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Steinmeier and Erdogan remain at odds on the Middle East issue

Relations between Germany and Turkey are simmering on the back burner. But Presidents Steinmeier and Erdogan have a lot to say to each other in Ankara. But differences remain. According to their presidents, Germany and Turkey want to improve their damaged relations – but differences remain on important issues such as the Middle East war. […]

Court of Auditors criticizes Turkish EU aid for refugees

Brussels has promised Turkey six billion euros through a refugee pact. Could people’s lives improve as a result of the funding? According to the European Court of Auditors, EU aid worth billions for refugees in Turkey is not sustainable. It is unclear whether the financed projects will continue after the funding expires, according to a […]

NATO does not want to expand the deployment of nuclear weapons

Poland has recently shown itself open to stationing nuclear weapons in its own country. The NATO Secretary General has now put a stop to this. According to its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, NATO has no plans to station nuclear weapons in other member countries. There are no plans to expand the current arrangement of nuclear […]

Steinmeier praises the Turks’ development work in Germany

A kebab shop owner almost steals the show; demonstrators compare him to Hitler. Federal President Steinmeier’s three-day trip to Türkiye gets off to a somewhat stormy start. They brought coal from underground in Essen and assembled cars on the assembly line in Cologne – hundreds of thousands of Turks contributed to the German economic miracle […]

Steinmeier honors Turkish contribution to German prosperity

For the first time in ten years a federal president is back in Turkey. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is also concerned with a special chapter of German-Turkish history. His visit is loudly disturbed. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has acknowledged the contribution of Turkish migrants to Germany’s economic prosperity. Today there are almost three million people of Turkish […]

It’s not just in the Middle East that unreason reigns

Good morning, dear reader, a woman holds a child in her arms, very firmly, as if she wanted to protect it, caress it, comfort it. Her head is bent over the child wrapped in a white cloth, her face buried in her arm. The child, five-year-old Saly, died along with her mother and sister in […]

Israel receives new aid from the USA

Hesse disinvites the Iranian Consul General. Iran does not plan to retaliate against Israel. More information in the news blog. The most important things at a glance According to media reports, Israel has carried out a retaliatory strike against Iran. However, there are no official confirmations. Here you will find an overview. You can follow […]

Erdogan meets Hamas foreign chief Haniya in Istanbul

The Turkish President repeatedly criticizes Israel and accuses its Prime Minister Netanyahu of committing a “massacre” in the Gaza Strip. Now Erdogan receives Hamas foreign chief Haniya. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met the foreign chief of the Islamist Hamas, Ismail Haniya, in Istanbul on Saturday. The two discussed, among other things, humanitarian aid for […]