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Germany's Scholz: EU wants to avoid subsidy race with U.S.

The European Union wants to avoid a subsidy race against the United States and does not want to fare behind Mexico or Canada as a trading partner, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday.

Reuters

Germany asks Sweden for launchers to boost IRIS-T air defences for Ukraine: Spiegel

Germany is talking to the Swedish government about buying mobile launchers that would boost the capabilities of IRIS-T air defence systems that Berlin is planning to send to Ukraine, Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, citing sources.

Reuters

Chateau Royal, Berlin: newly opened hotel is a design and art-lover’s dream for a sumptuous stay

Original artworks, a delicious restaurant and sceney bar are welcome distractions but beautifully appointed rooms are the star of the show at this new Mitte hotel

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New sleeper train will get you from London to Berlin in 16 hours

Passengers can enjoy breakfast on board

The Independent UK

Emhoff visits synagogue, Holocaust memorial in Berlin

Doug Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, has met Ukrainian refugees at a Berlin synagogue and visited the city’s Holocaust memorial as he wraps up a tour of Poland and Germany focused on Holocaust remembrance and combating rising antisemitism

The Independent UK

'I booked a one-way ticket abroad for man I just met - he ended things before I landed'

A woman was left stranded after flying from the US to Berlin for a whirlwind romance that went wrong - but she didn't let it stop her from having the 'trip of a lifetime'

Daily Mirror

Union boss Berlin derby again and Hertha’s Bobic pays the price

Hertha were motivated and applied themselves well against city rivals Union. The problem was the result

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Exclusive-Pro-Kremlin activists in Germany gave money for Russian army gear

A group of pro-Russian activists in Germany donated funds to a Russian army division fighting in Ukraine, and the money was used to purchase walkie-talkie radios, headphones and telephones, according to an officer in the division and messages from the group's organisers seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Scholz seeks to secure more critical minerals on South America tour

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lobbied this week for South America to prioritize cooperating with Germany in its commodities sector as Berlin joins the race for critical minerals, with lithium key for its auto industry.

Reuters

Amid the smoke of war, power in Europe is shifting decisively to the east

While Germany’s Olaf Scholz was dragging his feet over tanks for Ukraine, the Baltic states and Poland gained moral ground

The Guardian - UK

Germany defiant that ‘lockstep’ with US on weapons is the best for Ukraine

Olaf Scholz was criticised for being slow to supply tanks but working with allies keeps chancellor’s public on side

The Guardian - UK

Mum whose son was killed by drug poisoning wants substance made legal

'Right now it's like a game of roulette'

Wales Online

Hertha and Union Berlin meet as two clubs on seemingly opposite paths

Hertha have long been considered the biggest club in the city but their struggles have coincided with Union’s surprise surge from the lower leagues to second place in the Bundesliga

The Guardian - UK

Germany accuses Russia of twisting minister's war comments for 'propaganda'

Russia has twisted comments by Germany's foreign minister about the war in Ukraine for propaganda purposes, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, stressing Berlin's position that NATO must not become party to the conflict.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky slams Olympics chief as ‘nearly 67,000 Russian war crimes’ recorded

‘I never heard how he is going to protect sports from war propaganda if he returns Russian athletes to competitions’

The Guardian - UK

Kovac steers Wolves out of the woods amid shambles of Hertha Berlin

Niko Kovac’s heart is ‘attached to Hertha’ but his surging Wolfsburg showed them little mercy in a Bundesliga rout

The Independent UK

Ukraine lauds Western move on tanks, while Russia attacks

The West's move to send tanks to Ukraine was greeted enthusiastically from Kyiv, Berlin and Washington

Reuters

Frank talks and frustration: How the U.S. got to yes on Abrams tanks

They are expensive and hard to maintain. They run on jet fuel. And they are difficult to operate.

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France 24

Watershed moment? Germany's Scholz approves tanks for Ukraine

After much pondering and perhaps prevaricating, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has broken with a seven-decades-old non-aggression policy by greenlighting tank deliveries to Ukraine. How momentous is this moment? Did Scholz dither and cave to pressure, or did he drive a hard bargain to make sure Berlin did not go out…

The Guardian - UK

Scholz’s caution over tanks for Ukraine echoed on Berlin streets

German chancellor’s hesitation about sending Leopard 2 vehicles finds sympathy among public

The Guardian - UK

Western unity is critical, but Ukraine needs more than tanks to win this war

Washington joins Berlin in agreeing to send tanks – but offer will only go so far to keep Russians at bay

Newsroom.co.nz

MMP and my part in the downfall of First Past the Post

My interest in electoral reform began in New Zealand in 1987, taking me to London and Berlin to campaign and research. MMP won out but National and Labour still do not like changes that might threaten their dominance, writes Philip Temple

Reuters

Russian 'hacktivists' briefly knock German websites offline

Russian activist hackers knocked several German websites offline on Wednesday in response to Berlin's decision to send tanks to Ukraine, although Germany's BSI cyber agency said the digital blitz had little tangible effect.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine calls for fighter jets after Germany’s offer of Leopard tanks

Kyiv seeks to break ‘taboo’ on supply of aircraft as defence ministry announces withdrawal from Soledar

Reuters

Russia slams German tank decision as escalation of conflict, betrayal of history

Russia reacted with fury on Wednesday to Germany's decision to approve the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, saying Berlin was abandoning its "historical responsibility to Russia" arising from Nazi crimes in World War Two.

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