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Activists protesting against an expansion of Tesla's electric car factory near Berlin said they want to warn of dangers to the environment, but also criticized other car manufacturers at a press conference on Saturday. "It doesn't matter if it's Tesla, VW or Mercedes - car companies and their political supporters are responsible for selling out our lifeblood," said the spokeswoman of the Disrupt Tesla group, Lucia Mende, ahead of a planned demonstration. "We must prevent this and we will prevent it," she added. A citizens' initiative in Grünheide, where US tech billionaire Elon Musk has built ...
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Local police were braced on Saturday for further protests at the Tesla factory site in Grünheide near Berlin, following violent clashes the previous day. "We are sensitized," said a police spokesman. The situation had been calm during the night and in the morning, he added. A citizens' alliance is planning a protest march from a nearby railway station to the Tesla factory in the afternoon. According to the police, the local A10 motorway junction has been closed in both directions. The police advised drivers to widely avoid the area. On Friday, there were repeated clashes between protesters and...
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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said that a further escalation of the war in Gaza must be prevented. Pistorius said he agreed with UN Secretary General António Guterres, whom he held talks with in New York earlier on Wednesday, that everything must be done to alleviate the misery of Palestinian civilians. "At the same time, I also know that the Israeli dilemma is great: to do what is necessary and what they have a right to do, and at the same time not to allow the suffering of the civilian population to become excessive," Pistorius said at the UN headquarters. Pistorius said "diplo...
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The US government is providing another $6 billion in military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said on Friday. The latest tranche of weapons will include artillery ammunition, anti-drone systems as well as missiles for the US-made Patriot air defence systems, Austin said following a virtual meeting of the Washington-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The announcement comes after the US Senate approved new aid totalling around $61 billion for Kiev late on Tuesday evening - thus paving the way for new arms deliveries after months o...
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The US government is providing another $6 billion in military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said on Friday. The latest tranche of weapons will include artillery ammunition as well as missiles for the US-made Patriot air defence systems, Austin said following an online meeting of the Washington-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The announcement comes after the US Senate approved new aid totalling around $61 billion for Kiev late on Tuesday evening - thus paving the way for new arms deliveries after months of domestic political...
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The European Union has imposed sanctions on radical Israeli settlers in the West Bank for the first time, targeting four individuals for acts of violence against Palestinians. The agreement was finalized on Friday by a written procedure that allows member states to make decisions on urgent matters without sending ministers to Brussels. The law giving effect to the sanctions and detailing those targeted was published in the EU's statute book a few hours later. The sanctions target four individuals and two organizations. Those subject to sanctions will no longer be allowed to enter the EU or do ...
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US President Joe Biden has urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to carefully consider any Israeli retaliatory strike against Iran and the consequences this would have, sources in Washington say. In a telephone conversation between the two leaders on Saturday evening, Biden made it "very clear" to Netanyahu that he needs to "think carefully and strategically about risks of escalation," a senior US government official said in Washington on Sunday. This is something that is constantly being discussed with the Israeli side and other allies, the official said, noting that Biden also mad...
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US President Joe Biden has urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to carefully consider any Israeli retaliatory strike against Iran and the consequences this would have, sources in Washington say. In a telephone conversation between the two leaders on Saturday evening, Biden made it "very clear" to Netanyahu that he needs to "think carefully and strategically about risks of escalation, a senior US government official said in Washington on Sunday. This is something that is constantly being discussed with the Israeli side and other allies, the official said, noting that Biden also made...
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The US seeking to avoid further escalations in the Middle East following Iran's attack on Israel, White House spokesman John Kirby said. "We don’t want to see this escalate. We are not looking for a major war with Iran," Kirby, communications director of the US government's National Security Council, said on Sunday, adding that the US president had been clear he was not seeking war with Iran. The US would continue to help Israel defend itself, Kirby said, but said that how Israel responds now will be "up to them". The US has been Israel's staunchest ally and biggest military supporter and has ...
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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid will fly to Washington on Sunday for talks. Lapid will meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and several influential senators, the politician announced on his Telegram channel on Saturday. Further details were not initially disclosed. Lapid is the leader of the centrist Future Party. The relationship between the US administration under President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cooled considerably recently. Tensions exist above all because of the way Israel is waging war i...
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