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Falko Droßmann, the SPD’s defense policy spokesperson in parliament, argued that the current debate is “completely missing the real problems we’re facing.” Rather than a return to the draft, “I firmly believe that the new military service will be designed in such an attractive way that more than enough young people will choose to sign up voluntarily,” he said. Droßmann also warned that Germany doesn’t have the barracks, equipment or infrastructure to handle a massive influx of conscripts. “To train thousands of young people, we also need the necessary accommodations, equipment and instructors,” he said. “None of that currently exists…
By Euronews with EBU, AP Published on 08/06/2025 – 22:10 GMT+2Israeli authorities confirmed they killed Mohammed Sinwar, who served recently as Hamas leader in Gaza Strip, after his body was located and later verified in Israel. The IDF said they found him underground, allegedly close to the European Hospital in Khan Younis, where he is said to have stayed in an underground control and command centre. In the footage released on Sunday, a weapon seems to be located close to the body. Sinwar was killed in an airstrike Israel carried out towards the premises last month.A dozen killed in aid site shootingIsraeli fire…
By Sertac Aktan with AP and EBU Published on 08/06/2025 – 19:43 GMT+2Hosted by Prince Albert of Monaco, the final day of the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) closed with leaders pledging their support and calling for global responsibility to protect the oceans.William, Prince of Wales, said the challenge of protecting the world’s oceans was “like none that we have faced before” and that the clock is ticking: “I believe that urgency and optimism have the power to bring about the action needed to change the course of history. I’m an optimist because as the founder of the Earthshot Prize, I see…
Katz was referring to the Madleen, a ship operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which left Italy earlier this month. It has described its mission as a “peaceful act of civil resistance,” aiming to deliver supplies for the people of Gaza, including baby formula, diapers, women’s sanitary products, water desalination kits, medical supplies, crutches and children’s prosthetics. The organizers said Sunday afternoon they were “about 160 nautical miles from Gaza.” “Israel’s defense minister has once again threatened unlawful force against civilians, attempting to justify violence with baseless smears,” the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Instagram. “We will not be intimidated.”…
By Euronews with AP Published on 08/06/2025 – 16:14 GMT+2•Updated 17:56An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has struck Colombia on Sunday, the Colombian Geological Service said. The quake was recorded at a depth of 10km the agency said. As reported by users to the SGC, the earthquake was felt across much of the country.No casualties were immediately reported. The quake hit 17 kilometers northeast of Paratebueno, a city about 116 miles southeast of the capital, Bogota, at 08:08 local time. The Colombian Geological Service reported additional tremors with magnitudes ranging from 4 to 4.6 occurred in the same area minutes later.…
Slovakia will block any European Union sanctions against Russia that damage the country’s interests, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday. His remarks come after the Slovak parliament on Thursday approved a resolution calling on the government in Bratislava not to vote in favor of new EU sanctions on Russia. “If there is a sanction that would harm us, I will never vote for it,” Fico told a televised news conference on Sunday. “I am interested in being a constructive player in the European Union, but not at the expense of the Slovak Republic.”
Al-Awda Hospital said in a statement that it had received the body of a 42-year-old man and 29 people wounded near another GHF aid distribution point. The military said it fired warning shots in the area but did not see any casualties.A GHF spokesperson told the AP there was no violence in or around its distribution sites. At least 31 people were killed and more than 150 injured last Sunday when civilians traveling to an aid distribution center in Gaza were fired upon, according to media reports citing local health authorities and witnesses. The incidents highlight ongoing challenges in delivering…
By Andreas Rogal with AP Published on 08/06/2025 – 15:16 GMT+2Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Israel wouldn’t allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms. In a post on X Katz announced that he has instructed the Israeli Defence Force “to act to prevent the Madleen hate flotilla” from reaching the strip’s coast: “You should turn back – because you will not reach Gaza.”Thunberg is among 12 activists aboard the Madleen, which is operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The vessel departed Sicily last Sunday on…
“Miguel is currently fighting for his life,” said Uribe Turbay’s wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, on social media network X Sunday morning. “Let us ask God to guide the hands of the doctors who are treating him.” The Colombian government condemned the shooting as an attack “not only against the personal integrity of the senator, but also against democracy, freedom of thought and the legitimate exercise of politics in Colombia,” according to a statement issued Saturday. “Any act that seeks to silence through intimidation or violence those who participate in public life is unacceptable and deserves the deepest repudiation by the…
Meanwhile, a spat between Moscow and Kyiv escalated this weekend over a stalled prisoner exchange deal, struck at talks in Istanbul last Monday, which would release all severely injured and ill prisoners of war, as well as all captured soldiers aged 18-25. Both sides also agreed to return the bodies of 12,000 fallen soldiers, 6,000 on each side. But on Saturday, the Kremlin accused Ukrainian negotiators of indefinitely postponing the swap — claims swiftly rejected by Kyiv. “We urge Kyiv to strictly adhere to the timetable and all agreements reached and to begin the exchange immediately,” said Vladimir Medinsky, aide…