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Monday January 13, 2025

German FM warns of reducing military aid to Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned on Sunday of the consequences of reducing Germany's financial support for arms deliveries to Ukraine, reported dpa. Speaking on the sidelines of a conference on Syria in Saudi Arabia, Baerbock said that the German government spent almost €7 billion ($7.2 billion) on weapons

Published: 23:03 pm,Sunday 12 January 2025

Milanovic secures landslide victory in Croatian presidential runoff

Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic convincingly won the presidential runoff held on Sunday, beating his rival Dragan Primorac with a commanding lead, according to the Croatian State Election Commission (SEC), reported Xinhua. With 99.59 percent of the votes processed, Milanovic garnered 74.67 percent, leaving Primorac far behind with

Published: 22:53 pm,Sunday 12 January 2025

Weather conditions behind fatal bus crash in Germany: Police

Police said on Sunday that they are treating the fatal bus accident that killed two people and injured 11 others in north-eastern Germany as a weather-related accident, reported dpa. They are investigating the extent to which the slippery road surface, the speed of the coach and gusts of wind

Published: 23:47 pm,Sunday 12 January 2025

Snowstorm leaves 32,000 households without power in Poland

About 32,000 households across Poland, mainly in the northern provinces, have been left without electricity due to snowstorm, reported Xinhua, quoting the Polish Radio on Sunday. Nationwide, firefighters have responded to nearly 1,000 weather-related incidents since Thursday, including broken branches, fallen trees, and downed power lines. According to

Published: 23:35 pm,Saturday 11 January 2025

Greenland's leaders reject Trump's renewed bid to acquire territory

Political leaders across Greenland have unequivocally rejected U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's renewed interest in acquiring the Danish territory, emphasizing their commitment to greater self-determination and firmly opposing the idea of becoming part of the United States (U.S.), reported Xinhua. All five parties in Greenland's parliament, Inatsisartut, have dismissed

Published: 23:04 pm,Saturday 11 January 2025

Europe sees fewer asylum applications

The number of asylum applications in the EU fell, but within the European Union, Germany continues receive significantly more asylum applications than the next-leading countries, reported dpa. The number of asylum applications in the European Union, Norway and Switzerland fell by around 12% last year, according to the Malta-based

Published: 22:36 pm,Saturday 11 January 2025

German armed forces to form new homeland security unit

Germany's Bundeswehr will establish a major new land forces unit dedicated to securing critical infrastructure and key military facilities across the country, an army spokesman said on Saturday. The new homeland defence division will consist of reservists and active soldiers under a unified command and will be partially active,

Published: 04:11 am,Sunday 12 January 2025

Trams collide in Strasbourg, injuring dozens

Two trams collided on Saturday evening in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, leaving several dozen people injured but no fatalities, confirmed Jeanne Barseghian, the mayor of Strasbourg, reported Xinhua. Speaking to French news channel BFMTV, Barseghian said that while about 100 people were involved in the accident,

Published: 22:55 pm,Saturday 11 January 2025

Disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea being towed eastwards

A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen was being towed almost 25 kilometres eastwards by three tugs, reported dpa. The towing operation was proceeding very slowly at one to two knots (1.85-3.7 kilometres per hour), explained

Published: 10:18 am,Saturday 11 January 2025

Ukraine gets €3b backed by frozen Russian assets

Ukraine's Finance Ministry announced on Friday that it has secured 3 billion euros from the European Union (EU) backed by the revenues of the frozen Russian assets, reported Xinhua. The funds are part of the EU's contribution to the Group of Seven (G7) Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine

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