NDR Info News from February 18, 2023, 9:40 p.m. | NDR.de – News – NDR Info

Defense Minister Pistorius has described the military aid to Ukraine as part of a deterrent against other Russian attacks. Moscow is waging a brutal war of aggression and conquest against Ukraine. Neither diplomacy nor tough economic sanctions have so far changed Putin’s course, Pistorius said at the security conference in Munich. In his own words, he promised Ukrainian President Selenskyj continued German support – for as long as necessary. US Vice President Harris had previously made a similar statement. | 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

Thousands of people demonstrated against the Munich Security Conference with various protest marches. Among others, a responsible action alliance had registered a rally under the motto “Negotiate instead of shooting – disarm instead of rearmament”. Another alliance in Munich calls for an immediate stop to German arms deliveries to Ukraine and an end to sanctions against Russia. | 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

Almost two weeks after the earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border area, rescuers are still finding survivors under the rubble. According to media reports, three people were rescued in Hatay province, including a 12-year-old child, who died of his injuries a short time later. A woman and a man were taken to a hospital. The authorities currently put the number of deaths from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria at more than 45,000 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

After the death of 18 refugees in a truck in Bulgaria, the police arrested seven suspects. According to a government representative, this includes the alleged leader of the trafficking ring. The bodies of 18 Afghans who wanted to get to Western Europe via Turkey were discovered next to the parked truck yesterday. A total of 52 people were in the truck, 34 survivors were taken to the hospital. According to initial findings, the victims suffocated.| 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

Russia is making a new attempt to return three spacemen stranded on the International Space Station. According to the space agency Roskosmos, a spacecraft to the ISS will start next Friday. Originally, the two Russian cosmonauts and the US astronaut were supposed to fly back to Earth at the end of last year. However, a leak in the cooling system was discovered in their Soyuz spacecraft and the return trip was therefore postponed. | 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

In Hanover, climate activists tried to block the carnival parade in the city center. However, the police discovered the six activists early and stopped the project. The members of the climate movement “Last Generation” were encircled, it said. A man was then carried away. The approximately 1,200 participants in the carnival parade in Hanover were able to pass unhindered.| 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

Three people died in a traffic accident involving a small van in Valluhn in western Mecklenburg. According to the police, two people were injured. The driver went off the track to the left and the van overturned. It was staffed by one woman and four men from Slovenia and Poland who work in the region. The driver is being investigated on suspicion of negligent homicide. | 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

In the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen lost the evening game in Frankfurt 2-0. The rest of the results: VfL Wolfsburg lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig, Mönchengladbach beat Bayern Munich 3-2, Stuttgart beat Cologne 3-0 and Bochum lost 2-0 to Freiburg. In the 2nd Bundesliga, FC St. Pauli won 2-1 in Magdeburg. Hannover 96 drew in Regensburg, 1:1. Greuther Fürth also won against Düsseldorf 2:1. | 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

The German team won another medal at the Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof. The women’s relay with Vanessa Voigt, Hanna Kebinger, Sophia Schneider and Denise Herrmann-Wick won silver and was only beaten by the new world champions from Italy. Bronze went to Sweden. Germany had already won a bronze medal at the Alpine Ski World Championships in Méribel in the morning. Lena Dürr finished third in the slalom competition behind Laurence St-Germain from Canada and Mikaela Shiffrin from the USA.| 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m

Often rainy at night, loosening up in the north. Lows 8 to 1 degree. Rain moving south tomorrow, dry and locally clear beyond. Maximum 5 to 9 degrees. The further prospects: On Monday cloudy with brightening up, rain to the north, 7 to 12 degrees. Lots of clouds and showers on Tuesday, 6 to 13 degrees. | 02/18/2023 9:40 p.m