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POLITICSOct 15Germany to continue supporting Ukraine but expects reforms – Vice ChancellorGerman Vice Chancellor and Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has reaffirmed Germany’s unwavering support for Ukraine while emphasizing Berlin’s expectations that the Ukrainian government continue implementing reforms.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 14Germany has stood by Ukraine throughout Russia’s invasion. A trial over the Nord Stream explosions could put Berlin’s unconditional support to the test.The trial of Ukrainian national Serhiy Kuznetsov began in Hamburg on October 14. Investigators allege that he took part in the September 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 14Nord Stream trial opens in Germany, defense seeks dismissalDW News [en]
POLITICSOct 14Germany's far-right AfD forges a pro-Russia alliance with the BSWIn Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD and BSW are joining forces to push for negotiations with Moscow. What is driving this rapprochement?DW News [en]
DISASTEROct 143 Indians killed in Germany building fire, murder suspect heldThree Indian nationals were killed in a building fire in Germany, and a murder suspect has been apprehended. This is a tragic event with potential criminal elements and international ramifications.indianexpress · india
CONFLICTOct 14Ukrainian ex-officer stands trial in Germany over Nord Stream pipeline blastsA former Ukrainian military officer has gone on trial, becoming the first person to face court over the 2022 explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea.RFI [en]
POLITICSOct 14Germany news: Merz attacks extremes for fueling divisionGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz accuses the far-right AfD and the socialist Left Party of deliberately fueling division and seeking political advantage from chaos. DW has the latest.DW News [en]
CONFLICTOct 14Ukrainian accused of Nord Stream pipeline sabotage goes on trial in GermanyA lawyer for a Ukrainian accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines supplying Russian gas to western Europe said on Wednesday that Moscow used the network to exert political and economic pressure, as the former military officer’s trial opened in Germany. Sergiy Kuznietsov is the first person to go on trial over the 2022 sabotage. The 50-year-old is accused of leading a Ukrainian team of divers and an explosives expert to bomb Nord Stream, seven months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTOct 14Germany: Supporters rally in Hamburg as trial opens over Nord Stream pipeline blastsSupporters waving Ukrainian flags gathered outside a court in Hamburg on Wednesday, 14 October, in solidarity with a former Ukrainian army officer accused of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions in the Baltic Sea.Africanews [en]
CONFLICTOct 14Germany: Supporters rally in Hamburg as trial opens over Nord Stream pipeline blastsSupporters waving Ukrainian flags gathered outside a court in Hamburg on Wednesday, 14 October, in solidarity with a former Ukrainian army officer accused of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions in the Baltic Sea.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 14Germany news: Merz sets out EU priorities after urging reformsChancellor Merz gave a major policy statement. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian man is going on trial in Hamburg in the case of a 2022 attack on major gas pipelines. DW has more.DW News [en]
CONFLICTOct 14Ukrainian on trial in Germany over gas pipeline bombingSky News World
HEALTHOct 14How Germany is training medical staff to fight EbolaWith 9,000 infections and 4,000 deaths, Ebola continues to spread in eastern DR Congo. German experts are training local healthcare workers to treat patients safely and contain the virus.EuroNews [en]
DISASTEROct 14How a radio glitch triggered a false hijack alert in GermanyAuthorities scrambled fighter jets to escort a plane from Corfu to Nuremberg after a pilot sent a hijack alert.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 14Ukrainian ex-officer stands trial in Germany over Nord Stream bombingA Ukrainian ex-military officer goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday, accused of organising the secret operation ​that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, severing western Europe from the biggest source of Russian natural gas. The suspect, identified under German privacy rules only as Serhii K., is accused of leading a group of Ukrainian agents including divers and an explosives expert to mount one of the biggest infrastructure sabotage operations of modern times. FRANCE 24's Jörg Taszman reports from Berlin, Germany.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 14Former Ukrainian military officer to stand trial in Germany over Nord Stream sabotageWhile some in the West were quick to accuse Russia of sabotaging its own gas export route, German investigators identified a cell of Ukrainians they say were the alleged perpetrators.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 14Germany news: Nord Stream sabotage suspect's trial opensA Ukrainian man is going on trial in Hamburg in the case of a 2022 attack on major gas pipelines. At the same time, Chancellor Merz is expected to give a major policy statement. DW has more.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 14Germany joins Ukraine Transport Support Fund with EUR 1M contributionGermany has joined the Ukraine Transport Support Fund with a contribution of €1 million.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 14Germany puts Ukrainian ex-officer in the dock over Nord Stream sabotageFinancial Times
CONFLICTOct 14Ukrainian ex-officer goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream blastsThe trial is expected to run into February and could test Germany's political stance on Ukraine.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHOct 14Police in Germany seize robot after teen girl is allegedly gropedGerman authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements toward her, police said. Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot’s suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed the alleged assault. They were said to have streamed the incident and commentated on it...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTOct 13Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelinesFour years after the attacks, Serhii Kuznetsov appears in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany.BBC World
POLITICSOct 13Former Ukrainian officer stands trial in Germany over Nord Stream sabotageFour years after the dramatic operation that targeted the two gas pipelines connecting Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, the first trial is opening Wednesday in Hamburg against Serhii Kuznetsov, one of the alleged masterminds.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 13Germany news: Left-leaning Berlin coalition talks break downThe SPD and Greens in Berlin have halted exploratory coalition talks with the Left Party amid a dispute over Israel policy and antisemitism. DW has more.DW News [en]