Germany’s public prosecutor has arrested four suspected members of a Syrian militia and one suspected member of the Syrian secret service, it said on Wednesday. The detained are suspected of killing and attempting to kill civilians in what amounts to c…
Third defendant in Wirecard fraud case to testify for first time
A third defendant in Germany’s sprawling fraud trial involving disgraced payments group Wirecard plans to testify for the first time. The defendant identified only as E, the former chief accountant of the group, is to break his year and a half-long sil…
Report: Regional economic, social differences decreasing in Germany
German regions with shrinking populations are currently facing major challenges, according to a report by the German government on the equality of living conditions. However, the Equivalence Report 2024, which was approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday, …
Two injured in knife attack on shopping centre in northern Israel
Two people have been seriously injured in a knife attack in a shopping centre in the northern Israeli city of Karmiel. The police called the incident a “suspected terrorist attack” and said the alleged perpetrator, whose identity is currently unknown, …
Ireland’s Aer Lingus to cancel 76 additional flights amid pay row
Ireland’s flag carrier Aer Lingus has said it will cancel 76 additional flights between Monday and next Wednesday as a pay dispute between the airline and the union representing its pilots rumbles on. It comes as Aer Lingus and the Irish Air Line Pilot…
NATO allies nix multi-year Ukraine aid plan
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has failed to get allies to commit to a multi-year financial pledge to support Ukraine, according to information obtained by dpa on Wednesday. Ahead of a NATO leaders’ summit in Washington, allies would only comm…
Egypt names new defence, foreign ministers amid regional unrest
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday swore in a new government that comprises new defence and foreign ministers amid regional turmoil and domestic economic woes. Egypt, which hosts an estimated 9 million refugees and migrants, has been…
Juzgan a un hombre acusado de agredir sexualmente a los hijos de unos amigos en Menorca
La Audiencia Provincial de Baleares ha comenzado este miércoles el juicio contra un hombre acusado de agredir sexualmente a los hijos menores de unos amigos en Ciutadella (menorca). Los padres de las víctimas piden una condena de 12 años de cárcel y un…
More security issues at Euros: Another roof climber, violent stewards
The man who climbed under the roof of the Dortmund stadium during Germany’s last-16 win over Denmark on Saturday was not the first one as police confirmed a similar incident four days earlier at the same venue. Dortmund police spokesman Peter Banderman…
El Gobierno defiende que el diálogo es “el camino más adecuado” para reducir la jornada laboral
La ministra de Educación y portavoz del Gobierno, Pilar Alegría, ha defendido este miércoles que “el diálogo y el consenso es el camino más adecuado” para llegar a un acuerdo entre el Ministerio de Trabajo, la patronal y los sindicatos mayoritarios que…