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Topic: Germany

Iran wants ‘US on its knees’, and China’s ‘sharp eyes’ hit villages

Valuables worth $273 million seized from former Malaysian PM, and an end to the civil war in the world's newest country.

Democracy is good for the economy

Data shows democratisation even in low-income and low-education countries appears to lead to faster growth.

Global Pulse: In a historic move, Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader enter South Korea

In another Asian meeting, Narendra Modi is hoping to "reset" Indo-China relations in an "informal meeting" with Xi Jinping in China.

Global Pulse: All eyes are on Mohammed bin Salman and his pending meeting with Trump

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is looking for American investments to help diversify the Saudi economy, but the main goal of the visit is to apparently improve Saudi Arabia's image in the West.

Global Pulse: Britain is taking a stand against Russia and expelling 23 Russian diplomats

Diplomatically, there is no ideal response to the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal on British soil.

Global Pulse: A new govt will take time, but the Italian election signals major consequences for Europe

Perhaps the only silver lining to this election was how badly the Italian strongman and corrupt politician Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia performed.

Global Pulse: Germany’s hate speech law isn’t fixing the problem of online hate

In other news, China’s latest family-planning policies are a major violation of women’s rights.

Global Pulse: With outbreaks in violence, starvation & migration, the Venezuela crisis is worse

Venezuela is in the middle of terrible humanitarian crisis, and governments in Latin America are at a loss on how to respond.

Global Pulse: The ‘blurred’ lines between yes & no, free speech & hate speech, & Trump’s separate realities

Germany has long striven to be the land where the thin line between free speech and hate speech remains clear, but this line is now increasingly blurred.

Global Pulse: Trump is America’s biggest distraction, Germany needs a new president and 2018 could mean the end of the Muslim world as we...

What does a narcissist - as Donald Trump is often described - need to get their narcissism going? Attention, perhaps?

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.