Russia is preparing to unveil a response to the banning of RT’s German-language news channel by regulators in Berlin, as part of a growing diplomatic row over media freedom. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that authorities would soon take action over the RT DE ban on her Telegram channel on Thursday, saying …
Read More »German regulator upholds RT broadcast ban
Germany’s media regulator has declared RT DE a German-based broadcaster, siding with the Berlin-Brandenburg authorities in attempting to shut down the outlet’s operations. This comes after the German government denied putting any pressure on the channel. The Commission on Licensing and Supervision (ZAK), the central organ of Germany’s Medienanstalten agency, …
Read More »Special op underway after reports of teen with firearm in German school
A “major operation” has been launched in Hamburg’s eastern district of Jenfeld, the city police department said in a Twitter post, adding that a young man armed with a firearm was reportedly seen entering the building. Later, the police said that it was not exactly clear if the suspected gunman …
Read More »Make Ukraine ‘neutral’ – German MP
Left-wing German MP Klaus Ernst argued that guarantees of Ukraine not joining the US-led military bloc would help resolve the current tensions between the West and Russia. “To defuse the situation in the short term, the West must assure Russia that Ukraine will not be admitted to NATO,” Ernst, a …
Read More »Russia mulling retaliation against German outlets after RT DE ban – media
After RT’s German-language channel was taken off air just hours following its launch, Moscow is drafting a package of retaliatory measures aimed at Berlin, Russian media outlets reported on Friday, citing government sources. The proposed measures, which could be imposed in response to the blocking of RT DE, are said to range from restricting advertising …
Read More »New details revealed about German university shooting suspect
A 23-year-old woman died from her injuries following a shooting attack at the Heidelberg University, Mannheim’s police chief Siegfried Kollmar said at a press conference in the wake of the Monday attack. Three more people – all of them students – were injured in the incident. The gunman was only …
Read More »German navy chief resigns over Crimea & Putin comments
Germany’s Navy chief, vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach, has vacated his post on Saturday evening – just a day after he said that Crimea “will never come back”, and that Putin and Russia “probably deserve respect.” Schoenbach asked Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to “relieve me from my duties with immediate effect,” with the minister …
Read More »German chancellor snubs Joe Biden’s Ukraine-themed invite – reports
German chancellor Olaf Scholz has reportedly turned down an invitation for talks sent by US President Joe Biden on short notice. According to Der Spiegel, Scholz cited a busy schedule as a reason why he could not discuss the situation around Ukraine with his counterpart in Washington. The German leader …
Read More »German politician compares anti-Russian sanctions to atomic bomb
Cutting Russia off from the international banking payment system SWIFT would have a serious impact on Western economies, according to the incoming leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz. The politician stressed that the suspension of the system for Moscow “would basically break the back of international …
Read More »German study reveals disturbing trend on child mental health during lockdown
German researchers have confirmed that the lack of in-person contact during a Covid lockdown and school closures took a sad toll on children’s mental health, with the number of suicide attempts increasing sharply. Up to 500 minors were hospitalized after suicide attempts in Germany between early March and late May …
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