Why Germany’s New Government Had a Chaotic Start

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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