We start your news day with you and give you a quick overview of the morning’s most important topics.
Palestinian president distances himself from Hamas: Mahmoud Abbas distances himself from Hamas violence in Israel. But “Israeli aggression” must also stop, the Palestinian president said. UN Secretary-General António Guterres sees the Middle East “on the brink”: The fuel reserves of all hospitals in the Gaza Strip are expected to last only around 24 hours. E: According to an Israeli army spokesman, unfavorable weather is not the reason to postpone the ground offensive against Hamas. Find out more in our Israel ticker.
Where is the student outcry? Students have always been the first to scream when injustices occurred anywhere in the world, the first to take to the streets for peace. They were the demographic least likely to just want to watch. If you look for the reactions of student circles to the terrible events in the Middle East today, you will be surprised. The morning gloss.
Is Poland facing a change of power? “I am the happiest person in the world today”: the opposition in Poland adopts a happy tone. “Poland won, democracy won. This is the end of the PiS government.” A change of government actually seems possible after the parliamentary elections. Initial forecasts point to the ruling conservative PiS party taking the lead, but a government majority is likely to be out of reach. Donald Tusk’s Liberal Citizens Coalition may have the opportunity to form a coalition. More on that.
When old crises return: A Hamas attack on Israel, the threat of “stagflation” as in the 1970s, a high national debt and a technology bubble as in the 1990s – is history repeating itself? Beate Lammer investigated the issue. More on that.
Special Vienna municipal council on allotment gardens: Today there is a special meeting of the Vienna City Council on the topic of allotment gardens. Real estate transactions are being discussed, from which SPÖ politicians in particular will have benefited – as the land is likely to have increased in value after being rezoned.
Patience test for Rangnick: The Austrian national football team will play its penultimate European Championship qualifying match tonight in Baku. For coach Ralf Rangnick, things didn’t start without friction: due to visa problems, the German had to spend hours at the airport before being able to enter the country. More on that.
“Nachtfalke” Hans Krankl flies again: Football legend Hans Krankl returns to the microphone at Radio Vienna tonight. In an interview with sports chief Markku Datler, he said: “I don’t have pop or rap hits, but jazz, rock, blues, metal. Miles Davies, Frank Sinatra, Led Zeppelin – that has value to me! I do the work, that’s it, and I bring together something from all genres. Many people’s hearts smile because jazz is never available on regular radio stations. Who needs Britney Spears? No, I don’t wash.” Read more.