Protests Erupt In Bulgaria Over Budget, Government 'Corruption'

Some of the largest protests in modern Bulgaria's history broke out throughout the country on December 1 against a 2026 budget that would see taxes hiked and social-security contributions raised by a government many Bulgarians view as corrupt.

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Wider Europe Briefing: EU Funding Options For Ukraine And A Preview Of OSCE Ministerial

Can Brussels agree on more funding for Ukraine?

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Russia Claims Capture Of Key Donbas City Ahead Of Kremlin Meeting With US Envoy

Russia claimed it had captured a strategic city in Ukraine's Donbas region, an announcement that appeared timed with a critical Kremlin meeting with visiting US officials trying to reach agreement on a peace deal.

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Zelenskyy Sees Better Chance 'Now Than Ever' For Peace; Putin Says He's 'Ready' If Europe Wants War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said there is a better chance “now than ever” to reach a deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, even as his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, accused European governments of trying to block the peace process.

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What's Fueling Bulgaria's Biggest Protests In Decades?

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Sofia and other Bulgarian cities to join protests late on December 1 against the ruling coalition's budget plans, forcing the government to withdraw them the next morning.

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☀️ On Hegseth’s order a missile strike shattered a small vessel carrying 11 people!
🔸 https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-2-2025

#Trump #USA #ukraine #europe #eu #russiaUkraineWar #StandWithUkraine #Taco

December 2, 2025

The news of last Friday, November 28, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Joint Special Operations commander overseeing an attack on a small vessel carrying 11 people on September 2 to “kill everybody” is shaping up to be a fight over control of the United States government.

Letters from an American

#Trump speaks of #Zelensky's “ingratitude,” while the West counts its blessings. Mark Dixon says in his article that it is #Putin who should be grateful.

https://zn.ua/eng/trump-trash-talking-zelensky-only-helps-putin.html
#WarInUkraine #USA #Russia

Trump trash-talking Zelensky only helps Putin

Gratitude geopolitics at Thanksgiving

Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly

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Russian cosmonaut disqualified from SpaceX mission due to irregularities
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"Oleg Artemyev has been removed from SpaceX's Crew-12 mission after a safety incident during training."

"According to The Insider, the cosmonaut photographed and took away classified technical documents and materials, thus violating US regulations on export control."

https://www.notizie.it/en/Russian-cosmonaut-excluded-from-SpaceX-mission-due-to-irregularities/

3.12.2025

#Crew12 #Hawthorne #ISS #ITAR #NASA #OlegArtemyev #Raumfahrt #Roscosmos #Russland #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USA

Russian cosmonaut disqualified from SpaceX mission due to irregularities

Oleg Artemyev has been removed from SpaceX's Crew-12 mission after a safety incident during training.

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Zuletzt sorgt Thomas Gottschalk mit irritierenden Auftritten für Schlagzeilen. Dann macht der Moderator seine Krebserkrankung öffentlich. Neben Weggefährten meldet sich nun auch Gottschalks Sohn Roman zu Wort.#Unterhaltung #ThomasGottschalk #USA #Krebs
"War nicht leicht für ihn": Sohn von Thomas Gottschalk äußert sich zu Krebs-Diagnose
"War nicht leicht für ihn": Sohn von Thomas Gottschalk äußert sich zu Krebs-Diagnose

Zuletzt sorgt Thomas Gottschalk mit irritierenden Auftritten für Schlagzeilen. Dann macht der Moderator seine Krebserkrankung öffentlich. Neben Weggefährten meldet sich nun auch Gottschalks Sohn Roman zu Wort.

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Die Nato-Staaten sollen im kommenden Jahr US-amerikanische Waffen und Munition für die Ukraine kaufen. Die Kosten: eine Milliarde Dollar. Pro Monat.#Ausland #Nato #Ukraine #Deutschland #USA #MarkRutte #RusslandsKrieggegendieUkraine
Nato-Chef Rutte erwartet von Alliierten neuen Milliardenbetrag für US-Waffen
Zahlungen 2026: Nato-Chef Rutte erwartet von Alliierten neuen Milliardenbetrag für US-Waffen

Die Nato-Staaten sollen im kommenden Jahr US-amerikanische Waffen und Munition für die Ukraine kaufen. Die Kosten: eine Milliarde Dollar. Pro Monat.

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