Sweden's parliament votes to join NATO
The Swedish parliament has given the green light for the country to join NATO. After a parliamentary debate in Stockholm on Wednesday, a clear majority of MPs voted to give up Sweden's decades of...
Uganda passes strict law against homosexuality
In Uganda, homosexuals are threatened with even more severe persecution than before. According to Ugandan media reports, the parliament in Kampala voted in favor of a new anti-LGBTQ law on Tuesday evening. According to...
"Public disputes must stop," Klingbeil warns the coalition
The SPD chairman Lars Klingbeil has appealed to the traffic light parties to end the public mutual accusations and to work together on solutions. In order to achieve the goals we have set ourselves...
Faeser for temporary weapon confinement if there are indications of danger
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has spoken out in favor of legal weapons being temporarily confiscated from people who are suspected of being dangerous. "We have to ensure that in the future weapons...
"I saw in the eyes of the attackers that they want to kill us"
It was a shocking attack on two Germans that took place in the Palestinian city of Nablus last Saturday: a mob of around two dozen young men threw stones at a car with Israeli...
Climate activist Neubauer calls for the resignation of Transport Minister Wissing
The climate protection activist from "Fridays for Future", Luisa Neubauer, certifies that Transport Minister Volker Wissing has failed in the fight against global warming and calls for the resignation of the FDP politician. In...
The federal government expects an agreement on combustion engines by Thursday
The federal government expects a quick solution to the dispute over the end of new cars with internal combustion engines in the EU.Minister of State for Europe Anna Lührmann (Greens) said in Brussels on...
Idaho to allow executions by firing squad
Those sentenced to death could soon be executed by firing squad in the US state of Idaho. The Senate of the state in the north of the USA passed a corresponding law on Monday...
"Whole continent in existential danger" – Morawiecki attacks Schröder
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has accused ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) of endangering the very existence of Europe with his pro-Russian policies. In a speech in Heidelberg on the future of Europe, Morawiecki emphasized...
Man who confronted knife attacker escapes deportation
A refugee threatened with deportation who courageously stood in the way of a knife attacker in Würzburg in 2021 is allowed to stay in Germany. According to its own statements, the administrative court in...