The Catholic Diocese of Münster in western Germany will become the first diocese worldwide to introduce an arbitration council and a disciplinary code for clergy beginning on March 1, Bishop Felix Genn announced on Friday. Genn said the new disciplinary structures are his response to a 2022 report on decades of sexual abuse in the […]

Hamas has released the names of three Israeli hostages it says it will release on Saturday in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. The hostages are Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a Telegram post. In return for the captives’ release, […]

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Friday attended a ceremony in Latvia, marking his country’s first deployment of troops to a NATO member since joining the alliance last year. “Swedish soldiers are now an important part of NATO’s deterrence and defence,” said Kristersson. Some 500 Swedish troops have been stationed a

The German air force is strengthening its ability to plan and command defence operations from a new headquarters in north-western Germany. A new Air Component Command (ACC) went into service on Friday in Kalkar, near Germany’s border with the Netherlands. Lieutentant General Ingo Gerhartz called the redeveloped command post a “decisive

Germany’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals on the North Sea operated at about 65% capacity in 2024, according to the state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal. The floating terminals are located in the northern German cities of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbüttel. Meanwhile, private operator Deutsche ReGas, responsible for two floating termi