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Lufthansa Group airlines suspend flights due to Middle East security
Airlines belonging to the Lufthansa Group and Air France have suspended flights to Israel for security reasons, the companies announced on…
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Ukrainians warn of being surrounded as Russia advances in east
The situation is critical, a Ukrainian military officer in the east told the BBC near the front line south of Pokrovsk. Russia’s military…
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Rise of far right in Germany’s east isn’t over yet
“If the old parties had done their jobs properly then the AfD would not exist,” Ingolf complains, echoing a common sense that the rest of…
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Russian officials recover the bodies of all 22 people killed in a helicopter crash in the Far East
Russian emergency officials said Monday they had recovered all 22 dead from a helicopter that crashed with tourists on board in Russia's…
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The wreckage of a helicopter missing in Russia's far east is located and 17 bodies found
Rescuers have located a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board, officials said Sunday. Russia’s…
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In war-fatigued east Ukraine, Zelensky loses his shine
Olena Semykina, the owner of a village shop in east Ukraine, voted for President Volodymyr Zelensky five and a half years ago, hoping the…
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In Germany's industrial east, old traumas boost far right
In the relatively well-off city of Zwickau, in Germany's former communist east, economic uncertainty and a turbulent history have combined…
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Russian forces claim another town captured in east Ukraine
Russia's military says it has captured a small town in eastern Ukraine called Niu-York, as part of its push towards big population centres…
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Exploring Frankenwald, part of East Germany's infamous death strip
Two families in East Germany, longing for freedom, built their own hot air balloon out of masses of taffeta, bought secretly in…
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German security authorities on high alert amid Middle East tensions
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that security authorities in the country are on high alert due to the tense situation in the…
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Israeli and German defence ministers discuss Middle East conflict
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has spoken with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius about the tense situation in the Middle East.…
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German foreign minister: Wider war in Middle East can be averted
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said there is still time to avert a major military escalation in the Middle East, as Israel…
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German politicians debate military involvement in Middle East
Marcus Faber, chairman of the Bundestag's Defence Committee, has expressed scepticism about deploying the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed…
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Ukrainian civilians wounded in Russian drone and shelling attacks as Russia claims gains in the east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes wounded at least five people in Ukraine on Sunday, local officials said, as the two countries…
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German president to open memorial at former East German women's jail
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to inaugurate a new memorial site on Thursday commemorating those incarcerated in the…
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Africa Specialty Risks opens first Middle East office in Dubai
Pan-African and Middle East reinsurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has opened a new office in Dubai. The office, the company’s…
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Germany's Habeck sets off on East Asia trip - first stop South Korea
Germany's Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck sets off on a trip to East Asia on Wednesday. His first destination is South Korea, where the…
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Climate change and rapid urbanization worsened the impact of East African rains, scientists say
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The impact of the calamitous rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a mix of climate…