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- 1Berlin coalition talks tied to Bundesrat power balance●Tatsächlich geht es bei dem Tauziehen um die #Regierungsbildung in #Berlin sehr stark auch um die künftigen Machtverhält
The ongoing struggle over forming a government in Berlin is not only about the capital's next coalition. Commentators point out that the outcome will also shape future power relations in the Bundesrat, Germany's chamber of the states. At the start of 2026, the Union held the post of minister-president in eight of the sixteen federal states, all of them men, and the Berlin negotiations could shift that balance.
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Japanese actor Gaku Hamada is trending after a retrospective programme looking back at the first half of the hit drama VIVANT was made available on TVer. The tenth recap instalment reviews key moments from the series and teases the announcement of a new revenge plan, prompting fans to revisit the show ahead of its next episodes.
- 3Mushrooms struggle in another bad year, climate blamed●Paddenstoelen, "Helaas, het is wederom een slecht jaar." De oorzaak is klimaatverandering. Het weer wordt extremer. Dat
Mushroom experts report that this is once again a bad year for fungi, blaming increasingly extreme weather driven by climate change. Prolonged drought and higher temperatures are hitting mushroom growth hard. Observers note that flowers, animals and plants are all affected, and that mushrooms are no exception to the pressures of a changing climate.
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Russia is deploying fast attack drones as part of a new winter strategy against Ukraine, according to analysis by Boekestijn and De Wijk on BNR. The tactic is straining Ukrainian air defences, which must intercept large numbers of incoming drones. Observers are watching how Ukraine will adapt its defences as attacks intensify during the cold months.
- 5Dutch gardener celebrates first-ever olive harvest●Onze eerste olijvenoogst! Our first olive harvest ever! # klimaatverandering ? # olijven # foodtoot # oogst # gardening
A gardener in the Netherlands reports harvesting olives for the first time, sharing the news bilingually in Dutch and English and wondering whether climate change is behind it. Olives are traditionally a Mediterranean crop, so a successful harvest this far north is being read as another sign of warming temperatures allowing subtropical plants to thrive in northern Europe.