Austria

The Integration Minister cuts the funding, two SPÖ ministers step in: The financing of the anti-racism office Zara is splitting the coalition. What begins as a budget question turns into a fundamental dispute about how to deal with discrimination in Austria.

A king as a bridge-builder between Washington and London? Donald Trump sees Charles III’s upcoming visit as an opportunity to ease tensions, while relations with Prime Minister Starmer remain strained.

The ruling German party, the CDU, promised citizens relief, but instead, new burdens are coming from Berlin. It’s a pattern that’s also familiar in Vienna.

At Villa Borsig, sparks are flying between Merz and Klingbeil. While Germany needs to accelerate its reforms, the black-red coalition is falling apart behind closed doors, and Bavaria’s Minister President would rather order pizza.

Donald Trump wanted to bring Iran to its knees, but now he himself has backed down. The extension of the ceasefire reveals an unexpected balance of power between Washington and Tehran.

The war against Iran is having an impact at the gas pump. The United Kingdom has released its first official figures, and they should be cause for concern in Vienna as well.

In the power struggle over the ORF leadership, the lines between legal counsel and PR strategy are blurring. *Falter* breaks a journalistic taboo and raises questions that extend far beyond Küniglberg.

In Delhi, schools are now required to ring bells regularly to prevent children from dying of dehydration. Nearly 11,000 heat-related deaths in a decade show that climate change has long been a deadly reality, and Europe is still standing by and watching.

While the guns fall silent, unemployment is skyrocketing. The conflict with the U.S. and Israel is hitting Iran where it hurts the most—in the country’s factories, stores, and startups.

As Washington is gripped by an unprecedented wave of corruption allegations, three lawmakers are making a hasty exit from the House of Representatives. What does the political crisis facing American democracy mean for its allies?