German Economy Minister Robert Habeck, who is running as the Green Party’s chancellor candidate in the upcoming elections, said on Sunday he would send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine if elected as chancellor. Habeck, who also serves as the sitting vice chancellor in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, was asked in an interview with
Pope Francis says Israel genocide accusation should be investigated
Pope Francis has spoken in favour of an investigation into the accusation that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip in his forthcoming book, the Italian newspaper La Stampa reported on Sunday. “According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of genocide. It should be carefully examined to see if [&helli
Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s power grid terrorizes civilians
A NATO spokeswoman expressed sharp criticism of massive overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and said the alliance would continue to support Kiev. “NATO strongly condemns Russia’s large-scale attack against Ukraine, that has killed and terrorized civilians and targeted critical energy infrastructure,” the spokes
Almost 100 killed in Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza
Almost 100 people have been killed in new Israeli strikes in the north of the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-controlled press office said on Sunday. An Israeli bomb hit a five-storey residential block in the city of Beit Lahia, killing 72 people, it said. The building housed families displaced from their homes in other parts of […]
Germany’s Green Party nominates Robert Habeck as chancellor candidate
Germany’s Green Party delegates approved by 96.48% Economy Minister Robert Habeck as their chancellor candidate for the upcoming elections at the party’s conference on Sunday. Habeck is to lead the election campaign alongside Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. “We will take on the election!” Habeck declared in his acceptanc