⢠Un medico nello stato del Brandeburgo avrebbe commesso i reati, tra cui stupri di minori, tra il 2013 e il 2025
⢠I procuratori tedeschi hanno accusato un pediatra di 130 capi di abuso sessuale, tra cui lo stupro di bambini, per la maggior parte dei quali erano sotto le sue cure, in un caso che ha causato shock e spinto le cliniche a rafforzare le misure di tutela per i giovani.
⢠Il medico di 46 anni, il cui nome non è stato reso noto, si trova in custodia da novembre, dopo che una madre ha sospettato un'aggressione contro il proprio figlio e ha avvisato le autorità . Il medico lavorava in cliniche nello stato del Brandeburgo, che circonda Berlino. Continua a leggere...
Albrecht Weinberg ha trascorso anni a istruire gli studenti sulle atrocità naziste dopo essere stato imprigionato ad Auschwitz e Belsen⢠Tre sopravvissuti di Auschwitz raccontano le loro storie⢠Albrecht Weinberg, che sopravvisse a una serie di campi di concentramento e sterminio nazisti e perse gran parte della sua famiglia nell'Holocaust prima di tornare in Germania all'età di 80 anni, è venuto a mancare. Weinberg è morto a Leer, nel nord-ovest della Germania, poche settimane dopo il suo 101° compleanno e la prima di un film sulla sua vita, Es Ist Immer in Meinem Kopf (à sempre nella mia testa). Continua a leggere...
⢠President Trump stated the US will pull 'a lot further than 5,000' troops from Germany, confirming Pentagon plans for an initial 5,000 withdrawal.
⢠Key Republicans expressed worry over the move, while Germany views it as a spur for European defense spending increases.
⢠The announcement heightens transatlantic tensions amid NATO concerns, with Polish PM Tusk warning of alliance 'disintegration'.
US announced withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers last week after German chancellor said US was being âhumiliatedâ by IranDonald Trump has threatened to withdraw more US troops from Germany after stunning European leaders and some senior members of his own party by last week announcing the withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers from Germany.The move left 30,000 US troops still in the country, according to CNN. But Trump threatened on Saturday that more cuts were coming. âWe are going to cut way down, and weâre cutting a lot further than 5,000,â he told reporters on Saturday. Continue reading...
⢠The Trump administration announced plans to withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany over the next 6 to 12 months, impacting the approximately 35,000 American service members currently stationed there.
⢠Defense Secretary Hegseth is pulling the troops amid ongoing tensions between Trump and the German Chancellor over defense spending and NATO contributions.
⢠The reduction marks a significant shift in U.S. military presence in Europe and signals potential strains in the transatlantic alliance during this period.
⢠The Trump administration announced plans to withdraw approximately 5,000 US troops from Germany over the next 6-12 months.
⢠The troop withdrawal fulfills an earlier Trump threat and reflects tensions over Germany's stance on the Iran conflict.
⢠The move signals a broader shift in US military posture in Europe and could weaken NATO presence in a key strategic location.
German government calls redeployment of 5,000 troops âanticipatedâ and reminder of Europeâs need to invest in its own defenceâWe love our Americansâ: the German town rocked by Trumpâs plan to withdraw US troopsNato is seeking to âunderstand the detailsâ of a US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, a redeployment ordered by Donald Trump amid a feud with the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz.The German government sought to play down the severity of Trumpâs move, describing it as âanticipatedâ, and a reminder of Europeâs need to invest in its own defence. The US withdrawal, which the Pentagon said would take place over the next six to 12 months, comes after criticism from Merz over Trumpâs war with Iran and his handling of subsequent talks with Tehran. Continue reading...
German defence minister responds to US presidentâs announcement that 5,000 US troops will leave bases in GermanyHello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.The German defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said that it was âforeseeableâ that the US would withdraw troops from Europe, after the Pentagon announced it would pull thousands of American soldiers from Germany.Trump said he is ânot satisfiedâ with a new proposal from Iran on ending the war, as peace talks remain stalled despite a weeks-long ceasefire. Iran delivered the proposal text to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, Iranian state news agency Irna reported, without detailing its contents.The US state department said it was approving military sales totalling more than $8.6bn to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. It came as Washington warned European allies including the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia to expect long delivery delays for US weapons as it scrambles to replenish stockpiles depleted by the Iran war, according to a report in the Fianancial Times citing multiple sources.In Lebanon, 12 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the south, Lebanonâs health ministry said, including in the town of Habboush, where the Israeli army had issued an evacuation order despite the continuing ceasefire. Israeli warplanes âlaunched a series of heavy strikes ⌠less than an hour afterâ the warning, the state-run National News Agency said.The US Treasury Office warned that any shipping companies that paid tolls to Iran for passage through the strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organisations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, would risk punitive sanctions. Tehran has proposed charging fees on vessels passing through the strait, as part of a deal to end the war.Trump wrote to US lawmakers on Friday declaring hostilities with Iran âterminatedâ, despite no change in the US military posture, as he faces continuing pressure at home to seek congressional authorisation for the war.The state departmentâs announcement on Friday included approving military sales to Qatar of Patriot air and missile defence replenishment services costing $4.01bn and of advanced precision kill weapon systems (APKWS) costing $992.4m. They also included approval of the sale to Kuwait of an integrated battle command system costing $2.5bn and to Israel of APKWS costing $992.4m.Iranâs supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged his people to wage economic battle and âdisappointâ its enemies, as the war and years of sanctions take a toll. In a written statement he also said âthe owners of damaged businesses should avoid, as much as possible, layoffs and separation of their workforceâ. Continue reading...
The US president has criticised Germanyâs chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and raised the prospect of pulling US troops from Italy and Spain. Plus, 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel eraGood morning.Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain a day after he saying was looking at curtailing the number deployed in Germany.What has Congress been saying about the war? A senior Democrat in the Senate grilled the US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday, accusing him of failing to give Trump an accurate picture of the war on Iran while resorting to âdangerously exaggeratedâ statements to create an inaccurate picture of a US military triumph.Whatâs the latest on the suspect? The man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump agreed on Thursday to remain in custody while his federal criminal case moves forward. Continue reading...
UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia Germany was the worldâs largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025 and sent more than 810,000 tonnes abroad, according to analysis of trade data carried out for the Guardian.The UK followed close behind, according to the analysis by Watershed Investigations and the Basel Action Network. It exported more 675,000 tonnes, its highest level in eight years and enough to fill about 127,000 shipping containers. Continue reading...
