Germany media report As the SPD's top candidate in Hesse, Faeser wants to remain Minister of the Interior As of: 9:20 p.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Nancy Faeser has been Chairwoman of the Hesse SPD since November 2019 and Federal Minister of the Interior since December 2021 Source: dpa/Sebastian Gollnow On Friday, Nancy Faeser is to explain whether she will run as the SPD's top candidate in the state elections in Hesse on October 8. According to a media...
Germany Ex-President for the Protection of the Constitution Maassen new chairman of the Union of Values – Merz calls for party exit As of 3:12 a.m | Reading time: 4 minutes "Mr Maassen has become the specter of the Union" The CDU has succeeded in presenting the union of values as a "party-damaging bunch," says political scientist Werner Patzelt. The background is the candidacy of the former head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution for the presidency...
fFrance's President Emmanuel Macron has still not decided whether Ukraine should also receive French main battle tanks. So far, however, there has been no international criticism of Macron's position - in contrast to the sometimes violent reactions to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's (SPD) long hesitation. This should not least be due to Macron's more skilful communication. "Everyone was quick to point the finger at Germany," says Gaspard Schnitzler, a defense expert at the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (Iris) in...
abroad Israel Seven dead in terrorist attack at synagogue in East Jerusalem As of 1:33 a.m | Reading time: 3 minutes Israeli police officers and two covered bodies after a Palestinian terrorist attack in East Jerusalem Source: REUTERS You can listen to our WELT podcasts here In order to display embedded content, your revocable consent to the transmission and processing of personal data is required, since the providers of the embedded content as third-party providers require this consent [In diesem...
abroad Kremlin spokesman Peskov Russia calls Western tank supplies to Ukraine "direct involvement" in the conflict As of 11:47 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes "They want to reconquer Crimea with the leopard, bloggers on Telegram suspect" After the announcement by Germany and the USA that they would supply main battle tanks, there was speculation as to how these would be used. Moscow correspondent Christoph Wanner evaluated the information from a Telegram channel linked to the Russian Defense Ministry. You...
Germany anti-Semitism allegations CDU General Secretary Czaja calls on Maassen to leave the party As of 1:54 p.m | Reading time: 4 minutes Mario Czaja is Secretary General of the CDU Source: dpa/Martin debris You can listen to our WELT podcasts here In order to display embedded content, your revocable consent to the transmission and processing of personal data is required, since the providers of the embedded content as third-party providers require this consent [In diesem Zusammenhang können auch Nutzungsprofile...
Dhe President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyj has announced timely personnel changes in the government and in the regions. Some decisions have already been made, others would be made on Tuesday, said Zelenskyj in his video speech on Monday evening. He had previously emphasized that he would not tolerate corruption and that he wanted to take action against misconduct in the state apparatus. The background to this are allegations against a deputy minister who has since been fired and arrested. Deputy...
Germany corona infections Lauterbach rows back after the interview - and refers to "technical" errors Status: 04:30 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Backtracked after an interview statement: Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach Source: Getty Images/Pool In an interview, Karl Lauterbach claimed that multiple corona infections often resulted in an “incurable immune deficiency”. Now the Minister of Health is rowing back. The statement, he suggests, accidentally ended up in the interview. BHealth Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has withdrawn an interview...
Germany Minister of transport “We urgently need to take countermeasures” – Wissing warns of road congestion Status: 12:25 p.m | Reading time: 3 minutes "Driving a car means freedom": Transport Minister Volker Wissing Source: dpa/Annette Riedl Transport Minister Volker Wissing fears that the roads in Germany could be as congested as the rails in the future. The FDP politician wants to prevent this with faster planning processes - but the Green Ministry of the Environment is against it. He still...
abroad Right-wing demonstration Turkey condemns Koran burning in Stockholm Status: 01:26 a.m | Reading time: 3 minutes Right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan burns a copy of the Koran in Stockholm Source: via REUTERS For months, Sweden has been arguing with Turkey about NATO membership. In the midst of the diplomatic dispute, a right-wing extremist burned the Koran at a demonstration in Stockholm. Ankara is outraged. BDuring an anti-Turkish demonstration in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, a participant burned a copy of...
