🗳️🇩🇪 Today, local elections are being held in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

1.7 million Germans will elect new regional authorities. The current coalition consists of the entire mainstream spectrum — from the CDU, through the SPD, to the FDP.

The AfD is predicted to win — and even if they don't, they are certain to achieve record support in any local elections.

The previous record was 32.8% in Thuringia.

Meanwhile, the Social Democrats (SPD) may receive one of their worst results ever.

🚨 🇩🇪 Germany is planning a national protective shield against hybrid attacks following the suspected explosive drone plot at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

The plan includes rapid-response anti-drone units in nine major cities and broader powers for authorities and critical infrastructure operators to detect and counter drones.

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In February 2025, the U.N. launched the Cali Fund to channel corporate profits into nature conservation in developing countries, aiming to raise $1 billion annually. However, it has only collected $6,000 from two small contributors, encountering frustrating challenges in engaging the private sector.

The Cali Fund asks firms that profit off of information extracted from the natural world to volunteer a fraction of their earnings to the fund. The money raised would then go toward biodiversity projects in developing countries and to indigenous communities.

But raising awareness about the fund, how it works and why it matters hasn't been easy. "Few countries have very, very actively engaged with their industries" to get them on board, said Astrid Schomaker, executive secretary of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity, listing Norway as an exception.

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