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Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk laid a wreath at the Soviet Memorial in Berlin’s Tiergarten park on Sunday to commemorate the Ukrainian martyrs of World War II. Several hundred people had also come to the memorial. Some of them chanted “Melnyk out” …

A hardline former security minister, John Lee, has been confirmed as the next chief executive of Hong Kong. On Sunday, a pro-Beijing election committee of around 1,500 members voted on the successor to outgoing chief executive Carrie Lam. Lee was the o…

In his first interview since retirement, Austria’s former chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that he is not planning a return to politics. “That means for good. I permanently rule out a return,” he told the Kronen Zeitung newspaper. His appearance at a par…

Several Schalke fans were injured when 2,000 supporters ran on the pitch to celebrate their promotion to the Bundesliga. Some people had to be taken to hospital because of injuries and falls following Saturday’s 3-2 home win over St Pauli Hamburg which…

In an emotional video address from the heavily damaged Kiev suburb of Borodyanka, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky drew parallels between the German invasion in World War II and the current Russian invasion. “A bloody reconstruction of Nazism was…

Germany’s main centre-right party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is expecting to come away with a clear win on Sunday as voting started for the regional parliament in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein. The CDU currently enjoys around 38%…

Formula One world championship leader Charles Leclerc has taken a brilliant pole position for Sunday’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix a Ferrari front-row lockout was completed by team-mate Carlos Sainz. World champion Max Verstappen was quickest in the fir…

Schalke came from behind to defeat St Pauli Hamburg 3-2 on Saturday in the penultimate round of the second division and secure promotion back to the Bundesliga. The visitors needed a win to maintain their own faints hope of promotion and an Igor Matano…

Freiburg lost 4-1 at home to Union Berlin on Saturday to hand the advantage in the race for the Bundesliga’s fourth spot back to RB Leipzig. Patrik Schick’s brace helped third-placed Bayer Leverkusen secure their Champions League place for next season …

Spain’s young tennis hope Carlos Alcaraz continued his brilliant break-out season with a thrilling victory over Novak Djokovic on Saturday to reach the final of the ATP masters tournament in Madrid. The 19-year-old Alcaraz triumphed 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 7-6…