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The fall of Germany’s firewall: Mainstream parties are edging toward cooperation with political extremes

The CDU faces calls to work with the AfD, while Berlin’s SPD explores a coalition with Die Linke, deepening divisions within both centrist parties.

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Munich trade fair removes products from Chinese firm Harxon over the company's links to Russian drone manufacturer

The products were removed following The Insider’s inquiry. Harxon’s antennas are used in Russian Geran drones.

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Serbian manufacturer Grindex supplied Russia with with €27.5 million in machine tools, with some reaching defense plants, @RFERL reports

Some equipment reached sanctioned Rostec firms making aircraft parts and developing Iskander-M missiles.

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“Summer was nothing compared to this”: Severe blackouts leave residents in Russian-occupied Crimea facing days without power, water and heat

Russia-installed authorities in Sevastopol say the city is receiving only about half the electricity it needs.

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Russia’s Matryoshka bot network launches new campaign ahead of Spanish general election

The new disinformation wave, identified by @antibot4navalny ahead of the Nov. 29 snap election, claims support for Ukraine has plunged Europe into an economic crisis.
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