Ten years after the death of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda has lost a lot of its importance. The group can no longer be compared with the terror network that carried out the attacks of September 11, 2001 20 years ago and thus provoked the invasion of US troops in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda is only “a shadow … Read more
According to the Israeli army, Palestinian militants fired more than 4,360 rockets at Israel during the armed forces. 680 of them hit the Gaza Strip itself. 13 people were killed in the attacks in Israel. The Israeli army shot at more than 1,500 targets in the coastal strip. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, … Read more
Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, met today with his Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian counterparts. He underlined our deep concern in the face of the ongoing escalation, the human toll of which is already very heavy, and our desire to contribute to a rapid easing of tensions. He again strongly condemned … Read more
France and Germany are concerned about the increase in ceasefire violations, while the situation had stabilized since July 2020 in eastern Ukraine. We are following the situation with great vigilance, in particular the movements of Russian forces, and call on the Parties to restraint and to immediately de-escalate tensions. We reaffirm our support for the … Read more
The so-called Northern Ireland Protocol in the Withdrawal Treaty provides that some rules of the EU internal market continue to apply to Northern Ireland. This should make controls at the land border with the EU state Ireland on the common island superfluous. But this creates a goods border between Northern Ireland and the rest of … Read more
Hong Kong 12 mars 2021 We, the Foreign Ministers of Germany, Canada, the United States of America, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, as well as the High Representative of the European Union, Let us together express our deep concern over China’s decision to fundamentally undermine the democratic characteristics of Hong Kong’s electoral system. … Read more
Only Ali Schah (23) from the eastern province of Nangarhar was, according to his stories, in Germany since 2015. “I studied there. I was turned away three times. I don’t know why they are deporting us,” said the young man. “The security situation is very bad. I have no plans at the moment.” Deportations to … Read more
We, the Foreign Ministers of Germany, Canada, the United States of America, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union, unanimously condemn the coup in Burma. We are deeply concerned about the arrests of politicians and civil society activists, including the State Counselor, Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, … Read more
Research by the investigative platforms Bellingcat and “The Insider”, the news magazine “Der Spiegel” and the US news broadcaster CNN are among the hottest topics in Russia. The otherwise quick-witted propagandists of the state media are initially unable to counter this. The collected documents, including travel documents and telephone connection data of the agents, are … Read more
15. November 2020 – 17:33 Clock – Istanbul (AP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has visited the coastal settlement of Varosha in Northern Cyprus, which was once inhabited by Greek Cypriots, and thus re-fueled the conflict over the divided Mediterranean island. On Sunday Erdogan took part in what he himself called a “picnic” in … Read more