Devastating national poll for @bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz. The Union of CDU and CSU only at 18 percent among German voters. Two big state elections coming up this weekend in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. #CDU #Elections2023 #Germany #DE
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Senior Iranian source to me: “Monday's meeting in Oman is part of Iran's strategic and responsible plan to foster trust among regional nations and lay the groundwork for consolidating indigenous security.” “However, this agreement does not imply an automatic reopening of #Iran #Oman #MiddleEastDiplomacy #US #IR
Key exclusive info from @ZcohenCNN @KatieBoLillis @kylieatwood - this on a day when the Houthis have made major gains against the pro Saudi forces. #Houthis #SaudiArabia #ConflictUpdate #SA
Russia’s top negotiator with the Trump administration and head of Russia’s direct investment fund proposes a Russia - U.S. Germany business forum with @AfD representing Germany. #RussiaUSRelations #BusinessForum #AfD #RU #US #DE
Head of the @afd Alice Weidel praises the Trump administrations efforts to end the war in Ukraine while slamming the German government’s aid to Kyiv. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused Weidel of pandering to the Kremlin and vows to continue support for Ukraine. Via #Ukraine #AliceWeidel #GermanPolitics #DE #UA #US
Colleague @ennolenze - who is in Ukraine at the moment - tells me in the past 24 hours Kyiv has been under air raid alert for 18h 22 minutes of that period. #Ukraine #Kyiv #AirRaidAlert #UA
Iranian state media with a first photo of the unmanned submarine the IRGC says it captured. They promise more video to come. #Iran #IRGC #UnmannedSubmarine #IR
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 🇩🇪- German Sec Def Boris Pistorius announced they’ll urgently sent Patriot interceptors to Ukraine at today’s defense contact group meeting. “Therefore I have decided, alongside NATO summit, to deliver urgently needed PAC-2 interceptor missiles from Bundeswehr stocks to #Ukraine #NATO #Germany #UA #RU #DE
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured a U.S. undermanned sub. This as the stand off over the Strait of Hormuz continues. #Iran #IRGC #StraitOfHormuz #IR #US
🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇺🇦- Top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov after the Trump - Putin call: “In the leaders’ characteristically respectful, businesslike manner, they exchanged views on the results of US Special Presidential Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visits to Moscow and Kyiv.” “The #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #US #RU #UA
The first poll on Germans’ satisfaction with the work of Friedrich Merz’s government since the Saxony - Anhalt state election. Only 10 percent satisfied with the government’s work, 88 percent not satisfied. #FriedrichMerz #Germany #PollResults #DE
First Germany wide poll since the Saxony-Anhalt state election. Merz’s CDU/CSU now under 20 percent. But also no notable gains for the AfD although they are now 9.5 points ahead of the Union of CDU/CSU. #CDU #AfD #GermanyPoll #DE
Tough night in Kyiv as Russian missiles and drones pummel the city. Ukraine’s lack of interceptors is dire but cheap jet powered drones also allow Russia to expand attacks. The happened a day after U.S. envoys visited Ukraine. @CNN https://t.co/NUY09Cl88N #Kyiv #Ukraine #RussiaAttacks #UA #RU #US
Ukraine suffering from a) a major lack of interceptors and b) Russia’s low cost jet powered drones that are essentially cheap missiles. #UkraineWar #Drones #AirDefense #UA #RU
Iran making clear they’ll challenge - also with military means - President Trump’s assertion that the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz as well as the U.S. naval blockade. This is from the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #Trump #IR #US
One of the key interviews on efforts to de-escalate in the Gulf. Qatar is key to the diplomatic efforts. Highly recommend watching this @BeckyCNN #GulfDiplomacy #Qatar #DeEscalation #QA
The AfD’s chair Alice Weidel told me she thinks Friedrich Merz won’t last in office till Christmas. Bold words: https://t.co/WC3CpNwb9f #AfD #Weidel #Merkel #DE
After President Trump posted the Saxony-Anhalt election results, and Elon Musk, MAGA Republicans and Russians congratulated the Alternative for Germany, AfD, their main candidate @UlrichSiegmund tells me he is not surprised by the amount of international attention. @CNN https://t.co/zmtXU36eCC #AfD #Trump #ElonMusk #DE #RU