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Ukraine seeks Marder vehicles and Leopard tanks from Berlin, Kuleba says

Kyiv seeks to acquire German Marder infantry fighting vehicles and ideally also Leopard main battle tanks but has not made much headway with the government in Berlin so far, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Tanks, but no ammo – Germany's Ukraine pledges show military muddle

Four weeks ago, Germany agreed to send dozens of anti-aircraft tanks to help defend Ukraine from Russia's invasion, part of what it called a turning-point after decades of military restraint. Berlin says it can deliver the first Gepard tanks in July.

Reuters

High-speed train to connect Paris to Berlin from end of 2023

French rail operator SNCF said Tuesday it hopes to launch a Paris-Berlin high-speed service next year with Germany's Deutsche Bahn to tap into a perceived willingness by passengers to take longer train trips.

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Hertha Berlin beat the drop with win over Hamburg in relegation play-off

Defeat for Hamburg condemns them to a fifth successive season in the second tier

The Independent UK

Other casualties of Putin's war in Ukraine: Russia's climate goals and science

As the European Union moves closer to an embargo deal on Russian oil, there is much talk about the impact of war-related sanctions on Europe’s energy transition and the world’s decarbonisation efforts.

The Conversation

Iraq Trial of Briton and German for Antiquity Theft Adjourned

An Iraqi court on Sunday adjourned for two weeks the trial of a Briton and a German man accused of trying to smuggle antiquities after a defense lawyer called for more investigations. James Fitton, 66, a retired British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, 60, a Berlin psychologist, have been in custody…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A new start after 60: ‘I took up skating and found my peaceful place in the world’

Maurice Newman, 77, began inline skating on his 60th birthday. Since then his passion has taken him from Kent to Berlin, Vietnam, and Myanmar, where he was born

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‘In no city have I felt as unsafe as Berlin’: opera singer sues metro over racism claims

The German capital’s liberal reputation has been derailed by clashes between subcontracted ticket inspectors and black people

The Guardian - UK

Germany, Qatar sign energy partnership agreement

Deal will see Doha and Berlin focus on developing trade relations in liquefied natural gas, among other energy sources.

Al Jazeera

Berlin to deliver first 15 Gepard tanks to Ukraine in July -defmin

Germany will deliver the first 15 Gepard tanks to Ukraine in July, a defence ministry spokesperson in Berlin said on Friday, confirming a media report.

Reuters

Qatar's emir wants World Cup visitors to respect his country's culture

Qatar hopes to welcome the world to Doha for the soccer World Cup but also "we expect and we want people to respect our culture", Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Friday in Berlin when asked about gay people attending the tournament.

Reuters

Neo-Nazi fight club hosting martial arts training sessions found in sports centre

The Neo-Nazi martial arts training sessions were carried out on a pitch at the facility involve a number of different postures and fighting techniques in Rennbahn sports facility, Berlin, Germany

Daily Mirror

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz slammed for not visiting Kyiv or sending tanks to Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was slammed on Friday by Ukraine’s ambassador in Berlin for not visiting Kyiv or sending tanks to fight Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

Evening Standard

Cannes 2022: Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov: 'We're fighting for Russian culture'

He's probably the most awaited director at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Dissident filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov is the only Russian with a film in the official selection. In previous years, Russia banned him from going to Cannes. Now in exile in Berlin, his film "Tchaikovsky’s Wife" is competing for the…

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The Independent UK

US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip

Another member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19

Asharq Al-Awsat

Berlin... Ukraine Crisis to Birth New Era Bearing Putin’s Fingerprints

Journalists are like grave diggers. They live off the tragedies of the world. They dream of being present at major turns and events that are usually soaked in blood, costly to the economy and beget refugees. They find joy in writing from within upheaval. In that tradition, I am writing…

Al Jazeera

Inside the US communities where many are still unvaccinated

As US surpasses sombre mark of one million confirmed COVID-19 deaths, many Americans still refuse to get jabs.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Berlin... Ukrainian Suitcases, Syrian Sorrows, and a Russian Thread

A convoy of refugees and a line of bags. How difficult it is for you not to have anything left of your country but a suitcase. This sight breaks my heart. As if the bag was a coffin carrying the soul of the homeland, the smell of its soil and…

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Motorsport

How Mortara ended a long drought to revive Formula E title challenge

Venturi racer Edoardo Mortara had to wait 54 races before his first Formula E pole position. But two in as many races in Berlin last weekend helped him to secure a victory and a second place that have thrust the Swiss right back into the title battle as Mercedes power…

Autosport

How a long drought ending revived a Formula E ace's title challenge

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Scholz's balancing act just got harder after German state election

The worst post-war result for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in a traditional party stronghold heaps pressure on him to show more decisive leadership over the Ukraine crisis and Germans' concerns about soaring costs of living.

The Independent UK

Palestinian activists accuse German police of heavy-handed crackdown on vigil in Berlin

Nearly 170 people arrested during protests against Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing

Autosport

Rowland: Mahindra making a "difference" with new Formula E updates

Oliver Rowland credited Mahindra's improved Berlin E-Prix performance to changes on the team's Formula E car 'making a difference', but blamed 'inexperience' with them for his late slip to seventh.

Motorsport

Rowland: Mahindra making a difference with Formula E updates

Oliver Rowland credited Mahindra's improved Berlin E-Prix performance to changes on the team's Formula E car 'making a difference', but blamed 'inexperience' with them for his late slip to seventh.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Offers Condolences to Abu Akleh Family, Calls for Credible Probe into her Death

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called for an "immediate and credible investigation" into the circumstances of the killing of Palestinian-US journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Blinken announced that he spoke to Shireen's brother during his flight Saturday to Berlin, where he participated in a meeting of NATO foreign ministers. "I…

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