Negotiations between the Estonian trade unions and the employers' central union about the minimum wage for 2027 will start on Monday, aiming to ensure the purchasing power of low-wage workers increases and to reach the agreed target for the minimum wage to reach 50 percent of the average salary in Estonia. #miinimumpalk #läbirääkimised #Eesti (translated)
"We don't want windmills. (...) Show me a country with green energy, and I will show you a bankrupt country. You know, Germany tried it. They were about two days away from extinction." President Donald Trump claimed at a campaign event that the energy transition had brought Germany to the brink of disaster. "I will impose a 250 percent tariff on your damn wine and all the crap you send us. I will impose a 250 percent tariff on your wine, your champagne, and everything you send us, Emmanuel." At the same time, he threatened him, according to his own account in a phone call, with additional tariffs of 250 percent if French pharmaceutical companies did not offer their medications in the United States at lower prices. "I call him Muhammad. Someone said his name is not Muhammad, but Abdul. (...) I am the president. I can call him whatever the hell I want. To me, he is Muhammad. And he is a radical jihadist." Furthermore, Trump made derogatory remarks about the Muslim politician Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for the Senate for the Democrats. #Trump #Russland #Energiepolitik (translated)
Stepsen wrote that October 11 should henceforth be celebrated in Europe as a public holiday for the liberation of the internet from Russian bots. In his assessment, this would significantly reduce the number of German and European users confronted with Russian propaganda in their timelines, which could facilitate a return to a democratic and fact-based discourse. #Internetfreiheit #Demokratie #FaktenbasierterDiskurs (translated)
Stepsen wrote that a post pinned to his profile against the AfD received 1,000 likes and 48 comments, most of which disagreed. Previously, the ratio of likes to comments was about 1:1, now it is 20:1. He interpreted this as a sign that many AfD bots had disappeared from X. He also wrote that Russian propaganda was decreasing; this could allow the online discourse to recover. He described the day as good for X, the online debate, and Germany, and contrasted the colors of the German flag with the blue hearts and the Russian flag. #AfD #OnlineDebatte #Deutschland (translated)
Pope Leo XIV made two important appointments before his hospitalization to ensure stability in the Curia, choosing Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new dean of the College of Cardinals and Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as the archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, marking a significant generational change. #PapaLeoneXIV #Curia #CambioGenerazionale (translated)
Yvonne Kussmann wrote that 22-year-old student Marius Dick was stabbed on July 15, 2026, around 10 a.m. in Trier on a pedestrian path by 22-year-old Afghan Sajad M. After the act, Sajad M. was taken to a psychiatric clinic. There is a suspicion that he was incapable of culpability or had diminished culpability due to a mental illness, Kussmann wrote. Sajad M. had already been in a psychiatric clinic before. Despite repeated inquiries, the public prosecutor's office has not yet informed Kussmann whether he was committed at that time due to a danger to others. Marius's parents gave an interview to the Trier Volksfreund. Four weeks after the death of his son, the father suffered a heart attack and had to undergo surgery. He is currently in a rehab clinic and is supposed to come home on the weekend so that his wife and younger son are not alone. Kussmann wrote that Chancellor Merz called the parents shortly after the act because Marius’s mother was politically active in the CDU. The father reportedly urged Merz to immediately deport immigrants who had committed offenses to prevent further acts. This was a promise that Merz had made before the election. The father is now disappointed because, in his view, nothing has happened. He said that such acts could happen to anyone and accused the government of not protecting citizens. He said this would tear the CDU apart and could lead to other parties taking power. Germany is currently at a turning point, he also reportedly said. As of now, Sajad M. has not commented on the act. Kussmann wrote that she is looking forward to the trial with anticipation and fears it could end with an acquittal due to insanity and placement in overcrowded preventive detention. She announced that she would ask the public prosecutor's office again in the following week about the possible conclusion of the investigation and the status of the forensic psychiatric report. The interview can be found in the comments. #Trier #Gewalt #Justiz (translated)
Two airports in Saudi Arabia have been attacked, resulting in several injuries, and the Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for the attacks. #Saudiarabien #Huthirörelsen #Riyad (translated)
The Australian exchange student wrote that in two months, tank traps and concrete barriers would again be a daily sight. He sarcastically referred to them as a reminder of the tolerance and diversity of society. #Toleranz #Vielfalt #Gesellschaft (translated)
Christiane L. questioned why it had been allowed that at Palestine demonstrations in Berlin, the destruction of Israel had been demanded almost daily for three years. She questioned what this had to do with freedom of expression. #Meinungsfreiheit #Berlin #Palästina (translated)
Two airports in Saudi Arabia have been attacked, resulting in several injuries, and the Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for the attacks according to Saudi authorities. #Saudiarabien #Huthirörelsen #Mellanöstern (translated)
"Sometimes the political desire is so great that the constitution is forgotten. All the decisions I have had to make stem from that, but I do not consider it boasting to say, look, I have postponed so much. Rather, it is a concern. And I have always emphasized that the parliament or the Riigikogu could do its work better, delve deeper," said President Alar Karis. #AlarKaris #EestiVälispoliitika #Poliitika (translated)
The latest news report covers current topics such as the crisis consultation of the CDU, the attack on the airport in Riyadh, Trump's announced energy ceasefire, the awarding of the Peace Prize to Philippe Sands, an arrest in Poland, a financial scandal in Turkey, the drowning of more than 130 refugees off the coast of Djibouti, and the farewell concert of Die Toten Hosen in Buenos Aires. #CDU #Friedenspreis #Flüchtlinge (translated)
The ÖRR blog accused the Tagesschau of having concealed that, according to its account, 50 Syrians and Kurds had fought in Stade. #OerrBlog https://t.co/rNenFV8M64 #Tagesschau #Stade #Nachrichten (translated)
"There are no disagreements, and we are waiting for the negotiations to begin. 'There are no disagreements, and we are waiting for the negotiations to begin. And I don't think that a week in either direction will significantly change anything,' says the current deputy head of the NA Saeima faction, Artūrs Butāns, optimistically." #Politika #Mazākumvaldība #Latvija (translated)
Helmut Strauf, a board member of the AfD youth, has resigned from his position following a scandal involving a revanchist post about Greater Germany on the Day of German Unity. #AfD #Rechtsextremismus #DeutscheEinheit (translated)
"that the impression of camaraderie or a privileged partnership must not arise" BSW chief Fabio De Masi had already clarified one day after the meeting on X that the impression of camaraderie or a privileged partnership must not arise between his party and the AfD. #Wagenknecht #AfD #Politik (translated)
Morlock No. 2 wrote that CDU members are good at inventing things and also referred to this day as a good time to leave the CDU. https://t.co/3R5qzzbZBN #CDU #Politik #Deutschland (translated)
Michael wrote that Zelensky tied his willingness to hold elections in Ukraine to a complete, 60-day ceasefire with Russia. He interpreted the proposal as an attempt to evade responsibility in light of a demand made by Trump the day before, allowing him to say that he tried. Michael stated that Zelensky knows that Russia will not agree. Furthermore, he claimed that Russia currently has a clear advantage, winter is approaching, and Ukraine will use this time to rearm. https://t.co/ay5iJYsb7l #Ukraine #Waffenstillstand #Selenskyj (translated)
Julius Böhm wrote that the lawyer should definitely be allowed to speak more often in the news. He described him as serious and stated that he had not gone crazy. #Tagesschau #Jurist #Gesellschaft (translated)
Max Verstappen returned to form with a convincing victory at the Singapore Grand Prix, earning 58 points in just eight days, while Kimi Antonelli further extended his lead in the Formula 1 World Championship. #Motorsport #Formel1 #MaxVerstappen (translated)
