#Europe - Olaf Scholz on Ukraine, Trump, Trade and Tariffs: Bloomberg

15 February 2025

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discusses the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump‘s tariff threats and the upcoming German election with Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders at the Munich Security Conference.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Fires Back at JD Vance: "Germans Will Decide Their Democracy!"

#live - LIVE: WINTER SERIES - VALENCIA | ROUND 3: SUNDAY 16 February 2025

16 February 2925

Round 3 (SUNDAY) of the Winter Series by GEDLICH Racing in 2025. A racing series with 7 events during winter from January to March on the best racetracks in Portugal and Spain. The third round of the Winter Series takes place at Circuit Ricardo Tormo: Since its inauguration on September 19, 1999, the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo has become an emblematic space. A commitment to sport that places the Comunitat as a reference point in the world of motorsport. More information on our website: gedlich-racing.com

#Formula1 #F1 #News #Sport

webmaster       John Nichols      @itcracing      @Linkedin 

#motorsport - A Masterclass in Racing 🙌 | 2025 Jeddah E-Prix Round 4 Race Highlights

15 February 2025

The second race of the weekend from Jeddah. Round 3 provided an action-packed race to remember, can Maximilian Günther make it two wins in two days or will rookie Taylor Barnard become the youngest winner ever? Watch Formula E racing: http://www.fiaformulae.com/watch

#podcast - Russia's language of war - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service

10 February 2025

Decoding the Kremlin’s warspeak to understand the power of propaganda as a weapon of war.

“Let’s cut dill”, “a pop of cotton”, “meat assault”: expressions the average foreigner might struggle to understand. We analyse Moscow’s military jargon; in part two of this mini-series, we’ll explore Kyiv’s answer to it.  

Putin is pulling Trump's puppet strings

Putin’s new intercontinental ballistic missile, RS-28 Sarmat, leaves a “crater” in Russia after causing a “catastrophic explosion”, says RUSI’s Professor Steve Fetter.

Fake US Promises to Ukraine? Kaja Kallas’ Emotional Warning 💔🇪🇺 | Munich 2025

Trump's Military Draft Deferment Isn't Unusual The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com › ideas › archive › 2019/01

Jan 2, 2019 — More than 15 million men of Trump's generation sought to avoid active-duty military service, including George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/01/trumps-military-draft-deferment-isnt-unusual/579265/

A blueprint for European military production? | DW News

#eudebates #nato

#Ukraine #MunichSecurityConference #USA - Ukraine could 'drive out' Putin if US armed Ukraine 'to the teeth', allowed attacks deep into Russia: France 24 English

15 February 2025

European leaders are trying to make sense of a tough new line from Washington on issues including democracy and Ukraine's future.

As the Trump administration continues to upend trans-Atlantic conventions that have been in place since after World War II,

FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee welcomes Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, Ukrainian MP, Servant of the People and John E. Herbst, Former United States Ambassador to Ukraine and Senior Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center.

#Ukraine #MunichSecurityConference #USA

Trump alienates Nato allies, isolating the US

#solar #cybersecurity - How hackers could attack Europe's energy grid | Business Beyond: DW News

14 February 2025

Hackers have been able to access solar power plants and rooftop solar installations in Europe. The amount of energy they could manipulate is critical to grid stability.

Hackers we talked to had good intentions of safeguarding cybersecurity. But what power do actors like Russia and China wield? And what can normal users do about this threat to grid stability? For more from the experts we spoke to: Andreas Ulbig, Professor at the Institute of High Voltage Equipment and Grids, Digitalization and Energy Economics - https://www.iaew.rwth-aachen.de/cms/i... Samantha Hoffman, Nonresident Fellow at The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) - https://www.nbr.org/people/samantha-h... Stefan Hessel, Head of Digital Business at Reusch Law - https://www.reuschlaw.de/team/detail/...

#solar #cybersecurity #businessbeyond

#investment #finance - Trump's Negotiating Style, Prediction Markets, Methane Emissions | Wall Street Week

15 February 2025

This week, Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and Bloomberg News Head of Economics and Government Stephanie Flanders look at how President Trump took his negotiating style from New York the Oval Office.

Meanwhile Thomas Peterffy of Interactive Brokers and former CFTC chairman Timothy Massad tell us why event contracts are different from betting markets. And, we take an inside look at a regulated prediction market, Kalshi.

Plus, we go to Wyoming for an inside look into new laser technology that can be used to detect methane leaks that are costly to the environment and businesses.