The Ukrainian army fears that in addition to drones, Russia is also buying medium-range missiles from Iran and will use them in Ukraine. This was dangerous because Ukraine had no suitable defensive weapons, Ukrainian Air Force Command spokesman Yuri Ih…
Former PM Netanyahu seeking return as Israel chooses new parliament
Israeli citizens are turning out in relatively high numbers to vote for a new parliament, with opposition leader and former premier Benjamin Netanyahu hoping for a return to power. Turnout at noon (1000 GMT) on Tuesday was the highest since 1999, at 28…
Bremen defender Agu to miss remaining games of the year due to injury
Werder Bremen defender Felix Agu will miss the remaining three Bundesliga games of the year due to an issue with his patella tendon, the club said on Tuesday. “Felix’s problems have been bothering him for some time, but he did his best in recent weeks …
Erdoğan asks Germany’s Scholz to revive Ankara’s EU accession bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hopes a “close dialogue” with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will help rejuvenate his country’s EU accession process. In a phone call on Tuesday with Scholz, Erdoğan stressed the need to “revive Turkey-European Uni…
Baerbock, Uighur group express concern over Scholz visit to China
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has urged changes to Germany’s China policy shortly before Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s inaugural trip to Beijing. “The Chinese political system has changed massively in recent years and thus our China policy must also ch…
Cologne striker Dietz out ‘for the foreseeable future’ due to injury
Cologne striker Florian Dietz will be out “for the foreseeable future” due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday. He suffered the injury during the game against Hoffenheim at the weekend. The club said Dietz…
Authorities ban Union fans from travelling to game at Saint-Gilloise
Authorities in Leuven have banned Union Berlin fans from entering the Belgian city and its surrounding areas as the German club visit Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League on Thursday. With the measure, the city of Leuven aims to prevent Uni…
Scholz calls Russian claim of Ukrainian ‘dirty bomb’ untenable
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called Russian allegations that Ukraine is preparing a “dirty bomb” untenable, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in Berlin late Monday. Scholz spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by telephone, …
Long Covid: Women and ‘brainworkers’ especially affected
Taking showers was painful for Silvana Heller-Scheunemann, and her clothes brushing against her skin was hardly bearable. “My head felt like a pincushion,” the 50-year-old “long Covid” patient says. Like many people, she’s had to grapple with severe lo…
UN: Grain agreement remains in force with ships on the move
Despite a suspension of the grain agreement with Ukraine announced by Russia, the United Nations said that exports can continue. “Our understanding is that the Initiative [grain deal] and commitments made within remain in force,” UN Emergency Relief Co…