Author: Kirsten Grieshaber
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German police conduct raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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‘Candy Bomber’ who dropped sweets during Berlin Airlift dies
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DENVER • U.S. military pilot Gail Halvorsen — known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin Airlift after World War II ended — has died at age 101. Halvorsen died Wednesday after a brief illness in his home state of Utah, surrounded by most of his children, James Stewart, the director…
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Ferocious storm in Europe kills 8, causes travel disruptions
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BERLIN • Ferocious winds, with gusts over 125 mph, lashed Corsica and whipped up a forest fire that flared overnight on the French Mediterranean island on Tuesday, after a storm with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains battered northern Europe for days, killing at least eight people and causing severe travel disruptions. More than 300 fire…