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UK approves takeover of Telegraph newspaper by German publishing giant Axel Springer

Axel Springer, which owns German newspapers Bild and Die Welt, last month announced it would pay £575 million in cash for The Telegraph's print and online versions.

Euronews

Will the Telegraph’s new owner curb its wilder excesses – or make them worse?

Mathias Döpfner beat the Mail to seize a British institution. But whether he will be a sobering or malign influence is not yet clear, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK

Telegraph sold for £575m as German buyer elbows out Daily Mail

Axel Springer, owner of Bild and Die Welt, agrees all-cash deal for one of UK’s oldest newspapers

The Guardian - UK

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Sam Altman thinks AI will surpass human intelligence by 2030. His rival AI billionaires say it’ll be even sooner

The OpenAI CEO said GPT-5 is already smarter than he is.

Fortune

Swedish Prime Minister rebuffs Orbán’s child assassin claims as 'outrageous lies'

A public spat between the Swedish and the Hungarian prime ministers erupted on social media after Viktor Orbán claimed 280 Swedish underage girls were arrested for murder, quoting a German newspaper report.

Euronews

Elon Musk is boosting the AfD. But why is Germany’s mainstream helping him?

After years of politicians and media figures normalising far-right ideas, the billionaire’s meddling is falling on fertile ground, says Berlin-based journalist and author Hanno Hauenstein

The Guardian - UK

German Newspaper Editor Resigns in Protest After Elon Musk Pens Op-Ed Supporting Country's Far-Right AfD Party

Elon Musk's op-ed championing Germany's far-right party caused one editor to submit her resignation.

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Hamburg train station platforms closed over suspected Marburg virus cases

A medical student and his girlfriend who had just returned from Rwanda fell ill while travelling through Germany

Evening Standard

EU Chief To Hand Economy Job To Italy's Far-right: Report

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has made her first picks for her top team, with the key economy vice-president job going to Italy's far-right nominee, German newspaper Die Welt reported Tuesday.

International Business Times

Russian strike kills two and injures 10 more in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says

A Russian guided bomb attack on Saturday killed two people and injured 10 more including children in a village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the governor said. Governor Oleh Synehubov said the Russian strike hit the village of Cherkaska Lozova, damaging a residential building. A Russian attack on the city of…

France 24

‘Franz in luck’: how Beckenbauer’s fairytale career inspired Germany

Der Kaiser’s footballing journey personified a resurgent country as it looked for unity and to restore its reputation

The Guardian - UK

Rammstein: sexual assault allegations against Till Lindemann to be investigated

Berlin prosecutors say investigation against German singer is based on suspicion of abuse after concerts

The Guardian - UK

Greece’s ‘earthquake’ of an election: a right-wing triumph

Not long ago, Greece was Europe’s “economic and political problem child”, said Alan Posener in Die Welt (Berlin). The 2010 debt crisis had led to a 25% contraction in its economy – unemployment had hit 27%; people were rioting in the streets – and as a condition of receiving the massive bailouts…

The Week

How the world's media reported on Humza Yousaf's SNP election win

HUMZA Yousaf’s election as SNP leader, and expected nomination as Scotland’s first Muslim leader, has made headlines around the world.

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German publisher Axel Springer says journalists could be replaced by AI

Owner of Politico urges focus on investigative journalism and original commentary, as company prepares for job cuts at German papers Die Welt and Bild

The Independent UK

European Super League relaunch: What we know so far

The propsect of a European Super League has been revived as the continent’s richest clubs seem determined to push a proposal through in the face of fan backlash

Reuters

NATO's Stoltenberg expects allies to lift defence spending target

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects the alliance's member states to raise their current spending target on defence of 2% of national output when they meet for a summit in Vilnius in July, he told German newspaper Die Welt.

The Guardian - UK

Bulgaria secretly supplied Ukraine fuel and ammunition in early months of war

Former PM tells of crucial operation, which was launched covertly due to pro-Russia sympathies in political class

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The Independent UK

Former Covid vaccine tsar warns UK ‘dismantling’ systems for fighting future pandemics

Britain losing leadership position and falling behind EU on preparedness for outbreaks, says Kate Bingham

The Guardian - UK

Uber offered shares to media barons for political help, leak reveals

Tech firm wooed owners of publications in Europe and India as it sought favourable treatment from governments, documents show

Reuters

German railway had been planning repairs on deadly crash route - Welt

State-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn had been planning rail repairs on the track section in southern Germany where a train derailed last week, killing five and injuring 44, newspaper Die Welt reported on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Russia's 'most hated woman' says protesting war in live TV stunt 'destroyed her life'

Marina Ovsyannikova held up a “stop this war” sign during a live broadcast just three weeks into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has seen her called a "traitor" by Kremlin officials

Reuters

Envoy says Finland prepared for any kind of attack by Russia -Die Welt

Finland's ambassador to Germany, Anne Sipilainen, is not worried about Russia's threats over her country's move to join NATO as she sees Finland as prepared for any kind of attack from Moscow, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

EU countries are ‘almost there’ in agreeing to bloc’s proposed new package of sanctions against Russia – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

Reuters

Borrell says no EU agreement on Russian energy embargo

There is insufficient support from European Union member states for a complete embargo or punitive tariff on Russian oil and gas imports, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell was quoted as saying by German newspaper Die Welt on Monday.

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