In today’s episode, we cover Germany’s parliamentary shenanigans, Israel’s planned escalation in Gaza, and elections in Australia, Romania, and Singapore.
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✍️ German Parliament Chaos
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/friedrich-merz-suffers-shock-defeat-in-german-parliament-vote-for-chancellor
- https://www.ft.com/content/48665ff1-b741-44dc-903e-2f54322a7127
✍️ Israel’s Plan to Intensify its War in Gaza
- https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-war-plan-reaction-e11aa45f829100c6e9b8afdaa4b2567f
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy04km1zk0o
- https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1162851
✍️ Australia Election
- https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/04/australia/australia-elections-albanese-dutton-takeaways-intl-hnk
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/election-result-labor-victory-positive-future/105247606
✍️ Romania Election
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0zl1702ego
- https://www.ft.com/content/01a6915c-6edd-4a14-a235-e4299c99a9c7
✍️ Singapore Election
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/03/singapore-ruling-party-wins-election-in-landslide
- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/world/asia/singapore-election-pap-workers.html
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