US President Donald Trump sparked a political firestorm on Saturday by hinting at a possible military intervention in Chicago, drawing criticism from the city's mayor and the governor of the US state of Illinois. Trump, a Republican, shared an image generated by artificial intelligence (AI) on his platform Truth Social depicting the skyline of the Democratic-led city in a style reminiscent of the war film "Apocalypse Now." The image included the line "Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," alongside the caption, "I love the smell of deportations in the morning," echo...
Bavarian Premier Markus Söder renewed his call to scrap the EU-wide ban on new combustion-engine cars scheduled for 2035, arguing that the move threatens jobs and the German auto industry. "The internal combustion engine has a future with e-fuels and new technologies. The EU's 2035 ban endangers hundreds of thousands of jobs," Söder told the Sunday edition of the Bild newspaper. He called the car sector "the heart of our economy" and warned that Germany faces an industrial collapse without it. Söder's appeal is reportedly part of his 10-point plan ahead of the IAA Mobility auto show in Munich,...