Germany claims to have intercepted radio communications in which Russian forces discussed the massacre of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine. The German magazine Der Spiegel, which broke the story on Thursday, said the country’s foreign intelligence branch, the BND, overheard communications between Russian soldiers discussing shooting civilians. According to The Washington Post, citing an intelligence officer … Read more
On Wednesday, German investigators raided on alleged neo-Nazi militant networks throughout the country, arresting four men as the country continues to crack down on far-right extremists. The federal prosecutor’s office said detectives raided the houses of 50 suspects in 11 states before daybreak, in what Der Spiegel magazine dubbed “the heaviest blow against the violent … Read more
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said on Sunday that an agreement to restart the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and international powers is “near.” Iran has been in talks to resurrect the deal, technically known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, and China directly, and the … Read more
TOKYO: Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu says his team have nothing to fear and are aiming for at least the quarter-finals after being drawn in a tough World Cup group containing former champions Spain and Germany. Friday’s draw for the World Cup in Qatar later this year threw Japan into Group E along with heavyweights Spain … Read more
DOHA: Germany, the four-time World Cup champion, and Spain, the 2010 champion, have been placed together in the same group for the World Cup finals on Friday. In Group E, the European champions will meet Japan and the winner of an intercontinental play-off between Costa Rica and New Zealand. Last November, Spain hammered Germany 6-0 … Read more
WARSAW: Poland on Wednesday urged the EU to impose a tax on Russian energy imports and said it planned to end its own purchases this year, calling the dependence on Moscow a “stupidity”. The EU has so far avoided following the United States in banning Russian oil and gas, with Germany opposed as it relies heavily on … Read more
BERLIN: Outdated equipment, woeful bureaucracy, demotivated soldiers: Germany has quite a task ahead to modernize its army, which it has vowed to do in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Three days after the attack began, Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a landmark speech pledged a special budget of 100 billion euros for the military, … Read more
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Doha Forum on Saturday that Russia’s “bragging” about its nuclear weapons is fueling a hazardous arms race. To oppose Russian efforts to use energy as a weapon, Zelensky also urged Qatar, which hosts the annual meeting of international political and economic leaders, to enhance natural gas output. “They are … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia is offering a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to over 65s from next month, federal health authorities announced Friday, as a new Omicron strain races through the population. The top advisory group on vaccines approved the fourth shot for vulnerable groups: those aged over 65, indigenous people over 50, people who are immunocompromised and care … Read more
France, Germany, and Italy skirted around an arms embargo in order to supply weaponry to Vladimir Putin, who is slaughtering Ukrainians. On a day of embarrassment for the EU, it was revealed that 10 EU member nations sold Russia hundreds of millions of pounds worth of military equipment between 2015 and 2020. Bombs, rockets, and … Read more
According to Ukrainian officials, a FOURTH Russian general has been slain. Major-General Oleg Mityaev, 47, and seven members of an elite SWAT unit were killed in the assault of Mariupol, dealing a further blow to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko shared a photo of the deceased distinguished military … Read more
A juvenile immigrant escaping war-torn Ukraine who was reportedly gang raped by two men on board a German hotel ship has fled to Poland, claiming that she is not safe in Germany. While residing aboard the Oscar Wilde hotel ship in Düsseldorf, which is being used to house migrants fleeing Ukraine, the 18-year-old woman was … Read more
Ukrainian police in the city of Mykolaiv received an unexpected present in the form of a BMW 6 series, complete with Ukrainian flags and a machine gun turret. The sports vehicle was left outside the city’s police station, which has seen half of its inhabitants flee in less than a week due to Russian airstrikes. … Read more
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has plunged far-right movements across Europe into an identity crisis, as they struggle to square their loyalty to Vladimir Putin with the public’s overwhelming solidarity with Kyiv. From Germany to France to Italy, extremist groups have condemned the assault, but some have in the same breath championed President Putin’s line of … Read more
BERLIN – Germany’s seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate increased for the fifth day in a row, reaching 1,952 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Monday. The country reported 78,428 new cases within 24 hours, around 16,100 more than a week ago, according to the RKI. According to the … Read more
KYIV- Russia planned to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine Tuesday for civilians to flee besieged cities, but Kyiv insisted the move was a publicity stunt and people would not be able to escape. Moscow’s offer to evacuate residents was condemned because most of the routes led into Russia or its ally Belarus, and as the invading forces maintained … Read more
Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a ‘historic’ shift in Germany’s foreign and defence policy, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces Europe’s biggest economy to ditch decades of reluctance in raising its military profile. Haunted by its post-war guilt, Germany has always trod lightly and quietly on the world stage when it comes to conflicts. But at … Read more
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States, which repeatedly promised to protect Kyiv, has again come into the spotlight because it continues to add fuel to the fire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video speech complained that the Western countries have abandoned his country. Some Western netizens even asked: Where has the … Read more
KYIV – Here are the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine: – Kharkiv fighting – Street fighting breaks out after Russian paratroopers land in Ukraine’s second city, with city officials saying a hospital has been attacked amid air strikes and shelling. “There are practically no areas left in Kharkiv where an artillery shell has … Read more
FRANKFURT: German unemployment dropped to pre-pandemic levels in February, two years after the coronavirus shuttered large parts of the economy, official figures published on Wednesday showed. The jobless rate stood at five per cent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the BA federal labour agency, the same level as in February 2020. … Read more
Germany’s Alexander Zverev has been expelled from the Mexican Open in Acapulco after smashing his racket on the umpire’s chair several times and directing a foul-mouthed rant at the official, the ATP announced Wednesday. “Due to unsportsmanlike conduct at the conclusion of his doubles match, Alexander Zverev has been withdrawn from the tournament in Acapulco,” … Read more
Germany dramatically increased its support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia on Saturday, approving weapons deliveries to Kyiv in a policy U-turn and agreeing to limit Moscow’s access to the SWIFT interbank system. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a watershed moment in history. It jeopardises our entire postwar order “Chancellor Olaf Scholz said as his … Read more
Germany have dominated the sliding sports at the Beijing Olympics. The secret of their success is that they have been using materials “basically similar to Formula One” to build their sledges, revealed one of the men who build them. Going into the final weekend of the Games, the Germans have won 12 of the 24 … Read more
RABAT – Morocco and Germany agreed Wednesday to overcome “misunderstandings” and renew “close amicable relations” after a year-long diplomatic freeze, including over the issue of the disputed Western Sahara. The announcement followed a video conference between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on the eve of a summit in Brussels … Read more
TEHRAN – Iran urged the US Congress on Wednesday to issue a “political statement” that Washington will stay committed to a possible agreement in Vienna talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal. The accord offered Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, but then US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from … Read more
ISLAMABAD: State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Jochen Flasbarth has said that Germany would provide further assistance to Pakistan for social sector including education and health, green energy, urban infrastructure, digital governance and Start-Up Pakistan Programme. The German state secretary said this while talking to Minister for Economic Affairs … Read more
BERLIN- Germany will end most government restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic in March, according to a draft official plan seen by AFP on Monday, as new infections rates ease. Two years after the start of the outbreak in Germany, curbs to prevent contagion will begin falling away. As a first step, contact restrictions will … Read more
WISMAR, Germany: The unfinished “Global Dream” rests quietly in a dock as the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the cruise ship into a nightmare for the shipyard in Wismar along Germany’s windswept Baltic coast. Destined to have become one of the world’s largest liners, the “Global Dream” will be lucky to ever set sail after the … Read more
