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Ukraine live briefing: Putin visits Mariupol in show of bravado; Germany says it would arrest him

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Ukraine live briefing: Putin visits Mariupol in show of bravado; Germany says it would arrest him
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Spread the love Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to occupied Mariupol, the Kremlin said early Sunday. His trip to the Ukrainian city, which was devastated last year in a deadly Russian siege and is about 60 miles from the battlefront, is a show of defiance following the arrest warrant that the International Criminal Court issued for him over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. It was Putin’s second foray of the weekend into occupied Ukraine, following a visit to the Crimean peninsula. German authorities will arrest Putin if…

UK, Germany scramble fighters to block Russian jets hours after US drone crash

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UK, Germany scramble fighters to block Russian jets hours after US drone crash
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Spread the love The U.K. and Germany scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian aircraft flying near Estonia late Tuesday. The Russian aircraft, a Russian Il-78 Midas refueling plane and an Antonov 148 military transport, approached NATO airspace without contacting Estonian authorities. The incident was the first time the U.K. and Germany have conducted a joint air intercept as part of the NATO treaty. “NATO continues to form the bedrock of our collective security,” U.K. Armed Forces minister James Heappey said in a statement. “This joint UK and German deployment…

U.K., Germany Make First Joint Interception of Russian Aircraft Near NATO Airspace – Reports – The Moscow Times

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U.K., Germany Make First Joint Interception of Russian Aircraft Near NATO Airspace – Reports - The Moscow Times
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Spread the love The British and German air forces carried out their first joint interception of a Russian aircraft near NATO airspace, the BBC reported Wednesday. The U.K. Royal Air Force and the German Air Force reportedly scrambled two Typhoon fighters to intercept an Il-78 refueling plane near Estonian airspace Tuesday. The Il-78 was said to fail to communicate with air traffic control in Estonia, a former Soviet republic that has been a NATO member since 2004. “The interception itself was routine, but it is the first time such an…

FIH Pro League: India beat Germany 6-3 to jump to top spot | Hockey News – Times of India

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FIH Pro League: India beat Germany 6-3 to jump to top spot | Hockey News - Times of India
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Spread the love NEW DELHI: India continued their good run in the FIH Pro League as they registered their second win over world champions Germany in three days to jump to the top spot in the standings at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on Monday.With the win, Harmanpreet Singh-led side moved to the top of the table with 17 points from seven matches, ahead of Spain on goal difference.India conceded an early goal when Tom Grambusch gave his team a third-minute lead by converting a penalty corner. India secures…

Hamburg gunman: disturbed entrepreneur who penned apocalyptic book

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Hamburg gunman: disturbed entrepreneur who penned apocalyptic book
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Spread the love Details are emerging about the gunman who shot dead six Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany, painting a picture of a disturbed businessman who battled paranoia and penned an apocalypse-themed book. Police identified the killer as Philipp F., a 35-year-old ex-member of the Christian group who targeted the congregation at a Hamburg meeting hall before turning the gun on himself. Investigators are still seeking a motive for the attack on Thursday evening, which also left eight people wounded. – Journey to hell – On Amazon, Philipp F. was promoting…

German mass shooting kills ‘several’ in Jehovah’s Witness building, no motive known, say police | News24

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German mass shooting kills 'several' in Jehovah's Witness building, no motive known, say police | News24
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Spread the love A mass shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness centre in Hamburg killed several people. The gunman was among the dead, police said. Jehovah’s Witnesses had gathered for a weekly Bible study meeting. Several people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness centre in Hamburg, with the gunman believed to be among the dead, German police said on Thursday. Police have not given a death toll, but multiple local media outlets reported that the shooting had left seven dead and eight seriously injured. The first emergency…

Shooting at Jehovah’s Witness Hall in Hamburg, Germany – Casualties Reported

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Shooting at Jehovah's Witness Hall in Hamburg, Germany - Casualties Reported
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Spread the love BERLIN (AP) — Shots were fired inside a building used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the northern German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, and an unspecified number of people were killed or wounded, police said. The shooting took place in the Gross Borstel district, a few kilometers (miles) north of the downtown area of Germany’s second-biggest city. “We only know that several people died here; several people are wounded, they were taken to hospitals,” police spokesman Holger Vehren said. He said he had no information on the severity…

Intel wants another €5BN in subsidies to build chip plant in Germany

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Intel wants another €5BN in subsidies to build chip plant in Germany
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Spread the love Under the Chips Actthe EU is seeking to end its dependence on China and produce 20% of the world’s semiconductors by 2030. Amidst the political push, attracting global giants to invest in the union’s domestic production has been a key strategy — with Intel’s plan to construct a massive chip plant in Magdeburg, Germany, considered a big boost for the bloc. But now, Intel is asking the German government for an additional €4 billion to 5 billion in subsidies to move forward with the project, Bloomberg reportsciting…

Germany searched boat suspected of carrying explosives used for Nord Stream pipelines attack

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Germany searched boat suspected of carrying explosives used for Nord Stream pipelines attack
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Spread the love Gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on September 27. (Swedish Coast Guard/Getty Images) The German federal prosecutor’s office searched a boat in January that was suspected of carrying explosives used in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipeline detonations in September, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office. “The Office of the Attorney General of Germany had a ship searched from January 18 to 20, 2023 in connection with a suspicious ship rental,” the statement…

UK defends asylum plan after Nazi comparison

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UK defends asylum plan after Nazi comparison
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Spread the love The British government hit back on Wednesday at critics including the United Nations and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal immigration to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany. The Conservative government intends to outlaw asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them elsewhere, such as Rwanda, in a bid to stop thousands of migrants from crossing the Channel on small boats. Stopping the boats is the “people’s priority”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the House of Commons, vowing also to “break…