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Zelenskyy on Friday emphasized that Ukraine will not accept a minerals agreement that would jeopardize its accession to the European Union. “Nothing that could endanger … Ukraine’s accession to the EU can be accepted,” he said at a press conference in Kyiv. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha doubled down on that condition Sunday when he said Ukraine will never accept anything that would make the country weak. “We can see this Russian strategy and will never accept anything that leaves Ukraine weak or defenseless,” Sybiha said. “To the contrary, a real and fair peace requires strong and long-term security guarantees to preserve…

Updated: 31/03/2025 – 10:14 GMT+2A ceremony was held to mark three years since Ukrainian forces retook Bucha, remembering the atrocities committed during Russia’s occupation in the early weeks of the 2022 invasion. … More Ukrainian officials, soldiers, and residents gathered at a memorial site in Bucha to mark three years since the country’s forces retook the town.Russian troops occupied Bucha in the early days of the 2022 invasion, remaining for about a month. When Ukrainian forces regained control, they uncovered mass graves and documented thousands of atrocities against civilians.This year’s commemoration comes amid tensions over ceasefire talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

“Official representatives of the Bundesbank must personally count the bars and document their results,” Bild quoted him as saying. In the past, the idea that gold stored in official vaults may not be safe has generally been the preserve of cranks and conspiracy theorists. However, it has been revived, ironically, by none other than the billionaire and éminence grise of the Trump administration, Elon Musk, who has called for an inspection of the U.S.’s own gold reserves. You do not talk about Bullion Club For the Deutsche Bundesbank, which is tasked with the safe management of Germany’s most valuable financial…

Newly sworn in Jens-Frederik Nielsen said of Trump’s overtures: ‘Let me clear. The US won’t get that.’ The US will not get Greenland, the Arctic island’s new prime minister Jens Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday in response to US President Donald Trump’s threats he wants to gain control of the vast territory. “President Trump says that the United States ‘will get Greenland.’ Let me be clear: The United States will not get it. We do not belong to anyone else. We decide our own future,” Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post.Trump repeated his desire to take control of Greenland…

Admitting that the details need to be ironed out, an EU diplomat said “that will still require some work here and there.” In any case, though, “there is a shared understanding that we are facing major challenges that require us to take steps together as a bloc.” Reformists unite Putting a historic industry at the center of policymaking while under pressure from an erratic U.S. President Donald Trump, an expansionist Russian President Vladimir Putin and an ambitious Chinese President Xi Jinping, makes sense coming from Brussels, according to Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Center for European Reform, a Berlin-based…

This is the starting point for the new government — and its trial by fire without a grace period. The future coalition will be judged on whether it acts swiftly and decisively, tackles structural reforms with courage, and sparks a spirit of economic renewal. Ultimately, the question is: how will we generate prosperity in the future? The good news: the prerequisites for a new start are still in place. Germany’s industry is ready for the future I am convinced that it is within our power to ignite a new economic renaissance: ‘Made in Germany’. We still have abundant creativity, outstanding…

Works by Polish artists from the 19th and 20th centuries are on display for the first time at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto. The exhibition ‘Young Poland: Polish Art 1890-1918’ includes echoes of Japanese artistic tradition. More than 150 works including paintings, drawings and prints from the 19th and 20th centuries, are now on show in Japan in what’s been described as a ‘veritable treasure’ of the most iconic examples of Polish Modernism.”The exhibition is of great significance for Polish-Japanese cultural relations. It makes it possible to present for the first time in the Land of the…

— Die Koalitionsgespräche zwischen SPD und CDU gehen in die heiße Phase – und die Hauptakteure heißen Friedrich Merz und Lars Klingbeil. Persönlich duzen sie sich inzwischen, politisch trennen sie Welten. Eigentlich. Gordon Repinski analysiert die ungewöhnliche Beziehung zwischen den beiden Parteichefs – mit Rasmus Buchsteiner.— Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Alexander Schweitzer, SPD-Präsidiumsmitglied und Ministerpräsident von Rheinland-Pfalz, über die zentralen Streitpunkte bei der Wirtschaftspolitik, über den transatlantischen Kurs und seine Einschätzung zur Zukunft der deutschen Wirtschaft.— Mit Hans von der Burchard geht es über den Atlantik: Donald Trump kündigt neue Strafzölle an und forciert einen umstrittenen Rohstoff-Deal mit der Ukraine –…

Veteran actor has died at the age of 90 following complications from a stroke. His lifelong partner, Martin Rabbett, said, “Richard is with the angels now”. American actor Richard Chamberlain has died at age 90 after complications following a stroke, according to his publicist Harlan Boll.The veteran actor passed away on Saturday night in Waimanalo in Hawaii.Known for playing in the 1960s television series “Dr Kildare”, he later earned the nickname “king of the miniseries” as he took on leading roles in “Centennial,” a 24-hour-long production based on James Michener’s sprawling novel, “Shōgun” and “The Thorn Birds”.Born George Richard Chamberlain…

Woran es fehlt? Innovationskultur! Gleichzeitig erlebt meine Branche aber auch täglich, wo Deutschland sich selbst im Weg steht – wie schwer es Innovationen hierzulande haben. Wir alle wissen, dass Deutschland zu analog, kompliziert und zögerlich ist. Doch was für Bürgerinnen und Bürger beim Behördengang ärgerlich ist, wird im internationalen Wettbewerb zum handfesten Standortnachteil. Beispiel klinische Forschung: Bei der Anzahl klinischer Studien ist Deutschland zurückgefallen – auch, weil Genehmigungsprozesse bei uns Monate statt Wochen dauern. Andere Länder sind heute attraktiver, haben gezielt regulatorische Hürden abgebaut, locken Forschung und Investitionen an – und schaffen so die strategischen Märkte von morgen. Und doch…