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El último exabrupto del presidente de EE. UU. se produce un día después de que sugiriera una posible reducción de las tropas estadounidenses en Alemania ¿Por qué tiene EE. UU. bases militares en Alemania y cumplirá Trump su amenaza de recortar el número de efectivos? Donald Trump ha vuelto a arremeter contra el canciller de Alemania, Friedrich Merz, diciendo que debería centrarse en «arreglar su país roto» y tratar de poner fin a la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania, y dedicar menos tiempo a «interferir» en Irán. «El canciller de Alemania debería pasar más tiempo poniendo fin a la guerra con Rusia/Ucrania (¡donde ha sido totalmente ineficaz!)», escribió Trump en una publicación en las redes sociales. Continuar leyendo...

Ron Prosor says verbal attack on Friedrich Merz referencing Nazi regime ‘erodes the memory of the Holocaust’Israel’s envoy to Germany has criticised a far-right Israeli cabinet member who made historically charged accusations against the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying the attack “[eroded] the memory of the Holocaust”.In a rare rebuke of a top Israeli official by an active ambassador, Ron Prosor said he wished to “unequivocally condemn” Bezalel Smotrich’s tirade against Merz, in which he made reference to the Nazi regime and said: “You will not force us into ghettos again.” Continue reading...

Rachel Reeves will address concerns about price rises and shortages with retailers as energy costs surgeThe bosses of the UK’s biggest supermarkets are to meet the chancellor on Wednesday as the government seeks to gauge the extent of potential price rises and shortages of household essentials amid a surge in energy, fuel and fertiliser costs.Rachel Reeves is meeting the bosses of Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons as concerns rise about the potential impact on the cost of living – including higher food prices – as a result of the Middle East conflict. Continue reading...