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• US 總統的最新抨擊，發生在他暗示可能削減駐 Germany 的 US 部隊的一天後 • 為什麼 US 在 Germany 設有軍事基地 —— 以及 Trump 是否會落實他削減部隊人數的威脅？ • Donald Trump 再次猛烈抨擊 Germany 總理 Friedrich Merz，稱其應專注於「治理他破敗的國家」並試圖結束 Russia-Ukraine 戰爭，而不是花時間「干預」Iran。

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...