Russia may soon allow people to legally register vehicles stolen in the EU and brought into the country. Lawmakers there have been discussing legislative changes to that effect proposed by the Russian Interior Ministry since early February.
Students are being recruited at universities and other educational institutions around Russia for the Russian Defense Ministry's drone units.
It's not just the German authorities have access to documents created by German government agencies, at state and federal level. The US authorities potentially do too, since the German authorities currently predominantly use computer programs whose providers are based in the United States.
French authorities announced on Sunday the arrest of two more suspects in connection with a thwarted attack on Bank of America's Paris offices. Police said a day earlier they had detained one person following an attempted bomb attack outside the building. Another suspect managed to escape.
In a hall at Brussels' Train World museum, two elderly men stood side by side — one a Holocaust survivor, the other the son of a Nazi collaborator. The event earlier this week was part of an exhibition exploring the role of Belgian railways during World War II.
Seven goals, 14 substitutions, no cards — there were storylines aplenty in Germany's 4-3 friendly win over Switzerland in Basel on Friday night as preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup approach their final stage.
During a massive attack on Ukraine on the night of March 23 to 24, Russia launched nearly 1,000 drones and 34 missiles. According to the US-based Institute for the Study of War, it was "the largest Russian strike series against Ukraine of the war thus far."
Former Red Army Faction member Daniela Klette is facing new charges, with Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office accusing her of multiple serious crimes linked to past attacks. The charges predate a series of robberies between 1999 and 2016, allegedly carried out to finance decades of life underground, for which Kette has already been indicted.
Since the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran in late February, their military forces have killed government officials and more than 1,000 civilians. In early January, US special forces kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and civilians were also killed in that assault.
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Business associations from the construction and real estate sectors, as well as academics, are warning the German government of a worsening crisis in the housing market, as building costs spiral out of control. "Germany is building far too expensively," said Dietmar Walberg, head of the Kiel-based building research institute Arge , on Thursday in Berlin.
It's Friday evening, and the Nightjet passenger train to Zurich, Switzerland, is due to arrive at platform 13 of Berlin's main station in Germany. Anne, Juri and around a dozen other demonstrators are standing ready in colorful pyjamas, though not to board the train.