The United States and European powers urged Israel on Friday to ensure the safety of UN peacekeepers after four were injured in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon this week. US President Joe Biden said he was “absolutely” asking Israel to stop firing at the peacekeepers, after the second attack on the force’s personnel in two…
The western German city of Cologne has successfully carried out its most complex bomb disposal operation since World War II. A 1,000-kilogramme US WWII bomb was detonated in a controlled manner on Friday evening, the city administration said. The experts from the explosive ordnance disposal service were initially only able to defuse one of the…
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, need up to 35,000 more soldiers to meet NATO’s new defence requirements, according to the head of the parliamentary defence committee. Joining calls for a stronger army to face a growing threat from Russia, Marcus Faber, the chairman of the defence committee of the Bundestag, on Saturday backed plans to…
Germany’s GDP (gross domestic product) is expected to decline by 0.2% in 2024, according to a revised government forecast on Wednesday, meaning Europe’s biggest economy is on course for recession. The adjusted figures presented by Economy Minister Robert Habeck were down from previous estimates of 0.3% growth. The revised forecast does not come as a…
It is regarded as the art world’s barometer of fame – the ‘Art Compass’, which has been published for more than half a century. Little is happening at the top, but the ‘stars of tomorrow’ are becoming more colourful. The painter Gerhard Richter (92) remains the world’s most important artist in the ‘Art Compass’ ranking….
Police intervened at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Berlin’s central Alexanderplatz due to anti-Israel chants and actions, resulting in 10 temporary arrests on Friday evening, according to police reports. One incident involved a man tearing paper Israeli flags during a “Vigil for Gaza” rally. At another gathering titled “Stop the War,” which saw a peak attendance of…
