The leaders of Lithuania and Estonia have hit back at a recent appeal by French President Emmanuel Macron that Russia should not be humiliated due to its invasion of Ukraine. “Russia has humiliated itself with this war,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Na…
Lewandowski speaks with Bayern Munich’s Salihamidzic over transfer
Bayern Munich’s want-away striker Robert Lewandowski has spoken with the club’s sport chief Hasan Salihamidzic about his desire to leave this summer despite his contract running to 2023, the Bild paper reported Tuesday. The 33-year-old Poland forward a…
Scholz pledges Lithuania combat brigade for NATO’s eastern flank
Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to send several hundred additional German soldiers to Lithuania to protect against a possible Russian attack. On Tuesday, during a visit to Vilnius, he promised Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda a combat brigade under Ge…
Pope appoints senior bankers to Vatican investment committee
Pope Francis has appointed four high-profile investment bankers to a new investment committee set up to ensure the ethical nature of the church’s investments, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The committee was set up under a new constitution, called t…
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss cancels flights due to staff shortages
Swiss Air Lines is cancelling several flights to Germany due to in-house staff shortages as well as a lack of workers at ground and airport service providers. The Lufthansa subsidiary will scrap its five weekly flights between Nuremberg and Zurich from…
Former Austrian vice chancellor Strache faces second corruption trial
Former Austrian vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache faced bribery and corruption proceedings in a Vienna court on Tuesday relating to the award of a state company board position to a businessperson in exchange for a donation to Strache’s party. Str…
Germany’s €9 ticket hailed despite overcrowding, stressed workers
Despite overcrowded trains, especially on tourist connections over the long Whitsun holiday weekend, the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) considers the launch of the country’s €9 ($9.62) monthly public transport ticket a success. “We exp…
Germany’s Habeck: Clarity needed into West Bank journalist’s death
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck on Tuesday demanded more from the investigation into the recent death of journalist Shireen Abu Akle, who was killed earlier this year while covering a story in the West Bank. Habeck said after a meeting with the Pa…
Some breast cancer patients can ‘avoid radiotherapy’ – study
Some breast cancer patients may not need to go through radiotherapy, a new study suggests. Women over the age of 55 who have a certain type of cancer which is caught early can instead have surgery and hormone therapy, researchers found. Lead author Pro…
Germany’s €9 ticket hailed despite overcrowding, stressed workers
Despite overcrowded trains, especially on tourist connections over the long Whitsun holiday weekend, the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) considers the launch of the €9 ($9.6) rail ticket a success. “We expected very full vehicles and pl…