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German conservatives hail state election win in Berlin

Germany’s main opposition party is celebrating its victory in a Berlin state election re-run made necessary by serious voting glitches in 2021

The Independent UK

German party moves to expel former spy chief as member

Germany’s main opposition party has launched an effort to expel from its ranks a former head of the country’s intelligence agency, weeks after he complained of what he said was a move toward “eliminatory racism against whites.”

The Independent UK

Turkish, Syrian quake victims need papers to come to Germany - foreign ministry

With its large Turkish and Syrian communities, Germany offers the prospect of shelter and care to earthquake victims with relatives in the country - but only if they can fulfil existing visa requirements, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

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EU tipped to avoid recession after gas crisis eases

Economic growth forecast to be 0.8% in 2023 but households still face cost of living pressures

The Guardian - UK

Japan, China top diplomats preparing for informal talks on sidelines of conference in Germany - Kyodo

Top diplomats from Japan and China are preparing to hold informal talks on the sidelines of an international conference in Germany, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday.

Reuters

Football celebrates LGBT+ history from Justin Fashanu to Harry Kane's armband

February marks LGBT+ History Month and the National Football Museum is celebrating the occasion by highlighting Justin Fashanu, England's first openly gay professional, as the centrepiece

Daily Mirror

NATO expected to raise munitions stockpile targets as war depletes reserves

NATO is expected to ask its members to raise its ammunition stockpiles which have been badly depleted by the war in Ukraine, as allies try to put arms supplies to Kyiv and their own militaries on a sustainable footing after a year in crisis mode. Even before Russia's invasion of…

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Hans Modrow obituary

Last communist prime minister of East Germany whose proposals for a slow process of reunification were pushed aside

The Guardian - UK

Germany to ease visa conditions for some earthquake victims

The German government wants to temporarily ease visa restrictions for survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria who have close family ties to Germany if they are facing homelessness or were injured

The Independent UK

Germany offers temporary visas for Turkish, Syrian quake victims

The death toll from the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria surpassed 29,000 on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Malone double lifts Hockeyroos to 3-0 win over Germany

The Hockeyroos have started the Pro League with two straight wins after following up their shootout triumph over China with a 3-0 victory over Germany.

AAP

Alimi Heads to Europe to Coordinate Peace Efforts in Yemen

The head of the Yemeni Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, left Aden for Riyadh ahead of his European tour, including Belgium and Germany, to coordinate the stalled peace efforts with the Houthi militia. According to a source in the Yemeni presidency, Alimi was scheduled to hold discussions with senior European officials…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fears UK military 'too small to fight Russia' as Germany asked to lead combat force

Ministry of Defence sources suggest that Britain's military is not able to spare the 5,000 personnel needed to comprise a 'rapid-reaction force' tasked with repelling any potential Russian advance on NATO territory

Daily Mirror

Berlin chooses change in rerun election with clear lead for conservatives

Germany's conservative CDU party was course for a clear victory in a repeat election in Berlin, in a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats who have governed the city state for 22 years.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow Says Calls to Ban Russian Athletes from Olympics ‘Unacceptable’

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Saturday that calls from ministers of more than 30 countries to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics were unacceptable, TASS news agency reported. A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will demand that Russian and…

Reuters

East Germany's last Communist premier dies aged 95

Hans Modrow, who as the last Communist prime minister of East Germany oversaw democratic reforms that opened the way to German reunification, has died at age 95, Germany's hard-left Die Linke party said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

East Germany's last communist leader dies at 95

Hans Modrow, who served as East Germany’s last communist leader during a turbulent tenure that ended in the country’s first and only free election, has died

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Cranking Up Political Espionage, German Official Tells Newspaper

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency fears that China is expanding its spy activities against Berlin, he said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, adding that Beijing was focusing increasingly on political espionage. "China is developing wide-ranging spying and influence activities. We must be prepared for these to…

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The Guardian - UK

Siblings by Brigitte Reimann review – rebel with a cause

This intoxicating 1963 novel explores the tension between socialist ideals, self-fulfilment and repressive reality in East Germany

Asharq Al-Awsat

Google Cautions Against 'Hallucinating' Chatbots

The boss of Google's search engine warned against the pitfalls of artificial intelligence in chatbots in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, as Google parent company Alphabet battles to compete with blockbuster app ChatGPT. "This kind of artificial intelligence we're talking about right now can sometimes lead to something we…

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Report: Germany Sees Increase in Iranian Spying since Protests

The German government has acknowledged an increase in spying by Iranian intelligence agents on exiled Iranians living in Germany since the start of mass protests last year, Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday. Nationwide unrest triggered by the death of a young woman detained by Iranian morality police last…

Reuters

Germany sees increase in Iranian spying since protests - Welt am Sonntag

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China cranking up political espionage, German official tells newspaper

The Independent UK

Zelensky shares frustrations over Germany’s ‘up and down’ support

EU leaders have voiced concerns about sending long-range missiles to war-torn Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Ischinger: Ukraine’s worst case scenario is a long conflict

Leading European diplomat on the Ukraine war, weaponry and Germany’s place on the world stage after battle tanks saga.

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