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Several hundred people have protested against a performance of Russian-born opera singer Anna Netrebko near Frankfurt, police said on Sunday. Some 400 demonstrators gathered near the State Theatre of the German state of Hesse in the city of Wiesbaden, just west of Frankfurt, for two separate peaceful protests on Saturday evening, according to a police spokesman. A renowned soprano, Netrebko has been criticized over her pro-Putin stance following Russia's invasion of Ukraine ordered by the Russian president in February 2022. Netrebko was previously met with protests during her performance at th...
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Germany and Poland staged festivities in twin towns on their shared border to mark the 20th anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met in Frankfurt an der Oder and Słubice on Wednesday. The two visited Słubice's Collegium Polonicum academic institution on the Polish side, then joined a festival and crossed the Oder Bridge to Frankfurt an der Oder in Germany. Baerbock called May 1, 2004, an "incredible moment" for the continent. On that day, the former Eastern Bloc states of Estonia, Latvia...
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Germany and Poland are staging festivities in twin towns on their shared border to mark the 20th anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski are to meet in Frankfurt an der Oder and Słubice on Wednesday. The two are due to visit Słubice's Collegium Polonicum academic institution on the Polish side on Wednesday, starting at 11:30 am (0930 GMT), then join a festival and cross the Oder Bridge to the German city of Frankfurt an der Oder. At the time, former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer a...
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The German government has condemned the imposition of further restrictions on media freedom in Russia in connection with the pre-trial detention of two Russian journalists who also work for Western media. Media freedom is not a given in Russia and is being increasingly restricted, a spokesman for the Federal Foreign Office said in Berlin on Monday. Russian media have reported that both journalists are accused of participating in an extremist organization. The pre-trial detention imposed on them on Saturday is initially valid until June. Both are alleged to have supplied video material for the ...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mocked the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's European parliamentary election campaign launch, which has been overshadowed by spying scandals and suspicions of foreign influence-buying. The AfD's lead candidate, Maximilian Krah, sat out the campaign launch event on Saturday, less than a week after a top aide to Krah was arrested on allegations of spying for China. Krah himself is currently the subject of a preliminary investigation by German prosecutors into potential payments from Russia and China, and whether any payments might ...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mocked the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's European parliamentary election campaign launch, which has been overshadowed by spying scandals and suspicions of foreign influence-buying. The AfD's lead candidate, Maximilian Krah, sat out the campaign launch event on Saturday, less than a week after a top aide to Krah was arrested on allegations of spying for China. Krah himself is currently the subject of a preliminary investigation by German prosecutors into potential payments from Russia and China, and whether any payments might ...
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cancelled a planned panel discussion on the Gaza war at his official residence in Berlin amid criticism that no Palestinian voice had been invited to take part. At the event called "How do we talk about the war in the Middle East?" originally scheduled at Bellevue Palace for Thursday, Steinmeier had intended to give a speech and discuss the topic with three guests, Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Centre, journalist Tilo Jung and Melody Sucharewicz, an expert on German-Israeli relations. Critics have called out the lack of a Pale...
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Former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to agree to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, as he continues to resist this step despite repeated pleas from Kiev. "I think the reason is you can't incrementally help Ukraine, you know, a bit of this and a bit of that. Do we want Ukraine to win? Or do we want them to lose?" Wallace said. While he understands Scholz's reasons for concern regarding a possible escalation of the conflict, these are unfounded, Wallace said. "We've seen throughout this whole process, Russia's red lines are like chalk, they jus...
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The head of the defence unit of European aerospace giant Airbus has expressed understanding for the decision by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz not to provide Ukraine with the German-made Taurus cruise missile. Speaking to news magazine Der Spiegel, Airbus Defence and Space chief executive Michael Schöllhorn said that technical solutions could be found to avoid direct German participation in programming the missiles in Ukraine, in remarks published on Saturday. "But I can comprehend the political arguments," he added. Scholz has come under pressure from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and...
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A German warship ended its mission protecting merchant shipping from Houthi militants in Yemen and departed from the Red Sea early on Saturday morning. The frigate was part of the EU's defensive naval mission Aspides and was deployed in the Red Sea in February to protect merchant ships from attacks by the militants in Yemen, who are protesting against the war in Gaza. The Red Sea is home to the most important sea route from Asia to Europe, which runs through the Suez Canal. Houthi militants, allied with Iran, want to force an end to the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. The frigate...
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