Coronavirus: Germany’s Merkel reverses plans for Easter lockdown

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Chancellor Angela Merkel said she took “ultimate responsibility” for the U-turn – EPA German Chancellor Angela Merkel has canceled plans for a strict lockdown over Easter, just a day after the measures were announced. Calling the plan a “mistake”, Mrs. … Read More

The Leopard II Tank Is Europe’s Finest

Following the Yom Kippur War, West Germany decided to upgrade their Leopard I to a new standard—the Leopard II. Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Leopard II is slated to serve the German Bundeswehr around 2030. Regardless of what replaces it, the Leopard … Read More

Iran knows ‘how to drive a truck through American weakness,’ Mike Pompeo tells Arab News

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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke, in an exclusive interview with Arab News, about the sustained threat the Iranian regime poses. (AN Photo/Screenshot) Former secretary of state says protecting US soldiers in Middle East requires strong response to … Read More

Germany is gripped by ‘third wave’ as EU tackles vaccination woes

A protective face mask sign in Romerberg Square in Frankfurt, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2021.  — ALEX KRAUS/BLOOMBERG Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up … Read More

Why is Germany tolerating Russian chemical weapons facilities on its soil?

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Why is Germany tolerating the presence on its soil of elements of Vladimir Putin’s chemical weapons program? The question arises in light of new sanctions introduced against Russia on Tuesday, in response to its August 2020 chemical weapons attack on opposition leader … Read More

Germany Changes Corona Rules, Announces Several ‘Reopening Steps’

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Angela Merkel and her colleagues from the capitals in Germany’s sixteen federal states adopted a new strategy in regard to the Corona rules. A complicated list of ‘reopening steps’ was introduced. Berlin, March 4th, 2021 (The Berlin Spectator) — Exactly 400 … Read More

Germany urges Iran to accept US overtures

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Germany’s Foreign Minister: Iran should accept the offer of diplomacy that’s on the table, including from the United States. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas – Reuters Germany’s Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, on Wednesday urged Iran to accept diplomatic overtures from … Read More

Germany’s Merkel warns of third virus wave due to new strains

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© Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview published Wednesday that a third wave of coronavirus infections could hit the country due to new strains that are emerging. In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Merkel said … Read More

Virus Variants Deliver Fresh Blow to Europe’s Open Borders

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BRUSSELS – With the rapid spread of new variants of the coronavirus, major powers are beginning to re-establish border control, a practice that has become a new European habit during the pandemic and is once abandoning the world’s largest free … Read More

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