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Former Warburg banker gets jail term in German fraud trial

A former banker was handed a 3-1/2 year jail sentence on Wednesday for his part in Germany's biggest post-war fraud, a scam that involved scores of banks and investors engineering multi-billion-euro trades to make bogus tax claims.

Reuters

Benedict woes come as German church reform pressure rises

A report on decades of sexual abuse in Germany that shone an unflattering spotlight on retired Pope Benedict XVI has come on top of already strong pressure in Germany to reconsider Catholic rules on issues including homosexuality and women’s roles

The Independent UK

British envoy heads to Moscow to try to ease Ukraine crisis

Britain’s top diplomat heads to Moscow to try to defuse tensions raised by Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine

The Independent UK

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UK goods into Germany down 8.5% in further sign of Brexit damage

Britain slides out of top five of Germany’s largest trade partners as imports fall to €32.1bn in 2021

The Guardian - UK

Truck driver rams cars in Germany, 31 vehicles damaged

German police say an intoxicated truck driver rammed his vehicle into parked cars after ignoring a red light in southern Germany

The Independent UK

Cost of living crisis hits household confidence; UK trade with Germany falls; FTSE 100 at two-year high – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Russia's state RT channel appeals against German ban in court

Russia's state RT television channel said on Wednesday it had appealed to a German court to overturn a ban on it broadcasting that has angered Moscow and prompted it to shut down German broadcaster Deutsche Welle's operations in Russia.

Reuters

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Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

China's development banks provided $23 billion in financing for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa from 2007 to 2020, more than double the amount lent by such banks in the United States, Germany, Japan and France combined, a new study showed.

Reuters

Most Europeans want to stand with Kyiv against Moscow, poll suggests

More than 60% of people surveyed believe Nato should come to Ukraine’s defence if Russia invades

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s fate linked to “deeply flawed” Minsk Accords

The Minsk Accords are, in principle, supported by Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany and the U.S.

Axios

Winter Olympics 2022 day five – as it happened

Day five of XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Guardian - US

VIDEO: Massive Bridge Across German Valley Blasted From Height Of 230 Feet

Demolition of the tallest bridge ever taken down in Germany was a picture-perfect collapse.

Zenger

Ex-pope Benedict asks forgiveness from victims of clergy child sex abuse after ‘grievous faults’

The former pope was criticised for his handling of four child sex abuse cases in Germany while Archbishop

Evening Standard

Majority of U.S. Senate votes to confirm Biden's ambassador to Germany; voting continues

A majority of the U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador to Germany, Amy Gutmann. Voting on the nomination is continuing.

Reuters

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Germany's Scholz says talks with Duda, Macron aim to 'prevent war in Europe'

The leaders of Germany, France and Poland will discuss ways to de-escalate tensions over the Russian military build-up on the border of Ukraine in their talks late on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Gets German Query on Cenbank Governor Finances

Lebanon has received a letter from Germany asking for information relating to the finances of Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Lebanese Justice Minister Henry Khoury confirmed to Reuters that he had received two German letters and had handed them to…

Al Jazeera

Macron says Putin told him Russia won’t escalate Ukraine crisis

Macron’s remarks come during visit to Kyiv as Kremlin denies any de-escalation deal with France over Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

Russia invasion of Ukraine would face severe consequences -German finance minister

Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Tuesday that Germany was very clear Russia would face harsh consequences if it invades Ukraine, but he would not say whether the newly built Nord Stream 2 pipeline would be halted.

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Roll Call

Senators say German chancellor backs Biden on Russia, Nord Stream 2 - Roll Call

Senate Minority Leader McConnell dined with German chancellor, and said he is sure Germany would nix the gas pipeline if Russia sacks Ukraine.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe?

U.S. President Joe Biden has targeted Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline as he tries to deter the Kremlin from a feared invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

'War in the middle of Europe': German foreign minister visits frontline in eastern Ukraine

Visibly shaken, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stood in front of the ruins of a house near the frontline of the conflict in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Greenpeace boss Morgan to become Germany's new climate envoy

Jennifer Morgan, who heads the environmental group Greenpeace International, is to become Germany’s new climate envoy

The Independent UK

Germany's Natalie Geisenberger wins 3rd Olympic luge title

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany is the first three-time women's luge Olympic champion

The Independent UK

Conductor Simon Rattle receives Germany's highest honor

Germany’s president has bestowed the country’s highest honor on British conductor Simon Rattle, the former head of the Berlin Philharmonic who is set to take a new job in Munich next year

Evening Standard

Germany talks tough as it fires new warning at Russia over Ukraine

Vladimir Putin was on Tuesday warned of “very, very hard” consequences if Russia invades Ukraine, as Germany beefed up its response to the threat and international diplomacy intensified in Kiev.

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