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Live updates | Ukraine: Russian shelling kills 6 civilians

A regional governor in eastern Ukraine says at least six civilians have been killed by the latest Russian shelling

The Independent UK

Germany changing its China policy with higher priority for human rights, says minister

Germany is changing the way it deals with China and will give higher priority for human rights issues, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Tuesday, following fresh media reports about human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Reuters

Xinjiang leak reveals extent of Chinese abuses in Uighur camps

A leak of thousands of photographs reveals more details about the internment of Uighurs, but China calls it ‘lies’.

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German state elections show populism in decline on left and right

Poll in most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, also casts doubt on support for Olaf Scholz

The Guardian - UK

EU needs a few more days for next sanctions package on Russia - Germany

The European Union will need a few more days to find agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukrainian fighters 'evacuated from steel plant in Mariupol'

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment. The evacuation likely marked the end of the longest and bloodiest battle of the Ukraine war…

France 24

Russia's behaviour amounts to repudiation of agreement with NATO, Germany says

Russia's behaviour amounts to the unilateral repudiation of a 1997 cooperation agreement with NATO, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.

Reuters

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Germany's Baerbock says Finland, Sweden already at heart NATO members

Germany's foreign minister said on Sunday that Finland and Sweden were already in essence members of NATO, but that they were just missing the official membership card.

Reuters

G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia

The Group of Seven leading economies warned Saturday that the war in Ukraine is stoking a global food and energy crisis which threatens poor countries.

WEKU

NATO deputy chief 'confident' of finding consensus on Finland, Sweden membership

NATO is confident that it can overcome objections by Turkey and quickly admit Finland and Sweden, its deputy chief said on Sunday, as the alliance prepares for a historic enlargement in the Nordic region prompted by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia accused of food theft as G7 seeks to unblock Ukraine ports

Russia is being accused of large-scale grain theft as top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy nations gather in northern Germany for three days of talks on the global impact of the Ukraine war on food and energy prices.

Radio France Internationale

G7 backs more aid, weapons to Ukraine in show of unity against Russia

Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations backed giving more aid and weapons to Ukraine as they met on Friday in what Germany called a "powerful sign of unity" to deepen Russia's global isolation for invading its neighbour.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 77 of the invasion

US spy chief suggests Russia could use nuclear weapons if war continues to stall; Odesa comes under renewed missile attacks

The Guardian - AU

German foreign minister vows ‘justice’ for Bucha on Ukraine visit

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says the international community must ensure that Russia is held accountable.

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The Independent UK

German FM pledges accountability for killings in Bucha

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has pledged that the international community will hold to account those responsible for the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha during Russia's war

Reuters

Ukraine hails 'turning point' after Germany toughens stance on Russia

Ukraine welcomed what it called an "historical turning point" as German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited Kyiv on Tuesday backing Ukraine's bid for full European Union membership and cutting energy ties to Russia.

Reuters

German foreign minister will visit Ukraine shortly, chancellor says

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will visit Ukraine shortly, after the two countries mended a diplomatic rift over Kyiv's refusal to receive German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany Summons Turkish Envoy over Kavala Verdict

Germany summoned Turkey's ambassador in Berlin on Friday to protest a sentence of life in prison that a Turkish court handed to a prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist. Western governments and rights groups strongly criticized this week's ruling which found Osman Kavala guilty of attempting to overthrow the…

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The Independent UK

Germany summons Turkish envoy over Kavala verdict

Germany has summoned Turkey’s ambassador in Berlin to protest a sentence of life in prison handed to a prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Expels 40 German Diplomatic Staff in Tit-for-Tat Move

Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday that it had declared 40 German diplomatic staff "personae non gratae" in a retaliatory move after Berlin expelled the same number of Russian diplomats. In a statement, Russia's foreign ministry said it had taken the decision after Germany on April 4 declared a "significant…

Reuters

Lithuania's president calls for more NATO troops

NATO should increase its deployment of troops in Lithuania and elsewhere on Europe's eastern flank following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Lithuania's president told Germany's foreign minister during a meeting in Vilnius on Friday.

Reuters

No taboos on weaponry for Ukraine, says German foreign minister

There are no taboos for Germany when it comes to weaponry needed by Ukraine, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

Los Angeles Times

Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

RUBIZHNE, Ukraine — Russia tightened its grip Wednesday around Ukraine’s last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, whose desperate defenders, holed up in underground shelters beneath a massive steel plant, pleaded for international help, declaring that they were “probably facing our last days, if not hours.”

Los Angeles Times

Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

RUBIZHNE, Ukraine — Russia delivered what it said was a last-chance surrender ultimatum Wednesday to Ukrainian forces in the besieged port of Mariupol, whose desperate defenders, pleading for international help, declared that they were “probably facing our last days, if not hours.”

Tribune News Service

Germany to support Ukraine with artillery ammunition, training

Germany will provide Ukraine with ammunition and training for heavy artillery as Chancellor Olaf Scholz comes under pressure to give more support to the effort to fend off Russian forces.

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