from hell: Inside the Number 10 bunker</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/starmers-week-from-hell-inside-the-number-10-bunker</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/starmers-week-from-hell-inside-the-number-10-bunker</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With Keir Starmer fighting for his political life after the most perilous week of his premiership, the prime minister and his inner circle have been engaged in a desperate rearguard effort to shore up his position. This week on Westminster Insider, host Patrick Baker lifts the lid on what life is really like inside Number 10 […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Starmer’s, week, from, hell:, Inside, the, Number, bunker</media:keywords>
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<title>The rise and fall of French presidents’ love lives</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-french-presidents-love-lives</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-french-presidents-love-lives</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There are allegations about Emmanuel Macron&#039;s personal life, but the French have stopped caring. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, rise, and, fall, French, presidents’, love, lives</media:keywords>
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<title>Merz’ Pekinger Spagat – wer spricht für Deutschland in China?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-pekinger-spagat-wer-spricht-fur-deutschland-in-china</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-pekinger-spagat-wer-spricht-fur-deutschland-in-china</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Während US-Präsident Donald Trump zum „Gipfel aller Zeiten“ mit Xi Jinping in Peking eintrifft, sucht die schwarz-rote Bundesregierung händisch nach einer gemeinsamen Linie. Kanzler Friedrich Merz liebäugelt mit neuen Abkommen, Außenminister Johann Wadephul (CDU) fährt einen harten Kurs gegenüber Taiwan und Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche (CDU) setzt auf wirtschaftliche Verlässlichkeit. Mit Hans von der Burchard spricht […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Merz’, Pekinger, Spagat, –, wer, spricht, für, Deutschland, China</media:keywords>
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<title>Greece bets big on MAGA, as other EU countries turn away from Trump</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/greece-bets-big-on-maga-as-other-eu-countries-turn-away-from-trump</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/greece-bets-big-on-maga-as-other-eu-countries-turn-away-from-trump</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While the U.S. president&#039;s relations with other European countries sour, he is hailing Greece as &quot;terrific&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Greece, bets, big, MAGA, other, countries, turn, away, from, Trump</media:keywords>
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<title>Meet the musical act comprised entirely of world leaders</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/meet-the-musical-act-comprised-entirely-of-world-leaders</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/meet-the-musical-act-comprised-entirely-of-world-leaders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vocals? Check. Drums? Check. Piano played with a penis? Er, check. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Diäten&#45;Streit: Koalition im Clinch ums eigene Gehalt</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/diaeten-streit-koalition-im-clinch-ums-eigene-gehalt</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/diaeten-streit-koalition-im-clinch-ums-eigene-gehalt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In dieser Folge spricht Rixa Fürsen mit Rasmus Buchsteiner über den Streit um die Diätenerhöhung im Bundestag. Ab 1. Juli stehen knapp 500 Euro mehr im Monat für jedes Mitglied des Bundestags an. Jetzt ringen Union und SPD darum, ob sie das stoppen und wenn ja, wie und bis wann. Außerdem: Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil ist […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Diäten-Streit:, Koalition, Clinch, ums, eigene, Gehalt</media:keywords>
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<title>White House distances itself from tighter AI regulation</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/white-house-distances-itself-from-tighter-ai-regulation</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/white-house-distances-itself-from-tighter-ai-regulation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The White House is looking for “partnership” with companies rather than pursuing “government regulation,” a senior White House official said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>White, House, distances, itself, from, tighter, regulation</media:keywords>
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<title>UK elections 2026: Heavy Labour losses in first results — live updates</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/uk-elections-2026-heavy-labour-losses-in-first-results-live-updates</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/uk-elections-2026-heavy-labour-losses-in-first-results-live-updates</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Follow the key results and fallout live as elections in Scotland, Wales and vast swathes of England offer a major test of the embattled Keir Starmer&#039;s authority. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>elections, 2026:, Heavy, Labour, losses, first, results, —, live, updates</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump removes tariffs on Scottish whisky after King Charles visit</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-removes-tariffs-on-scottish-whisky-after-king-charles-visit</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-removes-tariffs-on-scottish-whisky-after-king-charles-visit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The president credited the king and queen in helping make his decision to lift the restrictions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, removes, tariffs, Scottish, whisky, after, King, Charles, visit</media:keywords>
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<title>White House presses tech companies for support on AI&#45;driven cyberattacks</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/white-house-presses-tech-companies-for-support-on-ai-driven-cyberattacks</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/white-house-presses-tech-companies-for-support-on-ai-driven-cyberattacks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tech and cyber companies were sent questions about artificial intelligence-led cybersecurity threats, including those posed by Anthropic’s advanced AI model, Mythos. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>White, House, presses, tech, companies, for, support, AI-driven, cyberattacks</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump bets on quick Iran oil crunch. Experts see prolonged pain and rising costs.</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-bets-on-quick-iran-oil-crunch-experts-see-prolonged-pain-and-rising-costs</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-bets-on-quick-iran-oil-crunch-experts-see-prolonged-pain-and-rising-costs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Administration officials say Tehran is days from crisis, but analysts see a slower squeeze with global price shocks already hitting U.S. consumers and reshaping the political fight. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, bets, quick, Iran, oil, crunch., Experts, see, prolonged, pain, and, rising, costs.</media:keywords>
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<title>Anger and apathy on UK campaign trail force candidates to keep it local</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/anger-and-apathy-on-uk-campaign-trail-force-candidates-to-keep-it-local</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/anger-and-apathy-on-uk-campaign-trail-force-candidates-to-keep-it-local</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Liberal Democrats and Conservatives are battling it out in Surrey on May 7 — and trying to cut through the cynicism. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anger, and, apathy, campaign, trail, force, candidates, keep, local</media:keywords>
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<title>Die unterschätzte Rolle Chinas im Iran&#45;Krieg – mit Felix Lee</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/die-unterschaetzte-rolle-chinas-im-iran-krieg-mit-felix-lee</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/die-unterschaetzte-rolle-chinas-im-iran-krieg-mit-felix-lee</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Während die USA und der Iran in einen militärischen Konflikt am Golf verwickelt sind, scheint China sich vornehm zurückzuhalten. Aber der Schein trügt. Rixa Fürsen spricht mit dem China-Spezialisten Felix Lee über Pekings Doppelstrategie. Warum blockiert China Resolutionen im UN-Sicherheitsrat, obwohl es massiv auf Ölimporte aus der Golfregion angewiesen ist? Lee analysiert Chinas „Energiewende“, die […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Die, unterschätzte, Rolle, Chinas, Iran-Krieg, –, mit, Felix, Lee</media:keywords>
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<title>Partying or fighting? The different approaches to being European Council president.</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/partying-or-fighting-the-different-approaches-to-being-european-council-president</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/partying-or-fighting-the-different-approaches-to-being-european-council-president</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ António Costa takes EU leaders to the beach, while Charles Michel returns and isn&#039;t happy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Partying, fighting, The, different, approaches, being, European, Council, president.</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump got her out of a KGB prison. Now she needs him to help free her husband.</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-got-her-out-of-a-kgb-prison-now-she-needs-him-to-help-free-her-husband</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-got-her-out-of-a-kgb-prison-now-she-needs-him-to-help-free-her-husband</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A U.S. diplomatic charm offensive offers hope to hundreds of political prisoners in Belarus but little prospect of change in the Eastern European country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, got, her, out, KGB, prison., Now, she, needs, him, help, free, her, husband.</media:keywords>
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<title>Don’t aggravate Trump on Iran: Veteran US ambassador to NATO’s friendly advice to European leaders</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/dont-aggravate-trump-on-iran-veteran-us-ambassador-to-natos-friendly-advice-to-european-leaders</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/dont-aggravate-trump-on-iran-veteran-us-ambassador-to-natos-friendly-advice-to-european-leaders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fragile ceasefire in the Persian Gulf and the uncertainty over peace talks between the U.S. and Iran have cast a long shadow over European capitals hoping for an end to hostilities in the Middle East. Will they have any say over what happens next? The wars in Iran and Ukraine have exposed the chasm […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Don’t, aggravate, Trump, Iran:, Veteran, ambassador, NATO’s, friendly, advice, European, leaders</media:keywords>
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<title>Die Gruppe 25 – neue Machtprobe für Merz und Spahn</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/die-gruppe-25-neue-machtprobe-fur-merz-und-spahn</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/die-gruppe-25-neue-machtprobe-fur-merz-und-spahn</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In der Unions-Fraktion braut sich etwas zusammen. Exklusiv berichtet Rasmus Buchsteiner über die neu formierte „Gruppe 25“. Ein Zusammenschluss aus 63 Abgeordneten, die erst im letzten Jahr in den Bundestag eingezogen sind. Unter der informellen Führung von JU-Chef Johannes Winkel und anderen wächst der Unmut über den Kanzlerkurs. Warum die jungen Wilden Merz zunehmend als […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Die, Gruppe, –, neue, Machtprobe, für, Merz, und, Spahn</media:keywords>
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<title>Présidentielle : qui veut quoi, à gauche ?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/presidentielle-qui-veut-quoi-a-gauche</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/presidentielle-qui-veut-quoi-a-gauche</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vous ne comprenez plus rien à se qui se joue, à gauche, à l’aube de la campagne présidentielle ? POLITICO vous aide à y voir plus clair. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Présidentielle, qui, veut, quoi, gauche</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump turns totally toxic for Europe’s far right</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-turns-totally-toxic-for-europes-far-right</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-turns-totally-toxic-for-europes-far-right</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Proximity with the United States in the current context did not go down well with Hungarian voters,&quot; said a senior official from France&#039;s National Rally party. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, turns, totally, toxic, for, Europe’s, far, right</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain’s bitter assisted dying debate is about to come roaring back to life</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/britains-bitter-assisted-dying-debate-is-about-to-come-roaring-back-to-life</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/britains-bitter-assisted-dying-debate-is-about-to-come-roaring-back-to-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Supporters of assisted dying plan an unprecedented gambit to break a deadlock in the U.K. parliament that may unleash a level of rancor not seen since the Brexit era. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain’s, bitter, assisted, dying, debate, about, come, roaring, back, life</media:keywords>
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<title>‘More compromises’: Trump wants an end to Iran war</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/more-compromises-trump-wants-an-end-to-iran-war</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/more-compromises-trump-wants-an-end-to-iran-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While the president claims he&#039;s got the cards, he may have to give ground to get a deal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘More, compromises’:, Trump, wants, end, Iran, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Merz gegen Macron – Streit um die Straße von Hormus</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-gegen-macron-streit-um-die-strasse-von-hormus</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-gegen-macron-streit-um-die-strasse-von-hormus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kanzler Friedrich Merz reist heute nach Paris. Im Gepäck das Thema einer NATO-Mission in der Straße von Hormus. Während Merz auf eine „Koalition der Willigen“ unter Einbindung der USA setzt, fährt Emmanuel Macron einen anderen Kurs. Hans von der Burchard berichtet über die Bedingungen Berlins und warum zwischen dem Kanzleramt und dem Élysée-Palast ein Clash […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Merz, gegen, Macron, –, Streit, die, Straße, von, Hormus</media:keywords>
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<title>Defense deals and Thomas Tuchel’s chances: Inside the new Anglo&#45;German bromance</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/defense-deals-and-thomas-tuchels-chances-inside-the-new-anglo-german-bromance</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/defense-deals-and-thomas-tuchels-chances-inside-the-new-anglo-german-bromance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Victorians called Britain and Germany “awkward cousins.” These days, Keir Starmer is trying to revive that Anglo-German amity as part of a broader reset with the European Union. The prime minister has wooed Chancellor Friedrich Merz since the Christian Democrat leader took power in Berlin last year, leading to the signing of the Kensington […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Defense, deals, and, Thomas, Tuchel’s, chances:, Inside, the, new, Anglo-German, bromance</media:keywords>
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<title>How to watch the Hungarian election like a pro</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-watch-the-hungarian-election-like-a-pro</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-watch-the-hungarian-election-like-a-pro</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Be warned: There&#039;s some complex math involved in this contest. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, watch, the, Hungarian, election, like, pro</media:keywords>
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<title>Tories scramble to fend off Farage on their home turf</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/tories-scramble-to-fend-off-farage-on-their-home-turf</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/tories-scramble-to-fend-off-farage-on-their-home-turf</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Victory for Reform UK in Essex this May will be crucial to show Farage can turn polling success into actual votes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tories, scramble, fend, off, Farage, their, home, turf</media:keywords>
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<title>Wild animals and wilder friends: Viktor Orbán’s Brussels legacy</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/wild-animals-and-wilder-friends-viktor-orbans-brussels-legacy</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/wild-animals-and-wilder-friends-viktor-orbans-brussels-legacy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If the Hungarian prime minister loses the election, the European Council will be deprived of a fascinating character. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wild, animals, and, wilder, friends:, Viktor, Orbán’s, Brussels, legacy</media:keywords>
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<title>Merz und Klingbeil im Gipfel&#45;Stress</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-und-klingbeil-im-gipfel-stress</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-und-klingbeil-im-gipfel-stress</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gestern wurde Lars Klingbeil (SPD) selbst ins Kanzleramt gerufen, heute ist er der Gastgeber. Ab 10 Uhr empfängt der Finanzminister die Spitzen der Wirtschaftsverbände und Gewerkschaften zum Krisentreffen. Das Ziel: Angesichts hoher Energiepreise und eines stagnierenden Wirtschaftswachstums Handlungsfähigkeit demonstrieren. Doch während Klingbeil mit dem Spritpreis-Deckel und der Übergewinnsteuer vorprescht, warnt Kanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) vor […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Merz, und, Klingbeil, Gipfel-Stress</media:keywords>
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<title>How soccer assisted Viktor Orbán’s rise — and maybe his fall</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-soccer-assisted-viktor-orbans-rise-and-maybe-his-fall</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-soccer-assisted-viktor-orbans-rise-and-maybe-his-fall</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ FELCSÚT, Hungary — The whitewashed peasant-style cottage that belongs to Viktor Orbán is Hungarian picture-perfect, with wooden shutters and a garden water well. It speaks to the humble origins of the country’s long-serving, globe-trotting prime minster, the son of a Communist collective farm foreman. Of course, that’s exactly what the village house is meant to signal […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, soccer, assisted, Viktor, Orbán’s, rise, —, and, maybe, his, fall</media:keywords>
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<title>France plans huge missile increase in new defense push, document shows</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/france-plans-huge-missile-increase-in-new-defense-push-document-shows</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/france-plans-huge-missile-increase-in-new-defense-push-document-shows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Paris is also mulling the development of a new tank, according to a draft military planning law seen by POLITICO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>France, plans, huge, missile, increase, new, defense, push, document, shows</media:keywords>
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<title>Macron’s inner circle starts heading for the exit</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/macrons-inner-circle-starts-heading-for-the-exit</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/macrons-inner-circle-starts-heading-for-the-exit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Key members of the French president&#039;s team are departing with the end of his second term already in sight. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Macron’s, inner, circle, starts, heading, for, the, exit</media:keywords>
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<title>Can Britain and the EU get a Brexit reset deal over the line?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/can-britain-and-the-eu-get-a-brexit-reset-deal-over-the-line</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/can-britain-and-the-eu-get-a-brexit-reset-deal-over-the-line</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying London and Brussels, much work is going on behind the scenes to strike a closer relationship between the U.K. and the European Union. Nearly a decade after Britain voted to leave the bloc, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has tasked his ministers with negotiating a post-Brexit […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Can, Britain, and, the, get, Brexit, reset, deal, over, the, line</media:keywords>
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<title>Officials warn US is running out of targets to strike in Iran</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/officials-warn-us-is-running-out-of-targets-to-strike-in-iran</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/officials-warn-us-is-running-out-of-targets-to-strike-in-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Iran is fighting a different kind of war, one less focused on military tactics than economics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Officials, warn, running, out, targets, strike, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran war puts Cuba on the back burner</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/iran-war-puts-cuba-on-the-back-burner</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/iran-war-puts-cuba-on-the-back-burner</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The administration has a lot to deal with in the Middle East – and doesn’t want to hassle with Russia. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, war, puts, Cuba, the, back, burner</media:keywords>
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<title>JKA Philippines: Upholding the Legacy of Traditional Shotokan Karate</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/jka-philippines-upholding-the-legacy-of-traditional-shotokan-karate</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/jka-philippines-upholding-the-legacy-of-traditional-shotokan-karate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ March 6, 2026 - Manila, Philippines — The history of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in the Philippines traces its roots to 1958, marking the beginning of a long-standing tradition of authentic Shotokan karate instruction that continues to influence generations of Filipino martial artists. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:47:59 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>JKA Philippines to gather for four days of elite training, competition, and tradition August 2026 &#45; 3rd International Gasshuku and Karate&#45;Do Championship in Davao City</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/jka-philippines-to-gather-for-four-days-of-elite-training-competition-and-tradition-august-2026-3rd-international-gasshuku-and-karate-do-championship-in-davao-city</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/jka-philippines-to-gather-for-four-days-of-elite-training-competition-and-tradition-august-2026-3rd-international-gasshuku-and-karate-do-championship-in-davao-city</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ March 8, 2026 - MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Global Shotokan practitioners Manila, Philippines — The Japan Karate Association (JKA) Philippines continues its mission of preserving authentic Shotokan karate with the announcement of the 3rd JKA Philippines International Gasshuku and Karate-Do Championship, scheduled on August 27–30, 2026 in Davao City, Philippines. The four-day international event is expected to bring together karate masters, instructors, and athletes from across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and beyond. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:52:58 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Philippines Set to Shine on Global Karate Stage!</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/philippines-set-to-shine-on-global-karate-stage</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/philippines-set-to-shine-on-global-karate-stage</guid>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:49:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>A Momentous Beginning: The Founding of the Ladies of Rizal Switzerland</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/a-momentous-beginning-the-founding-of-the-ladies-of-rizal-switzerland</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ To God be the glory - a proud and enduring future for Rizalians around the world. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:30:49 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Let it go! How the EU would benefit from being more like Disney</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/let-it-go-how-the-eu-would-benefit-from-being-more-like-disney</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/let-it-go-how-the-eu-would-benefit-from-being-more-like-disney</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. Is being the president of France a Mickey Mouse job? The answer is clearly yes, as Emmanuel Macron will spend Friday at Disneyland Paris, visiting the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the film “Frozen” (and it’s imaginatively titled sequel, “Frozen II”). If you haven’t seen “Frozen,” it’s […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Let, go, How, the, would, benefit, from, being, more, like, Disney</media:keywords>
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<title>Man arrested on suspicion of Chinese spying was in UK parliament as recently as January</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-chinese-spying-was-in-uk-parliament-as-recently-as-january</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-chinese-spying-was-in-uk-parliament-as-recently-as-january</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ David Taylor held a key role in a cross-party group of MPs on relations with Qatar. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Man, arrested, suspicion, Chinese, spying, was, parliament, recently, January</media:keywords>
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<title>How to fix British politics — with help from around the world</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-fix-british-politics-with-help-from-around-the-world</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-to-fix-british-politics-with-help-from-around-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Westminster rolls into recess, host Sascha O’Sullivan looks at some of the problems which bedevil SW1 from voter disengagement to constant reshuffles to find out if political systems from Australia to Italy might have the solutions. Sascha speaks to Australian-raised Labour MP Lauren Edwards about the push for compulsory voting here in Britain and […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, fix, British, politics, —, with, help, from, around, the, world</media:keywords>
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<title>A reckoning for Europe’s center left</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/a-reckoning-for-europes-center-left</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/a-reckoning-for-europes-center-left</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The far right took some minor hits to its seemingly impenetrable armor this week, as people in Denmark, Italy, France and Slovenia headed to the polls. But those election results also told another, more existential story: the slow-motion collapse of the EU’s center left. To unpack what’s ailing left-leaning parties across the bloc, host Sarah […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>reckoning, for, Europe’s, center, left</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran war threatens a global recession, Finland’s Stubb warns</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/iran-war-threatens-a-global-recession-finlands-stubb-warns</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/iran-war-threatens-a-global-recession-finlands-stubb-warns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. president’s European golf buddy calls for extra efforts to stop regional conflicts from spiraling toward World War III.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:15 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, war, threatens, global, recession, Finland’s, Stubb, warns</media:keywords>
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<title>‘All I could do was just wait and pray’: An oral history of the Brussels bombings</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/all-i-could-do-was-just-wait-and-pray-an-oral-history-of-the-brussels-bombings</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/all-i-could-do-was-just-wait-and-pray-an-oral-history-of-the-brussels-bombings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 10 years ago, terror attacks shook the Belgian capital. Here’s how the day and its aftermath unfolded, in the words of those who lived it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘All, could, was, just, wait, and, pray’:, oral, history, the, Brussels, bombings</media:keywords>
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<title>​​What the EU Biotech Act delivers for Europe</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/what-the-eu-biotech-act-delivers-for-europe</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/what-the-eu-biotech-act-delivers-for-europe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Biotechnology drives cutting-edge medical innovation but is constrained by Europe’s fragmented regulatory landscape. The Biotech Act offers a critical opportunity to remove structural barriers, harmonize frameworks and accelerate patient access. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>​​What, the, Biotech, Act, delivers, for, Europe</media:keywords>
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<title>15 things we learned at the EU leaders’ summit</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/15-things-we-learned-at-the-eu-leaders-summit</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/15-things-we-learned-at-the-eu-leaders-summit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From the deadly serious issues of Iran and Ukraine to the more light-hearted matters of what you can do with a stick of celery, here&#039;s POLITICO&#039;s rundown of the latest European Council. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>things, learned, the, leaders’, summit</media:keywords>
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<title>EU leaders find themselves incapable of action despite wars so close to home</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-leaders-find-themselves-incapable-of-action-despite-wars-so-close-to-home</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-leaders-find-themselves-incapable-of-action-despite-wars-so-close-to-home</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With conflicts raging in the Middle East and Ukraine, a summit in Brussels merely exposed Europe&#039;s powerlessness. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>leaders, find, themselves, incapable, action, despite, wars, close, home</media:keywords>
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<title>Der hybride Krieg aus Moskau und Teheran</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/der-hybride-krieg-aus-moskau-und-teheran</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/der-hybride-krieg-aus-moskau-und-teheran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wir befinden uns in einem neuen Kalten Krieg, und er ist deutlich ungemütlicher als der letzte. Anstatt klarer Blockkonfrontation erleben wir ein multipolares Chaos, in dem die zivile Infrastruktur und die Wirtschaft längst zum Ziel geworden sind. Im Panel-Gespräch auf einer Sicherheitstagung in Berlin spricht der Präsident des Bundesverfassungsschutzes, Sinan Selen, mit Gordon Repinski über […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Der, hybride, Krieg, aus, Moskau, und, Teheran</media:keywords>
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<title>The only decent jobs left are Eurocrat and shoemaker</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/the-only-decent-jobs-left-are-eurocrat-and-shoemaker</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/the-only-decent-jobs-left-are-eurocrat-and-shoemaker</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tens of thousands of people want to work in the EU Bubble, and a vastly smaller amount have been forced to wear ill-fitting shoes by Trump. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, only, decent, jobs, left, are, Eurocrat, and, shoemaker</media:keywords>
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<title>EU fears Iran war will put new migration rules to the test </title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-fears-iran-war-will-put-new-migration-rules-to-the-test</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-fears-iran-war-will-put-new-migration-rules-to-the-test</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Attempts to reform EU migration rules date back to the 2015 refugee crisis, but there are doubts about how the new rules will fare under new pressure. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>fears, Iran, war, will, put, new, migration, rules, the, test </media:keywords>
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<title>EU commissioner Kos dogged by fresh secret police collaborator claims</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-commissioner-kos-dogged-by-fresh-secret-police-collaborator-claims</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-commissioner-kos-dogged-by-fresh-secret-police-collaborator-claims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Marta Kos fended off the allegations at her confirmation hearing in 2024. Europe&#039;s biggest political group has resurfaced them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>commissioner, Kos, dogged, fresh, secret, police, collaborator, claims</media:keywords>
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<title>Britain’s Labour Party stares into the abyss in its Welsh heartland</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/britains-labour-party-stares-into-the-abyss-in-its-welsh-heartland</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/britains-labour-party-stares-into-the-abyss-in-its-welsh-heartland</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the old coalfields of south Wales, Britain’s center-left establishment faces being crushed by a nationalist left and populist right. POLITICO went to find out why. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Britain’s, Labour, Party, stares, into, the, abyss, its, Welsh, heartland</media:keywords>
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<title>French soldier killed, several wounded in Iraq attack, Macron confirms</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/french-soldier-killed-several-wounded-in-iraq-attack-macron-confirms</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/french-soldier-killed-several-wounded-in-iraq-attack-macron-confirms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The French president said the war in Iran &quot;cannot justify&quot; a drone strike on troops involved in a counterterrorism training exercise in Kurdistan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>French, soldier, killed, several, wounded, Iraq, attack, Macron, confirms</media:keywords>
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<title>Ladies of Rizal Switzerland Holds Historic Pioneer Oath&#45;Taking Ceremony</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/a-new-chapter-for-legacy-in-europe-ladies-of-rizal-switzerland-holds-historic-pioneer-oath-taking-ceremony</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/a-new-chapter-for-legacy-in-europe-ladies-of-rizal-switzerland-holds-historic-pioneer-oath-taking-ceremony</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A New Chapter for Legacy in Europe:  Founded by Michelle Ngo Salangsang, the new organization honors the enduring vision of José Rizal while promoting Filipino culture, heritage, and community leadership in Switzerland. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:18:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Can Donald Trump save Viktor Orbán?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/can-donald-trump-save-viktor-orban</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/can-donald-trump-save-viktor-orban</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Hungary’s prime minister trails in the polls, MAGA heavyweights mobilize to shore up their most loyal European ally. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Can, Donald, Trump, save, Viktor, Orbán</media:keywords>
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<title>The delicate art of hanging around like a lemon while your allies get lambasted</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/the-delicate-art-of-hanging-around-like-a-lemon-while-your-allies-get-lambasted</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/the-delicate-art-of-hanging-around-like-a-lemon-while-your-allies-get-lambasted</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Friedrich Merz said nothing as Donald Trump launched a wave of verbal attacks — he&#039;s not the only one to have sat in silence. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, delicate, art, hanging, around, like, lemon, while, your, allies, get, lambasted</media:keywords>
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<title>Protecting the electricity grid is crucial for national security</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/protecting-the-electricity-grid-is-crucial-for-national-security</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/protecting-the-electricity-grid-is-crucial-for-national-security</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 





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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Protecting, the, electricity, grid, crucial, for, national, security</media:keywords>
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<title>OPINION: To fix Europe’s food system, start with the school lunch</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/opinion-to-fix-europes-food-system-start-with-the-school-lunch</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/opinion-to-fix-europes-food-system-start-with-the-school-lunch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Treating school meals as a logistical burden is a wasted opportunity. New data shows they are a strategic lever for the EU Green Deal and European Child Guarantee. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OPINION:, fix, Europe’s, food, system, start, with, the, school, lunch</media:keywords>
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<title>Vier Wirtschaftsbosse gegen Merz: Krisentreffen in München</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/vier-wirtschaftsbosse-gegen-merz-krisentreffen-in-munchen</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/vier-wirtschaftsbosse-gegen-merz-krisentreffen-in-munchen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wirtschaftswende auf dem Prüfstand: Kanzler Friedrich Merz trifft heute auf der Internationalen Handwerksmesse in München eine Art „Verbandsquartett“. Er ist zum Gespräch mit den Spitzen der Verbände aus Industrie, Arbeitgebern, Handel und Gewerbe sowie dem Handwerk verabredet. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert das Standing des Kanzlers bei den Verbandschefs und die harten Erwartungen der Industrie, während der […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vier, Wirtschaftsbosse, gegen, Merz:, Krisentreffen, München</media:keywords>
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<title>Closing the Nutritional gap in cancer care</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/closing-the-nutritional-gap-in-cancer-care</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/closing-the-nutritional-gap-in-cancer-care</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Europe redefines its health priorities, addressing persistent gaps like cancer-related malnutrition will be essential to ensure resilient systems and better outcomes for patients. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Closing, the, Nutritional, gap, cancer, care</media:keywords>
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<title>‘You’ll have to ask my husband:’ House Republicans say Hillary Clinton punted questions on Epstein</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/youll-have-to-ask-my-husband-house-republicans-say-hillary-clinton-punted-questions-on-epstein</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/youll-have-to-ask-my-husband-house-republicans-say-hillary-clinton-punted-questions-on-epstein</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The former secretary of State testified for roughly six hours, paving the way for Friday’s scheduled grilling of former President Bill Clinton. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘You’ll, have, ask, husband:’, House, Republicans, say, Hillary, Clinton, punted, questions, Epstein</media:keywords>
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<title>Greens win key UK by&#45;election — as Starmer’s Labour slumps to third</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/greens-win-key-uk-by-election-as-starmers-labour-slumps-to-third</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/greens-win-key-uk-by-election-as-starmers-labour-slumps-to-third</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hannah Spencer will be the party&#039;s latest MP after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election from the left. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Greens, win, key, by-election, —, Starmer’s, Labour, slumps, third</media:keywords>
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<title>Antisemitismus&#45;Debatte nach der Berlinale und AfD&#45;Teilerfolg</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/antisemitismus-debatte-nach-der-berlinale-und-afd-teilerfolg</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/antisemitismus-debatte-nach-der-berlinale-und-afd-teilerfolg</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ PRÄSENTIERT VON ROCHE DEUTSCHLAND. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Antisemitismus-Debatte, nach, der, Berlinale, und, AfD-Teilerfolg</media:keywords>
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<title>Zack Polanski’s populist pitch pays off in Gorton and Denton</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/zack-polanskis-populist-pitch-pays-off-in-gorton-and-denton</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/zack-polanskis-populist-pitch-pays-off-in-gorton-and-denton</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The eco-populist promised to take on both Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage — but the Greens have faced claims of stoking division. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zack, Polanski’s, populist, pitch, pays, off, Gorton, and, Denton</media:keywords>
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<title>EU Parliament to ditch Strasbourg trips thanks to American intervention</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-parliament-to-ditch-strasbourg-trips-thanks-to-american-intervention</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-parliament-to-ditch-strasbourg-trips-thanks-to-american-intervention</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ US basketball league has a rather outdated view of France&#039;s borders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:00:15 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Parliament, ditch, Strasbourg, trips, thanks, American, intervention</media:keywords>
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<title>French far right looks for Charlie Kirk moment after activist’s killing</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/french-far-right-looks-for-charlie-kirk-moment-after-activists-killing</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/french-far-right-looks-for-charlie-kirk-moment-after-activists-killing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The National Rally is seizing on the death of a 23-year-old affiliated with far-right extremists ahead of key local elections. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:00:15 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>French, far, right, looks, for, Charlie, Kirk, moment, after, activist’s, killing</media:keywords>
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<title>Brussels should scrap plans to hire 2,500 EU civil servants, 9 countries say</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/brussels-should-scrap-plans-to-hire-2500-eu-civil-servants-9-countries-say</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/brussels-should-scrap-plans-to-hire-2500-eu-civil-servants-9-countries-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The European Commission should tighten its own belt if it wants to demand that EU capitals spend money more efficiently, national ministers say. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Brussels, should, scrap, plans, hire, 2, 500, civil, servants, countries, say</media:keywords>
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<title>Orbán’s nemesis turns his nationalist playbook against him</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/orbans-nemesis-turns-his-nationalist-playbook-against-him</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/orbans-nemesis-turns-his-nationalist-playbook-against-him</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ By adopting the language of sovereignty and skepticism toward Brussels, Péter Magyar has become the Hungarian prime minister&#039;s most serious challenger yet. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Orbán’s, nemesis, turns, his, nationalist, playbook, against, him</media:keywords>
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<title>Merz und die enttäuschte Liebe in seiner CDU</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-und-die-enttaeuschte-liebe-in-seiner-cdu</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/merz-und-die-enttaeuschte-liebe-in-seiner-cdu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ PRÄSENTIERT VON AMAZON ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Merz, und, die, enttäuschte, Liebe, seiner, CDU</media:keywords>
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<title>Putin should worry about the Trump&#45;Xi relationship</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/putin-should-worry-about-the-trump-xi-relationship</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/putin-should-worry-about-the-trump-xi-relationship</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For Russia, the implications of a U.S.-China rapprochement — even if based on convenience rather than conviction — are profound. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Putin, should, worry, about, the, Trump-Xi, relationship</media:keywords>
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<title>Europe’s next line of defense</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/europes-next-line-of-defense</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/europes-next-line-of-defense</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Disclaimer POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT More information here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Europe’s, next, line, defense</media:keywords>
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<title>Was bringt Rubio zur Münchener Sicherheitskonferenz mit?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/was-bringt-rubio-zur-munchener-sicherheitskonferenz-mit</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/was-bringt-rubio-zur-munchener-sicherheitskonferenz-mit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ PRÄSENTIERT VON NETFLIX. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Was, bringt, Rubio, zur, Münchener, Sicherheitskonferenz, mit</media:keywords>
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<title>Live blog: Munich Security Conference</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/live-blog-munich-security-conference</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/live-blog-munich-security-conference</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ World leaders meet amid fresh questions about the transatlantic alliance and the stability of the global order. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Live, blog:, Munich, Security, Conference</media:keywords>
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<title>Présidentielle : pourquoi Retailleau accélère</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/presidentielle-pourquoi-retailleau-accelere</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/presidentielle-pourquoi-retailleau-accelere</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ L’ancien ministre de l’Intérieur fait le pari de se déclarer candidat à l’élection suprême dès à présent pour mettre la pression sur ses concurrents, à commencer par Edouard Philippe. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Présidentielle, pourquoi, Retailleau, accélère</media:keywords>
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<title>Epstein’s world: Inside his network of wealth, power and hustle</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/epsteins-world-inside-his-network-of-wealth-power-and-hustle</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/epsteins-world-inside-his-network-of-wealth-power-and-hustle</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The late convicted sex offender’s private correspondence reveals the methods he used in cozying up to the one-percent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Epstein’s, world:, Inside, his, network, wealth, power, and, hustle</media:keywords>
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<title>How Italy’s most polarizing politician hitched his comeback to the Winter Olympics</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-italys-most-polarizing-politician-hitched-his-comeback-to-the-winter-olympics</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-italys-most-polarizing-politician-hitched-his-comeback-to-the-winter-olympics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Matteo Salvini is betting on the infrastructure boost the Games will provide to reassert himself on the national stage, but it may not be that simple. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Italy’s, most, polarizing, politician, hitched, his, comeback, the, Winter, Olympics</media:keywords>
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<title>Can the EU decouple from Trump’s America?</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/can-the-eu-decouple-from-trumps-america</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/can-the-eu-decouple-from-trumps-america</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Can the European Union really decouple from Donald Trump’s America — economically, politically, and strategically? In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Mateusz Morawiecki, former Polish prime minister and president of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party about his call for an “Economic NATO,” an even stronger economic and political alliance […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Can, the, decouple, from, Trump’s, America</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump’s geopolitical tensions spill into the Winter Olympics</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trumps-geopolitical-tensions-spill-into-the-winter-olympics</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trumps-geopolitical-tensions-spill-into-the-winter-olympics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Beating the Americans will feel even sweeter for the U.S.&#039;s top allies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump’s, geopolitical, tensions, spill, into, the, Winter, Olympics</media:keywords>
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<title>Der neue Merz am Golf – mit Markus Preiß</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/der-neue-merz-am-golf-mit-markus-preiss</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/der-neue-merz-am-golf-mit-markus-preiss</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mitten in Doha, bei über 20 Grad und zwischen Museumsbesuch und Wirtschaftsdelegation, begleiten unter anderem Gordon Repinski und Markus Preiß den Bundeskanzler auf einer seiner zentralen Auslandsreisen. Die beiden reden darüber, wie sich deutsche Außenpolitik gerade neu sortiert und warum sie sich das auch leisten muss. Es geht um den deutlichen Kurswechsel hin zu einer […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Der, neue, Merz, Golf, –, mit, Markus, Preiß</media:keywords>
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<title>Carney to Trump: Back off on Greenland</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/carney-to-trump-back-off-on-greenland</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/carney-to-trump-back-off-on-greenland</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Canadian PM urged NATO allies including the U.S. to “respect their commitments.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Carney, Trump:, Back, off, Greenland</media:keywords>
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<title>Munich Security Conference disinvites Iran’s top diplomat</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/munich-security-conference-disinvites-irans-top-diplomat</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/munich-security-conference-disinvites-irans-top-diplomat</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Earlier invitations to regime representatives are canceled after Tehran&#039;s crackdown on protesters, an MSC spokesperson said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Munich, Security, Conference, disinvites, Iran’s, top, diplomat</media:keywords>
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<title>Italy unveils Arctic strategy to boost business as polar race heats up</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/italy-unveils-arctic-strategy-to-boost-business-as-polar-race-heats-up</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/italy-unveils-arctic-strategy-to-boost-business-as-polar-race-heats-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to make the frozen north “an area of peace, cooperation and prosperity.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Italy, unveils, Arctic, strategy, boost, business, polar, race, heats</media:keywords>
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<title>US senator threatens to use congressional ‘tools’ to block Trump’s Greenland grab</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/us-senator-threatens-to-use-congressional-tools-to-block-trumps-greenland-grab</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/us-senator-threatens-to-use-congressional-tools-to-block-trumps-greenland-grab</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Alaska&#039;s Lisa Murkowski warns Trump U.S. Congress wields “power of the purse.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>senator, threatens, use, congressional, ‘tools’, block, Trump’s, Greenland, grab</media:keywords>
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<title>New study debunks Trump’s theory about paracetamol, pregnancy and autism</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/new-study-debunks-trumps-theory-about-paracetamol-pregnancy-and-autism</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/new-study-debunks-trumps-theory-about-paracetamol-pregnancy-and-autism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. administration caused a frenzy last year when it discouraged pregnant women from taking Tylenol. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, study, debunks, Trump’s, theory, about, paracetamol, pregnancy, and, autism</media:keywords>
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<title>Polish president aligns with Trump to block Brussels’ Big Tech law</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/polish-president-aligns-with-trump-to-block-brussels-big-tech-law</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/polish-president-aligns-with-trump-to-block-brussels-big-tech-law</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nawrocki called EU social media law &quot;Orwellian,&quot; echoing Washington&#039;s main line of attack. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Polish, president, aligns, with, Trump, block, Brussels’, Big, Tech, law</media:keywords>
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<title>Top&#45;level corruption allegations rock Cyprus as it assumes EU presidency</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/top-level-corruption-allegations-rock-cyprus-as-it-assumes-eu-presidency</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/top-level-corruption-allegations-rock-cyprus-as-it-assumes-eu-presidency</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government rejects accusations made in video recordings of senior officials, but the opposition is calling for further action. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Top-level, corruption, allegations, rock, Cyprus, assumes, presidency</media:keywords>
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<title>UK’s deputy prime minister raises X deepfake deluge with JD Vance</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/uks-deputy-prime-minister-raises-x-deepfake-deluge-with-jd-vance</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/uks-deputy-prime-minister-raises-x-deepfake-deluge-with-jd-vance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the past the U.S. administration has criticized the U.K.’s online safety regime. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>UK’s, deputy, prime, minister, raises, deepfake, deluge, with, Vance</media:keywords>
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<title>‘I don’t need international law’: Trump’s Wild West doctrine freezes European brains </title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/i-dont-need-international-law-trumps-wild-west-doctrine-freezes-european-brains</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/i-dont-need-international-law-trumps-wild-west-doctrine-freezes-european-brains</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ European countries are trying not to think about how much they still need Donald Trump. Some diplomats say it’s time they did. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘I, don’t, need, international, law’:, Trump’s, Wild, West, doctrine, freezes, European, brains </media:keywords>
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<title>Africa decides keeping Trump happy isn’t that important</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/africa-decides-keeping-trump-happy-isnt-that-important</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/africa-decides-keeping-trump-happy-isnt-that-important</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite the U.S. president&#039;s admonishment about needing to be kept happy, one continent has stood out in its readiness to defy him. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Africa, decides, keeping, Trump, happy, isn’t, that, important</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump warns Tehran that US is ‘locked and loaded’ to support Iranian protesters</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-warns-tehran-that-us-is-locked-and-loaded-to-support-iranian-protesters</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-warns-tehran-that-us-is-locked-and-loaded-to-support-iranian-protesters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump pledges to come to the &quot;rescue&quot; if Iranian authorities kill peaceful protesters. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, warns, Tehran, that, ‘locked, and, loaded’, support, Iranian, protesters</media:keywords>
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<title>La justice étend son enquête sur X aux deepfakes de femmes déshabillées par l’IA Grok</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/la-justice-etend-son-enquete-sur-x-aux-deepfakes-de-femmes-deshabillees-par-lia-grok</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/la-justice-etend-son-enquete-sur-x-aux-deepfakes-de-femmes-deshabillees-par-lia-grok</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Les députés Arthur Delaporte et Eric Bothorel ont effectué des signalements après que des milliers d&#039;images générées ont été générées par l’IA et publiées sur X à la demande d’utilisateurs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>justice, étend, son, enquête, sur, aux, deepfakes, femmes, déshabillées, par, l’IA, Grok</media:keywords>
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<title>Zelenskyy picks spy chief Budanov as new top aide to replace Yermak</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/zelenskyy-picks-spy-chief-budanov-as-new-top-aide-to-replace-yermak</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/zelenskyy-picks-spy-chief-budanov-as-new-top-aide-to-replace-yermak</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Laconic 39-year-old is a former soldier who has fought the Russians in Donbas and Crimea. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zelenskyy, picks, spy, chief, Budanov, new, top, aide, replace, Yermak</media:keywords>
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<title>France to investigate deepfakes of women stripped naked by Grok</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/france-to-investigate-deepfakes-of-women-stripped-naked-by-grok</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/france-to-investigate-deepfakes-of-women-stripped-naked-by-grok</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hundreds of women and teenagers have reported their photos published on social media have been “undressed” by Grok. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>France, investigate, deepfakes, women, stripped, naked, Grok</media:keywords>
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<title>Too early, too alone: France prepares for Russia as US withdraws</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/too-early-too-alone-france-prepares-for-russia-as-us-withdraws</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/too-early-too-alone-france-prepares-for-russia-as-us-withdraws</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Paris has long worried the United States was an unreliable partner. Donald Trump is proving them right. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Too, early, too, alone:, France, prepares, for, Russia, withdraws</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-to-politico-zelenskyy-doesnt-have-anything-until-i-approve-it</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-to-politico-zelenskyy-doesnt-have-anything-until-i-approve-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump’s comments come ahead of his Sunday meeting with Zelenskyy, who will bring with him a new 20-point plan to end the war. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, POLITICO:, Zelenskyy, ‘doesn’t, have, anything, until, approve, it’</media:keywords>
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<title>POLITICO’s most&#45;read stories of 2025</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/politicos-most-read-stories-of-2025</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/politicos-most-read-stories-of-2025</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump, Ukraine and the shattered transatlantic status quo: The stories that captured your attention over the past 12 months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>POLITICO’s, most-read, stories, 2025</media:keywords>
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<title>POLITICO’S 2025 Backhanded Awards</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/politicos-2025-backhanded-awards</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/politicos-2025-backhanded-awards</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One prize you won&#039;t be posting on LinkedIn. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>POLITICO’S, 2025, Backhanded, Awards</media:keywords>
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<title>Kosovo heads to polls hoping to break political deadlock</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/kosovo-heads-to-polls-hoping-to-break-political-deadlock</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/kosovo-heads-to-polls-hoping-to-break-political-deadlock</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Europe&#039;s youngest country is headed for yet another election, casting its European path further in doubt. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kosovo, heads, polls, hoping, break, political, deadlock</media:keywords>
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<title>Machthaber: Kim Jong&#45;Un</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/machthaber-kim-jong-un</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/machthaber-kim-jong-un</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an? In unserem regelmäßigen Machthaber-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir zeigen, wie sie denken, entscheiden – und was das für uns bedeutet. Eine Politikerin oder Politiker, alle zwei Wochen, ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der Macht. Die nächste […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Machthaber:, Kim, Jong-Un</media:keywords>
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<title>Putin’s annual ‘circus’: 5 top takeaways </title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/putins-annual-circus-5-top-takeaways</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/putins-annual-circus-5-top-takeaways</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ POLITICO watched all five hours of Russia&#039;s leader talking about Ukraine, NATO and &quot;traditional values&quot; so you didn&#039;t have to. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>EU to pay €3B a year in interest for Ukraine loan </title>
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<title>Ukraine&#45;Russia peace plan still faces major hurdles, Rubio says</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters there’s still ‘a ways to go’ on Ukraine-Russia peace deal, ahead of talks in Miami. ]]></description>
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<title>US Justice Department releases some Epstein files after monthslong pressure campaign</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trump had for months rebuffed calls for the release of the files. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Grün oder Schwarz? Cem Özdemir im Gespräch</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/grun-oder-schwarz-cem-ozdemir-im-gespraech</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cem Özdemir will Ministerpräsident von Baden-Württemberg werden – und damit die grüne Erfolgsgeschichte nach Winfried Kretschmann fortschreiben. In dieser Sonderfolge des POLITICO Berlin Playbook Podcast spricht der frühere Landwirtschaftsminister, Parteichef und Europaabgeordnete über seinen Anspruch auf das Amt, seine politische Erfahrung und seinen Politikstil zwischen Kompromiss, Pragmatismus und Führung aus der Mitte der Gesellschaft. Diese […] ]]></description>
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<title>EU countries agree to tax cheap packages from July</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-countries-agree-to-tax-cheap-packages-from-july</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ €3 will be added for each different type of item, to stem a flood of packages from Chinese webshops. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/trump-clinton-gates-included-in-epstein-photo-trove</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The House Oversight Committee is releasing photos from the Epstein estate linking powerful men to the late convicted sex offender. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, Clinton, Gates, included, Epstein, photo, trove</media:keywords>
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<title>Bill Gates appears in newly released photos from Epstein estate</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/bill-gates-appears-in-newly-released-photos-from-epstein-estate</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The billionaire philanthropist has said his meetings with the late convicted sex offender were a mistake. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>EU heavyweight Italy joins Belgium in opposing Russian frozen assets plan</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/eu-heavyweight-italy-joins-belgium-in-opposing-russian-frozen-assets-plan</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Italy and Belgium team up to press the Commission to suggest alternatives for financing Ukraine. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>World’s cartoonists on this week’s events</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/worlds-cartoonists-on-this-weeks-events</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Drawing the top stories around the globe. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Top EU official promises more Big Tech decisions ‘in coming months’</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/top-eu-official-promises-more-big-tech-decisions-in-coming-months</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ US officials said American companies are being unfairly targeted by Brussels following decision to fine Elon Musk’s X. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Top, official, promises, more, Big, Tech, decisions, ‘in, coming, months’</media:keywords>
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<title>Hungary shoots down eurobonds as alternative to EU’s Russian asset plan</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/hungary-shoots-down-eurobonds-as-alternative-to-eus-russian-asset-plan</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Friday&#039;s veto of a joint debt issue raises the stakes for efforts to convince Belgium to release frozen assets. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hungary, shoots, down, eurobonds, alternative, EU’s, Russian, asset, plan</media:keywords>
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<title>How Russia keeps raising an army to replace its dead</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/how-russia-keeps-raising-an-army-to-replace-its-dead</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An online bazaar of freelance headhunters finds new recruits to fight Ukraine, emboldening Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table and scaring European leaders about what his growing army might do next. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Russia, keeps, raising, army, replace, its, dead</media:keywords>
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<title>Watch out Europe, Trump is coming for your elections next</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/watch-out-europe-trump-is-coming-for-your-elections-next</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ MAGA’s mission to meddle in European politics should terrify Starmer, Macron and Merz. Will any of them fight back?  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Watch, out, Europe, Trump, coming, for, your, elections, next</media:keywords>
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<title>Macron backs push to ban cellphones in French high schools</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/macron-backs-push-to-ban-cellphones-in-french-high-schools</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/macron-backs-push-to-ban-cellphones-in-french-high-schools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ France&#039;s Education Minister is looking at outlawing phones in all schools starting with the 2026-2027 school year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Macron, backs, push, ban, cellphones, French, high, schools</media:keywords>
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<title>European leaders scoff at Orbán’s latest Putin love&#45;in</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/european-leaders-scoff-at-orbans-latest-putin-love-in</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/european-leaders-scoff-at-orbans-latest-putin-love-in</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ EU leaders say they don&#039;t expect the Hungarian prime minister&#039;s trip to Moscow to bring peace to Ukraine. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>European, leaders, scoff, Orbán’s, latest, Putin, love-in</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran boycotts FIFA World Cup draw in Washington over visa spat with Trump</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/iran-boycotts-fifa-world-cup-draw-in-washington-over-visa-spat-with-trump</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/iran-boycotts-fifa-world-cup-draw-in-washington-over-visa-spat-with-trump</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Officials in Tehran are urging football chief Gianni Infantino to step in. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, boycotts, FIFA, World, Cup, draw, Washington, over, visa, spat, with, Trump</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Andriy Yermak’s ouster is a political earthquake for Ukraine</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/why-andriy-yermaks-ouster-is-a-political-earthquake-for-ukraine</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/why-andriy-yermaks-ouster-is-a-political-earthquake-for-ukraine</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The top aide&#039;s firing will fuel opposition calls for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to bring in a national unity government in Kyiv. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:00:04 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Andriy, Yermak’s, ouster, political, earthquake, for, Ukraine</media:keywords>
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<title>Las Vegas Daily Top News Moderators Rub Elbows in Vegas</title>
<link>https://berlinexaminer.com/las-vegas-daily-top-news-moderators-rub-elbows-in-vegas</link>
<guid>https://berlinexaminer.com/las-vegas-daily-top-news-moderators-rub-elbows-in-vegas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One of the most important aspects of Las Vegas Daily is its mainframe advertising where to spread and keep customers informed. As always, the initial ad write-up begins with developing a marketing plan that starts with a good syndicated publication.  ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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