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Hockey World Cup: Germany world champions after epic shootout win

Defending champs Belgium falter after leading 2-0

The Times of India · Jan 30, 2023

Scholz visits South America in race with China for lithium

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is hoping his trip to Latin America this weekend will help Germany secure additional supplies of the lithium that car giants like Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Volkswagen AG need for their electric-vehicle batteries.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2023

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 · Jan 30, 2023

Kremlin: Putin open 'to contacts' with Germany's Scholz - RIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to contacts with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz though has no phone call scheduled with him, a Kremlin spokesman told the state RIA Novosti news agency on Sunday.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2023

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 · Jan 29, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: at least three dead after Russian shelling in Kherson – as it happened

Local authorities say Russian forces targeted a hospital, school, bus station, post office, bank and residential buildings

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2023

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 · Jan 29, 2023

Hockey World Cup final: Germany, Belgium battle for glory

A cracker of a contest on the cards

The Times of India · Jan 29, 2023

Rheinmetall eyes boost in munitions output, HIMARS production in Germany

German arms-maker Rheinmetall is ready to greatly boost the output of tank and artillery munitions to satisfy strong demand in Ukraine and the West, and may start producing HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in Germany, CEO Armin Papperger told Reuters.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2023

Report: Iranian Olympic Skier Flees to Germany

Iranian Olympic skier Atefeh Ahmadi has quit her home country and applied for asylum in Germany, a Persian-language media outlet outside Iran reported Saturday, publishing an emotional interview with the athlete. Ahmadi, in her early 20s, was the only Iranian woman to qualify for last year's Beijing Winter Games. "I…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2023