Morning update - 7:00 am: UN resolution for Ukraine + Macron corrects Trump

Macron meets Trump: French President Emmanuel Macron meets US President Donald Trump in the White House. Macron publicly corrects Trump with facts about Ukraine. Macron emphasizes that Europe paid sixty percent of the costs in the form of loans and grants. Read article

Federal election 2025: FDP interior politician Konstantin Kuhle criticizes the postal voting problems for Germans living abroad. Friedrich Merz (CDU) is planning his first trips to Paris and Warsaw as chancellor. Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to stay in the Bundestag, even if he does not become chancellor. Read the article

Federal election 2025: The 2025 federal election brings jubilation to the AfD, while ARD and ZDF present different forecasts. AfD chancellor candidate Alice Weidel and Bernd Baumann are optimistic. Sahra Wagenknecht is experiencing mood swings, while Christian Lindner remains cautious. Read the article

Health of Pope Francis: Pope Francis, in office since 2013, is being treated in Rome for kidney failure. He has set new, simple burial rules that differ from his predecessors. His final resting place is to be the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Read the article

Accident of a 12-year-old S-Bahn surfer : A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured when he hit his head against a bridge while surfing on the S-Bahn in Berlin, while his two companions, who are wanted by the police, left him lifeless. Read the article

"My dear fellow commentators, do you also take into account that this is a child/early puberty? Is this pitiless comment really appropriate? Thanks to those who at least remember doing stupid things at that age, perhaps even things that were comparable to life-threatening. ..." To the original comment

Andrij Lewitzkij and Maria Boyko : After the death of her husband Andrij Lewitzkij, who died in the war against Russia, his widow Maria Boyko reports on their life together and sends a message to the people of Germany. Read the article

"The war is bad and has been going on for far too long. There is far too much suffering on both sides. It should be ended as soon as possible. And Europe has nothing to do with it and far too much money has been spent. Merkel made the wrong decision from the start." To the original comment

AfD as the second strongest force : The AfD has doubled its result in the federal election compared to 2021 and is now the second strongest force in the Bundestag, which, according to FOCUS-online editor-in-chief Florian Festl, shows that the right-wing extremist party has arrived in Germany's political system. Read the article

"The AfD is here to stay. The voters decide about the future. And they have just doubled the AfD!" To the original comment

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