Mathieu von Rohr
@mathieuvonrohr
Journalist @DerSPIEGEL • Ressortleiter Ausland • International Editor • 🇨🇭 in 🇩🇪 • find me on Bluesky, Mastodon & Threads
The EU’s acceptance of Japan-style 15 percent tariffs—and its decision not to use tariffs or anti-coercion instruments as a retaliatory measure—says less about the bloc’s economic strength relative to the U.S. and more about its reliance on the U.S. as a net security provider.
BREAKING: The US and EU have reached a trade deal - lauded as a “huge deal” by both sides.
BREAKING: US and EU agree trade deal, says Donald Trump 🔗 news.sky.com/story/us-and-e…
I urged Prime Minister Netanyahu in a phone call to do everything in his power to bring about an immediate ceasefire and called on him to allow urgently needed humanitarian aid to reach the starving civilian population in Gaza without delay. 1/2
Harrowing @derspiegel cover story (in English, no paywall) on the starvation in Gaza: “Gaza - A Crime”spiegel.de/international/…
Leitartikel @mathieuvonrohr: Israels Krieg in Gaza droht das Völkerrecht zu entkernen. Die Bundesregierung macht sich mitschuldig. spiegel.de/ausland/israel…
Es begann mit dem Diebstahl eines Gemüselasters, wenige Tage später ging die Angst vor einem neuen Bürgerkrieg um. Christoph Reuter über den langen Weg zu einem friedlichen Syrien.spiegel.de/ausland/syrien…
“The Israeli military never found proof that the Palestinian militant group had systematically stolen aid from the United Nations … according to two senior Israeli military officials and two other Israelis involved in the matter.”
NY Times: “For nearly two years, Israel has accused Hamas of stealing aid provided by the United Nations and other international organizations. The government has used that claim as its main rationale for restricting food from entering Gaza. But the Israeli military never found…
A retired US special forces officer has revealed to the BBC why he resigned from his work with US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centres. “I witnessed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting at the crowds of Palestinians,” Anthony Aguilar told…
Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns bbc.in/4lISTJT
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAP say that new legislation submitted by Zelensky to parliament fully restores their independence, urge swift passage next week. This comes after a wave of protests triggered by parliament and Zelensky two days ago putting these…
Macron: France to recognize the state of Palestine
Fidèle à son engagement historique pour une paix juste et durable au Proche-Orient, j’ai décidé que la France reconnaîtra l’État de Palestine. J’en ferai l’annonce solennelle à l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, au mois de septembre prochain.…
Trump’s approval has dipped to 37%, the lowest of this term and just slightly higher than his all-time worst rating of 34% at the end of his 1st term, per @Gallup. Trump’s rating has fallen 10 points since January and 17 points among independents, to 29%. news.gallup.com/poll/692879/in…