School closures all through the pandemic have set again children’s mastering in lots of G20 nations and will have a long-lasting negative impact on GDP in superior economies, the IMF stated Tuesday. Recent tests of schoolchildren display that sizeable virtual learning throughout the Covid-19 pandemic led to decrease instructional ranges in India, Germany, the UK, … Read more
Iran said on Monday it awaited the US response to “solutions” discussed with the EU envoy for breaking a stalemate in talks aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal. The European Union’s coordinator for nuclear talks with Iran, Enrique Mora, held two days of discussions with the Islamic republic’s chief negotiator Ali Bagheri in Tehran last week, … Read more
India has banned wheat exports, sending bushel prices to all-time peaks and drawing criticism from the Group of Seven, which is concerned about protectionism as inflation soars in the aftermath of the Ukraine war. – What did India announce? – The world’s second-largest wheat producer stated that new export deals could only be entered into … Read more
NATO on Sunday pledged open-ended military support for Ukraine, as Finland hailed its “historic” bid to enrol in the alliance and with Western claims that Russia had suffered heavy losses in its push east. The promise came after Finland jettisoned many years of army non-alignment for a bulwark against Russia, redrawing the balance of electricity … Read more
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister urges Germany to take the lead in the process of Ukraine joining the European Union. Kuleba claimed on Sunday that he had “a very sensible talk with the Germans regarding Ukraine being a member of the EU” during his visit to Berlin earlier this week. “I told them it is … Read more
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, praised Germany on Sunday for setting a “precedent” and breaking through a “psychological barrier” by delivering heavy weapons to Kyiv. “A precedent has been set. The first psychological barrier (on handing weapons to Ukraine) has been overcome,” Kuleba said in a video on Facebook while on a visit to Berlin. … Read more
Agriculture ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised nations condemned India’s decision to ban unapproved wheat exports on Saturday, following a punishing heatwave in the country. “If everyone starts to impose export restrictions or to close markets, that would worsen the crisis,” German agriculture minister Cem Ozdemir said at a press conference in Stuttgart. After … Read more
WEISSENHAUS, Germany: Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations agreed on Friday to provide further aid and arms to Ukraine in what Germany called a “powerful sign of unity” to further isolate Russia for invading its neighbour. Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy leader, announced an additional 500 million euros in military … Read more
Police detained an Iraqi-born man and are looking into a suspected terrorist motive after five passengers on a regional train in western Germany were stabbed with knives, authorities said Friday. According to the news agency DPA, the train was going towards the western city of Aachen on Friday morning when a man began hitting fellow … Read more
As the G7 countries met on Friday to address the impact of the war on the global food supply, Germany’s agricultural minister accused Russia of grain theft in eastern Ukraine. “This is an especially repugnant form of war that Russia is leading,” Cem Ozdemir said at the start of a meeting in Stuttgart with colleagues … Read more
Fifteen European countries urged Israel on Friday to abandon plans for tens of thousands more settlement houses in the West Bank, warning that they would “obstruct” long-term peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “The new housing units would constitute an additional obstacle to the two-state solution,” said the countries in a statement issued by their foreign … Read more
Ten more European gas purchasers have opened accounts with Gazprombank JSC, bringing the total number of customers planning to pay for Russian gas in rubles to ten. Twenty European corporations have created accounts, with another 14 clients requesting the necessary paperwork, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss secret … Read more
Despite making provisions to avoid risks from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, Commerzbank, Germany’s second-largest lender, announced Thursday that first-quarter earnings had more than quadrupled. Commerzbank reported a net profit of 298 million euros ($313 million) in the first three months of the year, up from 133 million euros the previous year. The bank’s … Read more
The World Bank predicted that payments from overseas workers to low- and middle-income nations will climb by 4.2 percent this year, with Ukraine as the primary recipient. According to the bank, migrant workers are anticipated to send $630 billion back to their home nations. Remittances to Ukraine, currently fighting off the Russian invasion, are expected … Read more
All heatwaves today bear the unmistakable and measurable fingerprint of global warming, according to top experts on quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme weather, a They detailed in a state-of-the-science report that burning fossil fuels and destroying forests have released enough greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to increase the frequency and intensity of … Read more
The world will set a new record for renewable power capacity this year, led by solar energy in China and Europe, but growth may slow in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency. Despite supply chain bottlenecks, construction delays, and high raw material prices, the IEA added a record 295 gigatonnes of new renewable power … Read more
With a proposal for a new form of European cooperation that goes beyond the EU, France’s President Emmanuel Macron has revived a decades-old idea, but the details of how such a mechanism would work remain murky and controversial. A wider European club could offer an alternative for coordination on political and security issues for the … Read more
The port city of Odessa was hit by Russian missile attacks on Tuesday, as Germany’s top ambassador visited Ukraine for the first time since Moscow’s invasion. The surprise visit by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Bucha, a village south of Kyiv where Russian troops are accused of war crimes, came amid growing criticism of … Read more
BERLIN: Germany reported a new high in the number of politically motivated crimes committed last year, as public outrage over government efforts to combat the pandemic fueled extremism. The interior ministry and the BKA federal crime bureau recorded 55,048 political-related offences, a 23 percent increase over 2020. Nearly 22,000 of the illegal activities were linked … Read more
On Victory Day, Russian TV displays anti-war messages? On victory Day, people who own smart TV in Russia saw anti-war messages pop up on screens It said “The blood of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of their murdered children is on your hands,” “TV and the authorities are lying. No war.” It was especially displayed … Read more
The Russian embassy in Belgrade organised a march through the Serbian capital on Monday to commemorate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Serbia, which wants to join the European Union, is a long-time Russian friend who refuses to censure Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. People taking part in the so-called … Read more
Alstom, a rail manufacturer, announced Monday that it had won an “almost 2.5 billion euro” deal to provide and service 130 regional trains in southern Germany for the next 30 years. The electric double-decker trains will operate on the Baden network, Württemberg’s according to the business. “This is the largest order for Alstom in Germany … Read more
The entire G7 membership of wealthy international locations is “committed to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil,” the White House said Sunday, escalating stress on President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. “This will hit hard at the main artery of Putin’s economy and deny him the revenue he needs to … Read more
In a speech to the country on Sunday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his policy in Ukraine, stating that Germany will assist Kyiv but will not give in to every demand. Scholz said Germany and its partners have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Moscow, sent weaponry to Ukraine, and given asylum to Ukrainians in the unique … Read more
During a speech honoring World War II, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “evil has returned” to Europe, comparing Russia’s incursion to Nazi Germany. “Decades after World War II, darkness has returned to Ukraine, and it has become black and white again,” Zelensky said in a video address, in which he was filmed standing in front of … Read more
The Italian authorities confiscated a giant yacht at the centre of a controversy regarding its ownership on Friday, sparking rumours that it might possibly belong to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Scheherazade”, worth an estimated $700 million, has been the subject of a probe into its ownership by Italy’s financial police. According to the Italian ministry … Read more
In the wake of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Russia on Saturday performed its final rehearsal for an annual parade commemorating the Soviet victory in World War II, where its military strength will be displayed. Thousands of soldiers will march across Moscow’s Red Square, trailed by tanks, armoured vehicles, and missile launchers, to commemorate the 77th anniversary … Read more
The International Court of Justice stated on Friday, that Germany dismissed its complaint against Italy, which Berlin claimed was wrongfully claiming World War II compensation, according to The ICJ, the UN’s top judicial body, said in a statement that Germany decided to withdraw the case “after recent judicial developments in Italy” and after talks between … Read more
