The world’s top industrialised nations’ leaders will hold video talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for the German government, which is acting as G7 chair. “The German chancellor (Olaf Scholz) will hold the third video conference since the start of the year with his G7 partners,” Christiane Hoffmann told … Read more
BERLIN: The German defence ministry announced on Friday that it will deploy seven self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, as part of an increase in heavy weapon transfers to assist Kyiv fight Russia’s incursion. The Panzerhaubitze 2000s (armoured howitzers 2000) are from the Bundeswehr’s maintenance stock, not the army’s current pool. During a visit to Slovakia, Defence … Read more
Friendship, or Druzhba in Russian, is the name of the pipeline that transports Russian oil to Germany. Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, on the other hand, has shattered any remaining feelings of affection. Druzhba began operations in the 1960s, delivering oil from the Soviet Union to Schwedt in former communist East Germany across a distance … Read more
Germany would be willing to support an immediate EU ban on Russian oil imports. According to two senior officials in chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ministry, and Europe’s largest economy could weather shortages and price spikes. The remarks by Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Economy Minister Robert Habeck are the latest indication that Mr Sholz is abandoning … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, arrived in Europe on Monday, with New Delhi’s failure to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine expected to be a major topic of discussion during talks with regional leaders. India, which buys much of its military gear from Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between the West and … Read more
Joe Biden took a jab at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, suggesting that comedian Trevor Noah would not be imprisoned for mocking the US president. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to turn this over to Trevor now, strap myself into my seat,” Mr Biden said in his introduction to Mr Noah at the annual … Read more
Europe maintains it won’t blink first in the staring contest with Russia over gas supplies. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has asked member nations not to bend before Russian demands that customers settle their gas bills in rubles, not US dollars or euros. Unfortunately, Germany and other large importers face heavy economic and … Read more
Iraqi safety forces said Saturday they’d broken up a drug trafficking ring and seized more than six million pills of the amphetamine-type stimulant captagon, making numerous arrests. Iraq’s northwestern neighbor Syria in the Middle East’s important captagon producer, and its southern neighbor Saudi Arabia is the primary customer. Iraqi forces seized “around 6.2 million pills” … Read more
Germany announced on Sunday that it has made significant progress in lowering its dependency on Russian energy, a strategic change that the European Union’s largest economy has been doing since Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian supplies now make up 12 percent of Germany’s oil imports compared to 35 percent previously, the economy ministry said in a … Read more
Here are the present-day tendencies within the war in Ukraine: – Safe passage from the steel plant starts – An operation is underway for civilians to go away from the besieged Azovstal metal plant in the Ukrainian port town of Mariupol, a UN spokesman says. “UN confirms that a safe passage operation is ongoing in … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday defended his selections on Ukraine, right now rejecting criticisms that he has been performing too slowly even as also batting off calls to halt weapons deliveries to Kyiv. “I make my decisions quickly and in coordination with our allies,” he told Bild on Sunday. “I am suspicious of hasty … Read more
The German government will recollect taking flight perks given to ex-chancellor Gerhard Schroeder because of his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Germany’s finance minister said Saturday. Schroeder, who’s a lobbyist for Russian gas, sparked sparkling outrage after he instructed the New York Times that he could only surrender his hyperlinks if Russia stopped … Read more
Germany filed a complaint against Italy before the International Court of Justice on Friday, claiming that Rome is still claiming World War II reparations, therefore “failing to respect its jurisdictional immunity,” according to the court. In 2012, the United Nations’ top court found that Italy had failed to meet its commitments by permitting victims of … Read more
Investigators searched the offices of Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, Prosecutors said on Friday, with a focus on the bank’s anti-money-laundering efforts. According to them, officers from the BKA federal police, the financial watchdog BaFin, and the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office had been “deployed” to the scene. The raid was linked to “suspicious activity reports filed … Read more
Germany summoned Turkey’s ambassador on Friday over the imprisonment of Osman Kavala, a vocal critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan according to a foreign ministry official, “I can tell you that we summoned the Turkish ambassador to the foreign ministry today and made the government’s position very clear once again,” the spokesman told a … Read more
Germany is in a huge dilemma over stopping import of Russia’s gas Germany is stuck between moral and financial problems of how to get off Russian gas without hurting its economy. Right now, Russia supplies 40% of Germany’s gas, warming homes and fueling its enormous modern area. In any case, each day that Russia’s non-renewable … Read more
Consumer prices in Germany rose at their fastest tempo in four decades, records published Thursday confirmed, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up power fees. Inflation climbed to 7.4 percent in April from 7.3 percent in March, in keeping with the federal statistics employer Destatis. “Energy prices, in particular, have increased considerably since the war … Read more
Germany has relocated hundreds of Afghans from temporary government accommodation to make room for Ukrainian refugees. Approximately 630,000 Afghans have applied for asylum in the EU over the last decade, with Germany taking some of the biggest refugee numbers in Europe. According to the German authorities, the evictions in Berlin are taking place because Afghan … Read more
Germany on Wednesday slashed its financial growth forecast for 2022, weighed down via Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has sparked leaps in customer charges now not visible in a long time. The gross home fabricated from Europe’s biggest economic system is now anticipated to make bigger via 2.2 percent instead of 3.6 percent projected in … Read more
Germany on Wednesday slashed its monetary increase forecast for 2022, weighed down by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has sparked leaps in client expenses now not visible in a long time. The gross domestic manufactured from Europe’s biggest financial system is now anticipated to amplify with the aid of 2.2% instead of 3.6% projected in January, the economic … Read more
BERLIN: According to a crucial study released Wednesday, consumer sentiment in Germany has reached an all-time low as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine erodes trust in Europe’s largest economy. GfK’s forward-looking barometer plummeted to minus 26.5 points in May, down from negative 15.7 points in April. According to GfK, the decline indicates a “new historic low.” … Read more
A kebab seller from Srinagar, Kashmir won the International best photograph A photograph of a road food merchant working at a smoke-shrouded broiler has won a significant food photography grant. Debdatta Chakraborty was named as the general champ of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2022 for a picture named Kebabiyana, which was taken … Read more
British business leaders on Tuesday called Prime Minister Boris Johnson to create an everlasting greater public vacation for next year to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s document-long reign. In an open letter to Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak, principal enterprise foyer institution the CBI joined hospitality and tourism bodies in calling for this year’s first-rate … Read more
The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly adopted through consensus Tuesday a decision requiring the 5 permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto. The push for reform, which became greeted with applause within the chamber, turned into revived with the aid of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The … Read more
Veteran French actor Vincent Lindon will head the main jury at this yr’s Cannes Film Festival which awards the coveted Palme d’Or top prize, organizers stated Tuesday. The jury below Lindon, who co-starred in the 2021 winner “Titane”, will pick out between 21 films inside the foremost competition on the film fest which runs from … Read more
France condemned the life sentence surpassed via a Turkish courtroom to main civil society activist Osman Kavala, on Tuesday. pronouncing his detention violated Turkey’s global responsibilities. “France strongly condemns the life sentence,” the foreign ministry said, calling for Kavala’s “immediate release” and the dropping of all charges against him. He had been detained for extra … Read more
Germany said Tuesday it might ship anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine, in a clean transfer in Berlin’s careful policy on army backing for Kyiv that became welcomed by way of the United States. The government has agreed to log out the transport of used Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht told a global assembly of … Read more
The German Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that they will deliver Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine. The ministry tweeted that the move was announced by German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht at Ramstein US Air force base.
