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“If it’s to be called remigration, then it’s just called remigration,” Weidel declared to applause, employing a euphemism for mass deportations once used only by the party’s most radical fringe. “Only remigration can still save Germany,” read the fake plane tickets, according to an image the AfD chapter shared online. Police are investigating the incident as a possible case of incitement to hatred, according to public broadcaster SWR. The outlet also reported that fake tickets were distributed in neighborhoods with a high number of migrants. The party, however, denied it was specifically targeted migrant neighborhoods. “The election flyer is currently…
The surprise visit comes a day after Pistorius met with his counterparts from France, the UK, Italy and Poland to discuss coordinating their defence plans and assistance for Ukraine. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday on an unannounced visit following a meeting in Warsaw on Monday with his counterparts from France, the UK, Italy and Poland.Pistorius said that his visit was meant to underscore Germany’s strong support for Ukraine at a time when the looming inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump looks set to transform Washington’s policy on the war.Pistorius said that his visit “is a…
All the latest developments on day one of the tournament. After the success of its Judo Grand Prix, the capital city of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, now hosts the Junior World Championships in the Kasri Tennis Arena! China’s Hui Xinran cleverly overcame Japan’s Yoshino Sachiyo with a sacrifice technique to claim the title at -48kg.Mr Vladimir Barta, IJF Head Sport Director presented the medals. “My goal is to become the Olympic champion, so I’ll take it step by step and continue to give my best in every competition. Some competitions I might win, and some I might lose, but I’m not focused…
The leaders of Ukraine and Slovakia are locked in a spiralling dispute over supplies of Russian gas, and can’t even agree on a location to hold further talks. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Robert Fico for face-to-face talks in Kyiv, effectively rejecting a proposal put forward by the Slovak prime minister to resolve an ongoing dispute over Russian gas.Zelenskyy’s move throws down the gauntlet to Fico, after the pair spent a good few weeks butting heads over the issue, significantly increasing tensions between the two neighbours.Zelenskyy refused to renew a long-term transit contract between Russia’s Gazprom and Ukraine which…
The summit is hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and includes heads of state from Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, as well as a European Commission top official. So far, affected countries have not been able to definitively pin the attacks on Moscow — a common challenge with so-called hybrid attacks, of which attacks on critical infrastructure are one type. NATO’s efforts will involve stepping up surveillance in the area, Rutte said, and integrating member countries’ national surveillance efforts for “comprehensive threat detection.” Rutte also stressed that enforcement will be part of its…
US President-elect Donald Trump has called for NATO’s 32 member states to spend 5% of their GDP on defence, up from the existing target of 2%. The defence ministers of Germany, France, Britain, Italy, and Poland — Europe’s five largest military spenders — said they plan to keep investing more in defence but that meeting US President-elect Donald Trump’s NATO spending target would be tough.The ministers met near Warsaw on Monday, a week after Trump had called for members of the military alliance to spend 5% of GDP on defence, up from the current 2% goal.This meeting, the second in…
All the latest developments on day two of the competition. On Thursday, the second day of the Junior World Judo Championships kicked off in the city of Dushanbe.Tajikistan is a judo loving nation with people gathering from all across the county to bear witness to youth athletes from all over the globe.In the -57kg category, Riko Honda of Japan was superb, throwing Yuying Tao of China twice, the second score a beautiful footsweep for Ippon.Mohamed Meridja IJF Education and Coaching Director awarded her the gold.“I’m very happy because I really wanted to win this world championship. Tajikistan has very beautiful…
Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the European Jewish Association (EJA), said antisemitism in Europe is rising due to the Israel-Hamas war. The chairman of the European Jewish Association (EJA) has called on governments across Europe to take immediate action against a precipitous rise in antisemitism that he said was pushing thousands of Jews to leave the continent.Rabbi Menachem Margolin said on Monday that some 40,000 Jews have already left Europe in recent years with no intention of returning due to a rise in antisemitic sentiment.Describing 2025 as a “critical year” for European Jews, Margolin warned that “if the governments of…
It prompted immediate crowing from Farage, the anti-immigration Brexit campaigner who has set his sights on eating into Labour’s vote share after damaging the Tories in last year’s vote. “The Tory brand is completely broken,” he posted on X: We are the real opposition to this disastrous government.” According to YouGov, Labour has shed 7 percent of its 2024 voters to the center-left Liberal Democrats, 6 percent to the Greens on the left, 5 percent to Reform UK on the right, and 4 percent to the Tories. UK NATIONAL PARLIAMENT ELECTION POLL OF POLLS For more polling data from across…
Ukraine claims to have shot down 58 of 80 Russian drones overnight, with attacks killing two in Donetsk. A Russian chemical plant was also hit by a drone strike. Russian drones killed two people and injured two others in the Donetsk region, in the latest barrage of UAVs against Ukraine as Moscow’s all-out war nears the three-year mark.Nine people were injured in Russian attacks on the city of Kherson and other residential areas in the region, according to Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin.Another three people were injured in a Russian attack in the region of Dnipropetrovsk, while five were wounded in…