Key takeaways: Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has indicated that the German government will not object if Poland decides to send Leopard 2 battle tanks…
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Key takeaways: German officials have indicated that they will not send Leopard tanks to Ukraine unless the US agrees to send M1 Abrams tanks. Chancellor…
The international community is on high alert after a warning from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that a conventional war in Ukraine could provoke a nuclear conflict. Medvedev made the threat in a Telegram post ahead of a key meeting of NATO allies and other nations in Germany, where they are expected to make additional pledges of military support to Kyiv
Germany and the United States are at odds over whether to send tanks to Ukraine ahead of a key meeting of western defense leaders in Germany on Friday, with the US wanting to send their M1 Abrams tanks and Germany wanting to send their Leopard tanks. The Biden administration is hoping to find a way to break the impasse and reach a compromise between the two sides before the meeting of defense leaders. Defense officials say one priority of Friday's Ukraine Defense Contact Group is pressuring Germany to give or allow other countries to commit German-made leopard tanks to Ukraine.
The mayor of Amiens, France has requested that Madonna lend them a 19th-century painting, "Diana and Endymion" by Jerome-Martin Langlois, which was lost during World War I. Madonna purchased the painting in 1989 for $1.3 million and the city hopes that she will lend it to them in order to help their chances of becoming European Capital of Culture. The painting has a special significance to Amiens, as it was once part of the city's cultural heritage.
Greta Thunberg, a prominent climate activist, was detained by police during an anti-coal protest in Germany on Tuesday. The protest was held near the abandoned village of Lützerath, which is set to be destroyed to make way for a coal mine. Thunberg was reportedly unbothered by the incident, which is the latest example of her commitment to the fight against climate change.
Greta Thunberg joined an anti-coal demonstration in Germany on Sunday, protesting the destruction of the village of Lützerath for the expansion of a nearby mine. Despite being removed by police, Thunberg spoke out against Germany's role as one of the world's biggest polluters. The village is owned by the German energy company RWE, and the expansion of the opencast lignite mine is set to continue.
Tatjana Patitz, one of the original supermodels of the 1980s and ’90s, has died at the age of 56. Patitz, who was born in Germany…