The Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 was a naval blockade imposed against Venezuela by Great Britain, Germany, and Italy. wikipedia.org

Roomba Maker iRobot Declares Bankruptcy, Falls Into Chinese Hands wsj.com

Germany's train service is one of Europe's worst. How did it get so bad? (Spoiler: chronic underinvestment) npr.org

U.S. Wants to Persuade Four Nations to Leave EU (Spoiler: Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland) politicalwire.com

Traveling to the US with an ESTA in 2026. herve.bzh

‘Ruined my Christmas spirit’: McDonald’s removes AI-generated ad after backlash theguardian.com

How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices theguardian.com

Germany’s far left saves Merz from potential humiliation on pensions politico.eu

Anthropic acquires Bun as Claude Code reaches $1B milestone anthropic.com

"McDonald's brings back the McRib for limited time only" in the US. In Germany we have McRib all year round! 🐷 rollingout.com