Author: Kirsten Grieshaber
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Troop withdrawal announcement adds to friction between Europe and Trump
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of the country, President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to reduce America’s commitment to European security. Boris Pistorius said the drawdown, which Trump has threatened for years, was expected,…
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Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire’s second phase soon
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza. Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and stressed…
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German police conduct raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online
German authorities have carried out raids across Germany against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online
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Millions of train, air passengers are affected in Germany as union members go on strike again
Millions of travelers across Germany are being affected by strikes again after two unions called for two-day walkouts over wages and work conditions
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A German military officer used an unsecured line for a conference call. Russia hacked and leaked it
Germany’s defense minister says a military officer used an unsecured phone line at a Singapore hotel to join a conference call that was hacked by Russians and leaked to the public
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Germany and Russia spar over a leaked audio on missiles for Ukraine. Berlin promises to investigate
The German government has vehemently rejected allegations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication Berlin was preparing for war against Russia
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A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions
On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine
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U.S., Germany sending battle tanks to aid Ukraine war effort
BERLIN • Germany and the United States announced Wednesday that they will send battle tanks to Ukraine, the first stage of a coordinated effort by the West to provide dozens of the heavy weapons to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as Russia’s invasion enters its 12th month. American President Joe Biden said the U.S. will…
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Ukrainian children find a welcoming classroom in Berlin
BERLIN • Ukrainian refugee Mariia Kerashchenko tightly clasped the hands of her two children as she walked them through the courtyard of a seedy Berlin building, up a graffiti-covered stairway, and into a modern, sunlit classroom. Her 7-year-old son, Myroslav, is one of 40 children who started their first day of school Monday, only weeks…
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Berlin train station turns into refugee town for Ukrainians
BERLIN • Every other hour, another packed train from Poland arrives at Berlin’s main train station filled with hundreds of Ukrainian refugees, mostly mothers and their children looking for a safe place away from the brutal war in their home country. As they spilled out of the trains on Tuesday, loudspeakers blared in Ukrainian and…