Austria’s bid to form a far-right-led government collapsed yesterday

Austria's  bid to form a  far-right-led government  collapsed yesterday  when Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl ended talks with the conservative People's Party.  If they  had succeeded, the country would have joined a growing list of European nations led by pro-Russian, anti-immigrant  politicians.
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Namibia's central bank chief, Johannes !Gawaxab,  has warned that  rising tensions between the  United States and  neighboring South Africa could destabilize its economy, citing  its close ties with  both countries and the vulnerability of its  currency, which is pegged to the rand. Trump  has frozen all  U.S. aid to South Africa over its land  policy and  is taking the case to the International Court of Justice against  Israel.
Indonesia wants to diversify its markets as global protectionism  intensifies while taking steps to  protect domestic producers, Deputy Trade Minister Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri said in an  interview. The Netherlands should  prepare for more Chinese espionage in several key  sectors, including  semiconductors, ahead of the NATO summit in  The Hague in June, Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp  said.
French Prime Minister  Francois Bayrou survived another no-confidence vote yesterday,  removing a  major political  obstacle to implementing a delayed 2025 budget.

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