Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp has reacted to criticism and defended his decision to take the job as head of global soccer at energy drink giants Red Bull. “It was always clear – to me it was clear – that I wouldn’t be doing nothing. And then the Red Bull story came…
Exiled Russian opposition political activists have called for a demonstration in Berlin on November 17 against Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine ordered by President Vladimir Putin. “We must show ourselves and the whole world that there is an anti-militarist and free Russia,” Putin opponent Yulia Navalnaya said in a video distributed via social networks. Navalnaya…
Berlin, Germany – Germany offers help to Spain after severe flooding The German government has offered support to Spain following severe flooding, a government spokesman said on Wednesday. “We are in direct contact with the Spanish government to see if support from Germany is needed for this terrible disaster,” Steffen Hebestreit said. At least 62…
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…
