August 2025

Spain Beats Germany, Tops EU, In Asylum Requests Amid Shift In Migrant Patterns Germany is no longer the EU’s top destination for asylum seekers, as applications from Syrians plummet following the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December, according to an unpublished EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) report seen by the Financial Times. The report says […]

Germany’s Fiscal Free Fall: Record Debt, Recession, And Welfare Crisis Submitted by Thomas Kolbe  Germany’s 2026 federal budget is set. The cabinet has reached an agreement on the framework, with only parliamentary approval pending—a mere formality. With a record deficit and no credible path to fiscal consolidation, Germany is lurching toward a debt crisis. On

These Are The Biggest Wartime Buyers Of Russian Fossil Fuels China followed by India have been the two biggest wartime buyers of Russian fossil fuels, here defined as any oil, coal or gas purchased after Jan. 1, 2023. Turkey was the third-biggest buyer while the European Union came fourth. The economic bloc has attempted to

Calls Grow For Nationwide Islamic Education In German Schools Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Germany’s Association for Education and Training (VBE) has called for the introduction of comprehensive Islamic religious education in schools across the country, arguing that Muslim students should be offered the same opportunities as their Christian peers. “We are committed

Escobar: Chinese Foxes, American Sharks, & European Rodents Authored by Pepe Escobar, The “BRICS lab” has a non-stop, ever-adapting creative spirit. Beats Tariff dementia everytime… The fourth plenary session of the Communist Party of China has been scheduled by the Politburo for October (no precise data announced; probably four days during the second half of October).

T-Day Arrives: Trump Raises Tariff On Dozens Of Countries, With Minimum Rate Of 10% Almost 4 months after Liberation Day sparked a global market crash, moments ago T-Day finally arrived… and barely anyone noticed. President Trump at the White House. Late on Thursday, just ahead of the August 1 deadline for tariff renegotiation, President Trump announced

These Are The Best Military And Intelligence Unit Watches Via Watches Of Espionage, Customized Timepieces From Rolex, Breitling, Tudor, Bremont, & Omega In the W.O.E. community, military “unit watches” are at the heart of modern watch culture. A unit watch is a timepiece that is customized by the manufacturer for members of a specific unit or