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Ukraine: Scholz Says Germany Investigating 'Very Serious' Army Leak

par This Is Beirut, 02/03 15:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday promised a full investigation after what appeared to be a recording of confidential army talks on the Ukraine war was posted on Russian social media, in a potentially huge embarrassment for Berlin. The head of Russia's state-backed RT channel, Margarita Simonyan, on Friday posted the 38-minute audio ...

German Chancellor Scholz Calls for 'Ceasefire' in Israel Visit

par This Is Beirut, 17/03 21:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged on Sunday an agreement to secure the release of hostages in the conflict-stricken Gaza Strip, coupled with a sustained ceasefire, as negotiations between the conflicting parties intensified. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free hostages held in war-ravaged Gaza accompanied by a ...

Scholz Seeks Role for China in Ukraine Peace

par This Is Beirut, 16/04 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Scholz is in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss China's role in "a just peace in Ukraine." Meeting with Xi at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Tuesday, Scholz told the Chinese leader that he hoped to discuss "how we can contribute more to a just peace in Ukraine." While China says that it is a neutral party in the Ukraine ...

Macron Makes Plea to Defend Democracy in Berlin Visit

par This Is Beirut, 26/05 12:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Emmanuel Macron arrived Sunday in Berlin on the first state visit to Germany by a French president in a quarter-century, bringing a plea to defend democracy against nationalism at upcoming European elections. Macron made an appearance at a democracy festival his first stop, where, accompanied by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, he warned ...

NATO Convenes to Discuss Ukraine Using Western Arms Against Russia

par This Is Beirut, 30/05 18:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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NATO foreign ministers gathered in Prague on Thursday in the face of growing calls for leading allies to lift restrictions stopping Kyiv from using Western weapons to strike inside Russia. The two-day meeting in the Czech capital is meant to focus on efforts to hammer out a package of support for Ukraine at NATO's summit in Washington in July, ...

How the Winners and Losers Reacted to the 2024 EU Elections

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 13:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The European Union election results on Sunday evening, have produced a mixed set of results, with the far-right surging across Europe. Here is how Sunday night's biggest winners and losers reacted to the vote. Winners France's far-right National Rally, under Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, were arguably the biggest winners, handing Macron a ...

EU Leaders Return Ursula Von Der Leyen to Top Job

par This Is Beirut, 28/06 11:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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EU leaders struck a deal Thursday to return Ursula von der Leyen as head of the powerful European Commission, while tapping Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas as the bloc's top diplomat. The late-night accord carves up the EU's top institutional jobs for the next five years, with former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa to head the ...

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