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Who is sending tanks to Ukraine?

Kyiv says the tanks are vital to it pushing back Russia’s invasion and reclaiming territory thas has been taken

The Independent 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.

Reuters

Second gentleman Emhoff visits Auschwitz, part of a push against antisemitism

Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president, is in Poland and Germany to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and address rising antisemitism around the world.

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German critics pan Oscar-nominated All Quiet On the Western Front

Critics accuse film of straying too far from Erich-Maria Remarque’s much-loved 1928 anti-war novel

The Guardian - UK

Editorial: Tanking Putin’s plans: Sending tanks to help Ukraine fight back was long overdue

After much back-and-forth and strenuous behind the scenes hand-wringing, Germany has cleared the way for its Leopard 2 tanks to join the fight for democracy in Ukraine, pledging this week to send an initial company of 14 tanks and clearing the way for other European countries to do the same.…

Tribune News Service

Hockey World Cup: Australia face Germany, Netherlands meet Belgium for slots in final

BHUBANESHWAR: The World Cup wall of fame at the Birsa Munda hockey stadium in Rourkela and the roll of honour at the Kalinga stadium here, is a stark reminder about who the giants of the sport are.

The Times of India

Support for safe pyro on the rise in Germany amid anger over police 'repression'

SUPPORT for legalising the use of pyrotechnics by fans at football matches is growing in Germany amid widespread unhappiness over heavy-handed…

The National (Scotland)

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EU official: Russia shifts war focus to 'NATO and the West'

A senior EU official says that Russia has taken its war against Ukraine to a “a different stage” by making indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets, while criticizing Moscow for triggering recent moves by Germany and the United States to send advanced tanks to Ukraine

The Independent UK

Susan Pollack OBE: Holocaust Survivor tells her story for memorial day

A Nazi concentration camp survivor has urged people to end a culture of blame and instead learn from the past to put an end to atrocities we continue to see around the world. Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Susan Pollack told The Standard: “Hate has a way of spreading. It isn’t…

Evening Standard

Holocaust Memorial Day: Five survivors and the precious objects they smuggled to safety

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, five survivors recall their stories, and the item they still have that means so much to them as part of the Daily Mirror's #PeopleMove project

Daily Mirror

78 years on, Jewish Holocaust rescuers want their story told

Just before Nazi Germany invaded Hungary in March 1944, Jewish youth leaders in the eastern European country jumped into action: They formed an underground network that would save tens of thousands of fellow Jews from the gas chambers

The Independent UK

Number of EU students enrolling in UK universities halves post-Brexit

Data shows sharp decline in students from Italy, Germany and France with Brexit seen as primary deterrent

The Guardian - UK

EastEnders fans stunned at sudden double exit on soap as fan favourite quits Walford

Ricky Butcher, played by Sid Owen, decided to take niece Scarlett Butcher, played by Tabitha Byron, to his home in Germany for a new start after the drama on EastEnders

Daily Mirror

Russia: NATO war involvement ‘growing’ with arms to Ukraine

War experts are divided on how effective Germany’s Leopard 2 and US Abrams tanks will be against Russian forces.

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Reuters

Canada to send four Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Canada will send four Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday, after Germany this week allowed other countries to re-export the German-built tank.

The Conversation

Disabled people were Holocaust victims, too: they were excluded from German society and murdered by Nazi programs

When Dominic Perrottet admitted to wearing a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party, he apologised to Jews and veterans – but not to the other groups who were persecuted by the Nazis, including disabled people.

Daily Mirror

'Race against time' to get tanks to Ukraine before Europe engulfed in war with Russia

Time is ticking for troops in Ukraine after several countries in the West agreed to send tanks to help in the country's efforts against Putin's army, and an expert says there's "no time to lose"

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: supply of German and US tanks to make Kyiv 'a real punching fist of democracy'

For the past several days the focus of war news has been squarely on Germany’s Olaf Scholz. The chancellor has been battling with his conscience over whether to accede to Volodymyr Zelensky’s plea to supply Ukraine with his country’s fearsome Leopard 2 tanks.

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The Guardian - UK

Shell puts 2,000 UK jobs at risk with review of Shell Energy retail division

Company weighing options including exit from domestic energy and broadband sectors in UK, Netherlands and Germany

Evening Standard

Germany ‘sorry’ for leopard jibe at Russia’s foreign minister that upset some Africans

The tweet and emoji played on Germany’s decision to send some of its advanced Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

The Conversation

Ukraine war: why Germany dragged its feet over supplying Leopard tanks to Ukraine

The decision to provide heavy tanks to Ukraine in significant numbers constitutes a step change in western military support for Ukraine. For the first time, western countries are providing substantial offensive capabilities to support a major campaign to regain lost territory.

The Guardian - US

Is Biden right to send tanks to Ukraine? Our panel reacts

As the war continues to slowly escalate, the question remains: how does this end?

Reuters

Race against the clock for Germany's top Nazi hunter

Germany's top Nazi hunter, Thomas Will, is hopeful of securing further convictions over the Holocaust even as the remaining suspects, many now in their late 90s, die.

The Independent UK

Germany apologizes for leopard jibe that upset some Africans

Germany has apologized for using a leopard emoji in a jibe at Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Twitter that ended up offending some Africans

The Conversation

Ukraine: why supply of US and German tanks echoes cold war

The decision that Germany and the US will allow the export of M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, alongside the British Challenger 2 tanks promised in mid January is the culmination of Nato’s policy to assist Ukraine and an important symbolic step in the west’s response to Putin’s…

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