Romania is to speed up the procurement of ammunition in response to Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT), chaired by President Klaus Iohannis, decided on Thursday. The Council emphasised that Russia’s aggressive stance has brought about
Romania is to speed up the procurement of ammunition in response to Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT), chaired by President Klaus Iohannis, decided on Thursday. The Council emphasised that Russia’s aggressive stance has brought about
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal for a new college of commissioners did not go down well with the governing coalition parties in her home country on Tuesday, despite them previously backing a second von der Leyen-led executive. In Germany,
The migration discussion has opened again in Europe, with Germany preparing to increase the number of asylum seekers it sends back to first-line countries and Greece planning to raise the issue at a summit next month. Europeans have reacted to controversial discussions in Berlin,
Regional elections in Brandenburg on Sunday could see Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats lose an election in the German state for the first time, with some questioning whether Scholz should run for the country’s chancellorship again. The SPD has come first in
Since the 1990s, Beijing has spurned Washington’s invitations to participate in nuclear arms control negotiations. Instead, it has expanded and modernized its arsenal: the country’s estimated 500 nuclear warheads are on track to double by 2030. China’s advances, along with North Korea’s,
Moscow Seeks to Exploit Instability but Avoid Escalation Since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, Russia has enjoyed watching the deteriorating situation in the Middle East preoccupy its main adversary, the United States. On April 13, however, Moscow grew concerned when, in
On July 21, following weeks of intense speculation, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he would not run in the November 2024 presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place. Coming at a time of geopolitical uncertainty, the
Gewalttätigkeiten in einer Reinickendorfer Flüchtlingsunterkunft führten in der vergangenen Nacht zu einem Polizeieinsatz. Nach Aussagen des Sicherheitsdienstes wurde gegen 2 Uhr zunächst die Beleuchtung des Gebäudes in der Zobeltitzstraße eingeschaltet. Kurz darauf beschädigten mehrere Bewohner eine Glastür der Turnhalle und brachen die
Im Ausschuss für Bauen, Wohnen und Verkehr des Abgeordnetenhauses wurde heute auf Antrag der Grünen erneut über den Leipziger Platz debattiert. Der Senator für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt, Andreas Geisel, sagte vor den Abgeordneten, dass er mitnichten gegen den Willen und die Empfehlung
Frank-Jürgen Weise, Chef des Bundesamtes für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF), hat im Zusammenhang mit dem in Düsseldorf vereitelten IS-Terroranschlag auf die stark verbesserte Sicherheitskontrolle der Flüchtlinge seit Jahresbeginn verwiesen. «Wir registrieren seit Anfang des Jahres jeden Geflüchteten in einem bundesweit einheitlichen System
