Germany's governing coalition has collapsed due to disagreements over the country's struggling economy, leading Chancellor Olaf Scholz to dismiss his finance minister. Scholz announced that he would call a confidence vote for 15 Jan 2025. If he loses the vote, this could pave the way for elections to be held by the end of Mar 2025, six months earlier than the previously planned date of Sep 2025...

With all the stress, excitement, and trauma of the UK and USA elections, my thoughts drifted to the question: "What is the greatest ill besetting us today?" The majority of people seem very unhappy or dissatisfied about something or another. Could this be the answer...