Ukrainian hopes of being able to repurpose frozen Russian assets to pay for war damage were dashed on Saturday as Germany’s foreign minister highlighted the hurdles to such an approach. Ukrainian officials have pushed for weeks for frozen Russian asset…
lewandowski won’t renew Munich contract and wants exit – Salihamidzic
Star striker Robert Leandowski will not extend his Bayern Munich contract beyond 2023 and aims to leave the Bundesliga champions, Bayern board member for sport Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed on Saturday. But Salihamidzic ruled out letting the 33-year-old…
German minister shocked by police at Al Jazeera journalist’s funeral
The violent crackdown by Israeli police at the Jerusalem funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Al Jazeera journalist who was shot during an Israeli operation last week, was a shock, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Saturday. Her c…
Putin says Finnish plan to join NATO is a mistake in call with leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Finnish President Sauli Niinistö that Helsinki’s moves towards joining NATO are a mistake and that Russia does not pose a threat to Finland, according to a Kremlin statement. Finland’s departure from its traditiona…
Bellingham commits to Dortmund, wants to end Munich hegemony
England midfielder Jude Bellingham does not plan to leave Borussia Dortmund in summer and hopes they can end the run of serial title winners Bayern Munich. “I will be here next season and I will be ready,” Bellingham told reporters ahead of Dortmund’s …
Building fire kills 27 in New Delhi, two arrested
Police in New Delhi on Saturday arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety rules after at least 27 people were killed in a major fire at a building in the city. Twelve more were injured in the blaze that engulfed a four-storey building in th…
Bellingham commits to Dortmund, wants to end Munich hegemony
England midfielder Jude Bellingham does not plan to leave Borussia Dortmund in summer and hopes they can end the run of serial title winners Bayern Munich. “I will be here next season and I will be ready,” Bellingham told reporters ahead of Dortmund’s …
Report: Lewandowski agent and Barcelona have verbal agreement
Robert Lewandowski’s agent has reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona over a summer move from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, according to Germany’s Sport1 portal on Saturday. The report said that agent Pini Zahavi and Barcelona are looking into…
Mohammed bin Zayed named new UAE president
The United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed bin Zayed was picked on Saturday to be the wealthy Gulf country’s new president, succeeding his brother Khalifa who died the day before aged 73. The Federal Supreme Council, the UAE highest constitutional authority, m…
Finland’s ruling Social Democrats to announce stance on joining NATO
Finland’s ruling Social Democratic Party was expected to announce on Saturday their support for joining the NATO defence alliance. Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin endorsed joining NATO “without delay” earlier this week…