“Ukrainian President Zelenskyj visits Berlin amidst Russian aggression and arms deals – Updates May 14, 2023”

The Ukrainian President Zelenskyj has arrived in Germany. Selenskyj announced on Twitter that he had already arrived in Berlin. For security reasons, the exact course of his visit has so far been kept secret. In the afternoon Selenskyj is awarded the Aachen Charlemagne Prize. The organizers hope that he will appear in person. The federal government had previously announced that it would support Ukraine in the Russian war of aggression with further arms deliveries worth around 2.7 billion euros 05/14/2023 03:05 am

A new citizenship will be elected in Bremen today. Around 460,000 voters are called upon to vote in Germany’s smallest federal state. There, Mayor Bovenschulte of the SPD is currently leading a red-green-red coalition. In polls, the Social Democrats were just ahead of the CDU with its top candidate Imhoff. In addition, local elections are held in Bremen and Bremerhaven – as well as in Schleswig-Holstein| 05/14/2023 03:05 am

In Turkey today, voters are voting on both a new parliament and the presidency. The incumbent head of state Erdogan is back in office, but his re-election after twenty years in office is considered uncertain for the first time. A tight decision against the main challenger Kilicdaroglu is emerging. This is supported by an alliance of six parties and was ahead of Erdogan in polls. | 05/14/2023 03:05 am

The railway workers’ union EVG has canceled the announced warning strike at Deutsche Bahn. The Frankfurt Labor Court had recommended a settlement, which both sides agreed to. A strike has been averted for the time being. According to Bahn, there may still be irregularities in the timetable in the next few days. The EVG had announced a warning strike that was due to start this evening and last 50 hours. The railway company wanted to prevent this with an urgent application in court 05/14/2023 03:05 am

A ceasefire came into effect in the evening between Israel and the militant Palestinian organization Islamic Jihad. Corresponding media reports were confirmed by a representative of jihad on Egyptian television and Israel’s national security adviser, according to a statement from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office. Shortly after the ceasefire was announced, the warning sirens went off again in the border area between Israel and the Gaza Strip. In the meantime, the cease-fire is to be observed. More than 30 people have been killed in fighting over the past few days. | 05/14/2023 03:05 am

Germany only took last place in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Hamburg rock band “Lord Of The Lost” received only 18 points for their song “Blood & Glitter”. Swedish singer Loreen won the final in Liverpool with 583 points ahead of Finland and Israel. She had previously won the title in 2012. Great Britain hosted the competition on behalf of Ukraine, which had won the previous year. | 05/14/2023 03:05 am

VfL Wolfsburg remains in the running for a place in the European Cup. With a 2-1 win against Hoffenheim, Lower Saxony got three important points today and have moved up to 6th place in the table at least until tomorrow. Bayern Munich remain at the top after beating Schalke 6-0. A point behind Borussia Dortmund, which prevailed 5-2 against Gladbach. The other results: Union Berlin – SC Freiburg 4:2 Frankfurt – Mainz 3:0 and Bochum – Augsburg 3:2. And in the second division there was a 0-0 draw between FC St. Pauli and Düsseldorf in the evening. | 05/14/2023 03:05 am

The weather in Northern Germany: During the day some clouds next to the sun, later showers in places, thunderstorms in places. Maximum 14 to 22 degrees. The further prospects: On Monday and Tuesday partly cloudy with showers, partly longer dry, partly sunny, 14 to 22 degrees.| 05/14/2023 03:05 am