A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of Republicans want Ron DeSantis to be the party’s next presidential candidate, with 39% saying the same of Donald Trump.

He referred to the dangers of the ‘deep state’ and the political complicity of intelligence and law enforcement that led to the search of his home in Mar-a-Lago.

Ukrainian and Polish authorities claim a Russian-made missile struck a Polish town; Russia’s defense ministry has denied the claim and considers such reports to be “a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation.”

Unsurprisingly, Taiwan was the most tense subject of conversation.

“We must respond by taking to the street so that this government of treason and ruin falls,” said VOX party leader Abascal.

Economy Minister Robert Habeck noted that China remains Germany’s second-largest export partner and largest source for imports—a fact which would do much to dissuade the nation from doing an all-out U-turn.

Nataša Pirc Musar defeated conservative MP and former foreign minister Anže Logar, garnering some 54% of the national vote to his 46%

Calling the attack “cowardly,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed that “the culprits will be unmasked” and “punished as they deserve.”

Meanwhile, the Netherlands’ liberal-globalist parties that make up the governing coalition have witnessed their seat estimates drop from 79 to 43.

The incident, along with its ripple effects, lays bare a double-failing of the Belgian system: its inadequacy to deal with potentially dangerous individuals and a demoralised law enforcement on the verge of rebellion.

A key consideration—and main reason for the hold-up—is Russia’s demand that restrictions on its exports of agricultural products be lifted; in the pursuit of that goal, Russia is using its participation as a bargaining chip.

Graz’s audit office director warns that the city council may be disempowered, leaving leadership in the hands of a government commissary. New elections may be pending for 2023.