Seven French are detained in Iranian prisons. On Wednesday, the head of French diplomacy Catherine Colonna urged her Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to release them. This request was made when the health of one of the "hostages", Bernard Phelan, who also holds Irish nationality, has deteriorated considerably and is causing serious concern among his family and the French authorities.“Once again, she demanded the immediate release of the 7 French hostages arbitrarily detained and respect for international law, and reiterated our...
The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire strongly criticized Tuesday the CGT which threatens, in Marseille, to "manipulate" electricity meters to lower the bills of certain customers, in particular bakers.“It is not the CGT which decides in France”, “it is not the CGT which decides on the tariffs”, “it is not up to the CGT to make the law” but “to the parliamentarians”, a- he hammered on Europe 1.“We have the technical capacity to do so, without endangering property...
According to Defense Minister-designate Boris Pistorius, Germany is "indirectly" involved in the war in Ukraine. "The Ministry of Defense is a major challenge even in civilian, in peacetime, and in times when the Federal Republic of Germany is involved in a war, indirectly, again especially," said the SPD politician on Tuesday in Hanover, referring to his future task. "And that's why I'm of course very aware of the responsibility and the great importance of this task," he emphasized. "The Bundeswehr...
"There is only this appointment that counts," said the national secretary of the Communist Party, again calling for a referendum on the subject.The national secretary of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, urged on Saturday “a million" of French "to roam the streetson January 19, the first day of union and political mobilization against the pension reform. "Public, private, young, retired, we all have to go out massively (...) Let's be 1 million to break into the street. Only this...
Germany After the greens The FDP is also pushing for rapid cannabis legalization Status: 01:20 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes The consumption of cannabis should be legalized in Germany - but when? Source: pa/dpa/Christoph Soeder The traffic light coalition wants to release cannabis – but it is still unclear when that will happen. Most recently, the Greens had called for a timely draft law from Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. The FDP is now joining. DThe FDP calls for a...
The "Leopard" tanks are necessary to save many lives and the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, emphasized Kuleba. The German Foreign Minister is the first German cabinet member to visit the city of Kharkiv, which was badly damaged by the war. The trip was previously kept secret. source site
Wirtz is back with a dream goal - Alonso urges patience Florian Wirtz ©Getty Images Florian Wirtz is in good shape. However, Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso warns against too early and too high expectations. Florian Wirtz was able to return to the pitch before the Christmas break. Now he has capped his comeback with a nice solo dribbling goal. Xabi Alonso calls the fact that he reports back like this the "magic of the special players". In the upcoming second...
Security Council UN Council calls on Taliban to respect women's rights A young woman walks past a Taliban fighter in Kabul. photo © Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/dpa The Taliban have asked NGOs to suspend their employees until further notice. The UN Security Council is now reacting to the order and making demands of its own. After ordering a ban on women working in non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan, the UN Security Council has called on the Taliban to respect women's rights in the...
Pandemic Kubicki against Corona measures - Dahmen urges caution The deputy FDP chairman Wolfgang Kubicki in the Bundestag photo © Kay Nietfeld/dpa In Germany, voices are increasing that the corona pandemic is over - virologist Drosten also comes to this conclusion. What does that mean with regard to the protective measures still in force? Politicians from the Greens and FDP coalition parties have different priorities when it comes to dealing with the corona virus. The Green health politician Janosch Dahmen...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday ordered to "build a bulwark" against Covid-19 and "protect" lives in China, as his country faces an outbreak of contamination after the abandonment of health restrictions. Since 2020, China has imposed strict measures, in the name of a so-called “zero Covid” policy which has made it possible to protect those most at risk and those who are poorly vaccinated. The power put an end, without notice, on December 7 to most of the measures,...
