Donor nations commit $10.3 billion for millions of Syrians at home and as refugees abroad (from @AP)
Germany pledges one billion euros to help alleviate the Syrian refugee crisis
Several Swiss government websites attacked by hackers on Monday morning. The attack was claimed by the pro-Russian hacker group 'NoName'
AirDefender 23 is starting today. It is the largest deployment exercise of air forces in NATO's history and demonstrates transatlantic solidarity
1 year agoOn Monday, French President Macron, German Chancellor Scholz and Polish President Duda meet in Paris for a "discussion on the security guarantees that can be given to Ukraine over the long term, in order to guarantee its sovereignty and territorial integrity"
Finnish government: We will send more military equipment to Ukraine, including ammunition and anti-aircraft weapons
Ukraine defense contact group in total has committed nearly $65 billion in security assistance - @SecDef Lloyd Austin
1 year agoGermany entered recession after a contraction of 0.3% of GDP in the first quarter
German Foreign Minister: The European Union will take a decision today regarding new sanctions against Iran, including the Revolutionary Guards
Germany's benchmark DAX Index is set for a record closing high as easing worries over US debt-ceiling talks spark market rallies
President of Ukraine Zelensky met with Chancellor Scholz and visited Ukrainian troops training in Aachen
1 year agoGermany announced a new package of military aid to support Ukraine in the amount of about €2.7 billion. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote about this on Twitter. In particular, Leopard-1 battle tanks, Marder BMPs and Iris-T air defense systems will be sent to Ukraine
President of Ukraine Zelensky: Thank you to Germany for the largest package of military aid since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. German air defense systems, artillery, tanks and infantry fighting vehicles save Ukrainian lives and bring us closer to victory
1 year agoPresident Zelensky has arrived in Berlin
Two people have been killed in a shooting at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, southern Germany, according to the company.
The Chinese foreign minister calls on Germany to contain differences with China through dialogue on the basis of mutual respect
German FM: We keep our focus on the conflict in Syria. The new EU sanctions package targets the trafficking of Captagon. The Pro-Assad forces profits massively from this drug. Perpetrators of the 2013 Tadamon massacre were also listed
Luftwaffe has now evacuated 214 German citizens and other passengers from Khartoum, via two A400M, flying from Sudan to Jordan, where Bundeswehr also maintains further military personnel to support more ops, if the cease fire breaks down. Overall three A400M are involved so far
@SecDef confirms the American-made M1 Abrams tanks the Ukrainians will use for training will arrive in Germany in the next few weeks
1 year agoDuring the meeting in the Ramstein format, a meeting of the tank coalition took place: Ukraine, Poland and Germany signed a Letter of Intent to create a maintenance center for Ukrainian Leopard 2 tanks in Poland
Germany MFA: We strongly condemn the Myanmar army's airstrike killing dozens of civilians, including many children. Our thoughts are with the victims & their families. We expect the government to end the violence against its people immediately. @ASEAN's 5-point-consensus must be fully implemented
Berlin ordered Chad's ambassador to Germany to leave the country within 48h in response to a similar move by N'Djamena last week
German Federal Office of Justice has initiated fine proceedings against Twitter. "The Internet is not a lawless space," says the Justice Minister
Two people were found dead in a parking garage at Frankfurt Airport during the night. The police found a weapon - and suspected a relationship crime
65 Ukrainian Air defenders completed Patriot training at Fort Sill Oklahoma, and have now arrived back in Europe. They're integrating with other Ukraine Air defenders along with donated Patriot air defense equipment from the US, Germany, and the Netherlands - Pentagon spox
German Foreign Minister: We will impose a sixth package of sanctions related to the violation of human rights on Iran
1 year agoMinister of Defense of Ukraine: Ramstein 10 begins. This time we are meeting online
1 year agoCamera: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz greets Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as he arrives at the Chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AFP)
After finding a dead man in Niederkassel-Lülsdorf, the police arrested a possible perpetrator. The alleged perpetrator and the victim knew each other
The perpetrator of the attack in Hamburg is 35-year-old Philipp F., a former member of the community of Jehovah's Witnesses. He shot seven people and then himself. Several people are seriously injured in the hospital
