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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ruled out the future delivery of long-range precision weapons to Ukraine, regardless of the allies’ decisions. During a citizens’ dialogue in Prenzlau in the eastern German state of Brandenburg on Saturday, Scholz reiterated his rejection of the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles, saying it would entail “a major risk of […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expects negotiations over shares of Russian state-owned Rosneft in the Brandenburg PCK oil refinery to be completed by the end of the year, he said Saturday at an event in Prenzlau, near Berlin. The refinery supplies gasoline, diesel, heating oil and other products to northeastern Germany and will process exclusively Russian

Step aside, Fiona! Just kidding, there’s room on the Internet for more than one charismatic hippo. And that’s a good thing, because Moo Deng, a 2-month-old pygmy hippopotamusis having her moment in the sun. The young hippo resides at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. Her name, which means “jumpy pig,” is also the

Italian prosecutors on Saturday demanded a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, Italy’s far-right deputy prime minister, for denying migrants access to one of the country’s ports in 2019. Salvini, a partner in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition, is on trial for alleged deprivation of liberty and abuse of power by keeping 147 migrants at

Emergency workers in the Czech Republic and Poland struggled with flooding on Saturday, while Austria declared a number of areas disaster zones due to historic rainfall in Central Europe and meteorologists warned of worse conditions to come. Emergency services in both countries, and also in parts of Austria, have been preparing for severe weather since

The man arrested on Friday for attacking the president of the Comoros with a knife has been found dead in prison, authorities there said. The attack took place during the funeral of a prominent religious leader and President Azali Assoumani was injured in the hand. According to National Prosecutor Ali Mohamed Djounaid, the attacker was

(PA Media) A meeting will be held shortly regarding Glasgow’s bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Scottish Government and the chair of Commonwealth Games Australia are expected to discuss the proposal within 72 hours. Australian authorities have pledged “a multi-million pound investment” to finalise Glasgow’s bid to save the 2026 Games. It comes

Germany on Saturday criticised Azerbaijan for not allowing members of parliament into the country ahead of the UN climate conference due to be held in Baku in November. Azerbaijan is set to host the next UN climate conference from November 11 to 22, but Baku has imposed entry bans on 76 lawmakers from the Parliamentary

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s right-wing opposition party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, accused the pro-European Union government of acting against the country’s interests and breaking the law on Saturday, addressing a rally of several thousand supporters in the capital. Kaczynski also called on supporters to be active on a social and political level and

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s constitutional court on Saturday upheld the landslide victory of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in last weekend’s elections, after he and his two opponents had questioned. The court said it had examined local voting data to resolve questions about irregularities raised by Tebboune’s opponents in two appeals on Monday. “After verifying the