Search of CDU politicians for party donations
Did smugglers, with the help of a CDU politician, make it possible to bring rich people to Germany? The public prosecutor’s office is investigating. In connection with investigations against a gang of smugglers, a CDU politician from the Rhein-Erft district (North Rhine-Westphalia) was searched. A spokesman for the Düsseldorf public prosecutor’s office confirmed a corresponding […]
Ukraine war: Russia destroys energy infrastructure
Russia is said to have resorted to one of their mega bombs for the first time. For the second day in a row, the energy infrastructure is under attack. More information in the news blog. The most important things at a glance Another massive power outage in large parts of Ukraine 9.30 p.m.: After massive […]
Russia recruits 30,000 new soldiers per month
Two Russian planes are said to have been intercepted over the Baltic Sea. Zelenskyj speaks of retreating. More information in the news blog. The most important things at a glance Russia recruits 30,000 soldiers per month 5:03 p.m.: According to British experts, the Russian military is recruiting around 30,000 people per month for its war […]
“Putin wants power over us”
Two Russian planes are said to have been intercepted over the Baltic Sea. Zelenskyj speaks of retreating. More information in the news blog. The most important things at a glance Lindner: Putin wants power over us 1:38 p.m.: Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has warned against easing up on supporting Ukraine in its defense against […]
Laschet defends Scholz’s basic line on Taurus
The Union is putting pressure on it: it wants to have another vote on Taurus deliveries to Ukraine. But now a prominent CDU man has come forward to criticize the course of the debate. The Union’s former candidate for chancellor, Armin Laschet, has supported Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in the debate about the delivery of […]
Episcopal statement on the AfD is a coup
The Catholic bishops in Germany have made it unequivocally clear that Christians are not allowed to vote for right-wing extremists. This is a serious blow for the AfD, says an expert. The political scientist and church expert Andreas Püttmann assesses the German Bishops’ Conference’s declaration on ethnic nationalism as a “coup (…) that caught the […]
“That’s exactly how it started with the Nazis”
Bettina Göring warned against the AfD. The party uses Nazi methods, according to the grandniece of Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring. The great-niece of Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring has accused the AfD of resorting to the National Socialists’ strategies for the mass expulsion of minorities. “I see the same playbook. Everything is brought out […]
Suspect was at Cologne Cathedral
The Tajik who was taken into custody in Wesel is said to have been at Cologne Cathedral – to spy on him as an attack target, security circles suspect. The 30-year-old Tajik, who was arrested in Wesel on the Lower Rhine in connection with the terrorist alarm, is suspected of having spied on Cologne Cathedral. […]
