Volkswagen is considering factory closures and job cuts throughout Germany for the first time ever in the face of fierce competition from Asian rivals. Brazil’s supreme court backs a ban on social media platform X and the country’s telecoms regulator considers sanctions against Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink as a row over free speech deepens. President Joe Biden has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of inadequate efforts to secure a ceasefire with Hamas while the UK suspends certain arms exports to the country. And in France, the political crisis nears its second month after President Macron fails to pick a new prime minister ahead of a key budget deadline.  

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