German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazil’s newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva exchanged views late Monday night over who is responsible for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the latter suggested Kiev could also be at fault. Scholz arrived in the capital Brasília late Monday as part of a South American trip aimed at … Read more
A German woman is accused of killing a lookalike she found on Instagram in an elaborate attempt to fake her own death. The alleged perpetrator — identified only as 23-year-old Sharaban K. — murdered beauty blogger Khadidja O., also 23, in Ingolstadt, Germany, last August, according to investigators. Khadidja O. had been brutally stabbed more … Read more
The latest eurozone growth figures are out as the ECB considers what to do next. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The eurozone beat expectations on Tuesday by showing positive growth in the last quarter of 2022 and easing fears of a potential regional recession. Preliminary figures from Eurostat released on Tuesday showed that the … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warns of a race to arm Ukraine with powerful weapons as Ukraine ramps up its call for fighter jets and long-range missiles. Scholz made a breakthrough with President Biden earlier this month by sending modern tanks to Ukraine, but said fighter jets are a non-starter. “I can only advise against entering … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated his rejection of Kiev’s demands to supply Ukraine with fighter jets shortly after Berlin agreed to send main battle tanks. “The issue of combat aircraft does not arise at all,” Scholz said in an interview with Tagesspiegel published on Sunday. “I can only advise against getting into a constant competition … Read more
The chancellor’s comments follow repeated requests from Ukrainian politicians for fighter jets after battle tanks were pledged for the war against Russia. Chancellor Olaf Scholz again opposed demands in Germany and from Ukrainian officials for fighter jets to repel the Russian invasion, urging Western countries not to engage in a “bidding war” for advanced weapons. … Read more
