By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s 10-year jail sentence under the official secrets act is the latest in a series of ups and downs for the charismatic cricket star who is barred from elections …
‘Akin to taking of Berlin’: Ukraine’s military explains Russians’ attempts to occupy Tabaivka
For Russian society, the occupation of the village of Tabaivka in the Kharkiv region will be presented as the capture of Berlin, despite the fact that it is a settlement where fewer than 45 people lived before, reports the spokesperson of the Ground Fo…
‘Akin to taking of Berlin’: Ukraine’s military explains Russians’ attempts to occupy Tabaivka
For Russian society, the occupation of the village of Tabaivka in the Kharkiv region will be presented as the capture of Berlin, despite the fact that it is a settlement where fewer than 45 people lived before, reports the spokesperson of the Ground Fo…
German museum director in Italy faces outrage over tourism comments
The German director of a famed museum in the Italian city of Florence has found herself in hot water over critical remarks about heavy tourism in the city. The Museum Galleria dell’Accademia’s director, Cecilie Hollberg, apologized for comments she mad…
Men hand over bitcoins worth €2 billion to German police
A total of 50,000 bitcoins have been provisionally seized during investigations in the eastern German state of Saxony in what is believed to have been the biggest seizure of its kind to date in Germany. The bitcoins were worth around €2 billion ($2.17 …
Survey finds growing uncertainty in Germany, especially in the East
Germans feel far more unsettled now than they did just two years ago, according to a new nationwide survey that also revealed significant differences between residents of the former East Germany and those in the former West. About 61% of the German pop…
German economy shrank by 0.3% in final quarter of 2023
The German economy shrank in the fourth quarter of 2023, with gross domestic product (GDP) falling by 0.3% compared to the previous quarter, according to preliminary government data released on Tuesday. The figure was adjusted for price, calendar and s…
Woman blames co-defendant in Germany’s ‘doppelganger murder’ case
A woman on trial in Germany for murder over an alleged scheme to kill a woman who looked like her has blamed her co-defendant in testimony on Tuesday. The case, dubbed the “doppelganger murder,” has attracted widespread press attention. The 24-year-old…
US take Olympic gold, Russia bronze after Valieva doping ban
The United States were declared figure skating champions at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, while Russia remained on the podium in third after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision on the doping case of teen-aged Russian figure skater Kamila Val…
Men hand over bitcoins worth €2 billion to German police
A total of 50,000 bitcoins have been provisionally seized during investigations in the eastern German state of Saxony in what is believed to have been the biggest seizure of its kind to date in Germany. The bitcoins were worth around €2 billion ($2.17 …