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“Maybrit Illner”: “There has never been this level of treason in Germany,” shouts Laschet
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“Maybrit Illner”: “There has never been this level of treason in Germany ...
Quick Glance: Clash over AfD's Corruption Allegations
  • Despite corruption allegations, the AfD stands by its EU lead candidates, sparking a heated debate on 'Maybrit Illner.'

  • Concerns arise over potential bribery involving Krah and Bystron, despite no legal guilt being proven.

  • Internal distancing within the AfD and criticism of a lack of transparency regarding the candidates ensue.

  • The discussion concludes with the possibility of the AfD's list changes for the European elections being invalidated.
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The persistence of an old anti-Semitic myth: The dark legacy and ongoing body count of an ancient anti-Semitic myth
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The persistence of an old anti-Semitic myth
Quick Glance: The Legacy of an Ancient Anti-Semitic Myth
  • Mary Antin recounts the false accusations against Jews regarding the Passover festival in a 1911 article in The Atlantic.

  • The 'blood libel', rooted in medieval beliefs, continues to have deadly consequences, exemplified by the case of Russian Jew Menachem Mendel Beilis.

  • Contemporary dissemination of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about Jewish ritual murders persists, as evidenced by recent events.

  • Despite the historical backdrop, the Passover celebration remains a traditional festival unrelated to the false accusations.
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AfD members' connections to Russia and China have dominated the headlines for weeks. Today, at the request of the traffic light coalition factions ... Show more
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Nicaragua's genocide lawsuit: Is Putin behind it?: Nicaragua's lawsuit against Germany at the International Court of Justice could lead to Russia ...
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Nicaragua's genocide lawsuit: Is Putin behind it?
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Ukraine agriculture minister released on bail in $7m corruption case: Ukraine has pledged to bolster its anticorruption efforts as part of its bid for European ...
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Ukraine agriculture minister released on bail in $7m corruption case
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Construction boss accused of bribing Russian minister as scandal widens: A third man has been detained in a bribery investigation centering on Deputy Russian ...
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Construction boss accused of bribing Russian minister as scandal widens
Quick Glance: Detention of Russia's Deputy Defense Minister on Suspicion of High Treason
  • Timur Ivanov, Russia's deputy defense minister, is suspected of high treason and bribery, facing a possible 15-year sentence.

  • Ivanov's arrest sparked speculation about a potential purge within Moscow's elite circle, especially given his close relationships with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

  • Independent Russian media outlets report corruption allegations against Ivanov and his family, stemming from kickbacks on ministry-related contracts.

  • Ivanov is also alleged to have profited from construction projects in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which fell under Moscow's control after a prolonged siege. His arrest came shortly after a meeting with Shoigu and other defense ministry officials.
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UK Men Charged Under New Security Law Over Pro-Russia Attack: Several British men were charged under a new national security law for supporting Russia by ...
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UK Men Charged Under New Security Law Over Pro-Russia Attack
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Ukraine Destroys Russia's Ka-32 Helicopter in Moscow: Video: Ukrainian intelligence claimed to have set the Russian aircraft on fire at an airfield located just ...
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Ukraine Destroys Russia's Ka-32 Helicopter in Moscow: Video
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Russian spy sentenced to 2.5 years in Poland: The District Court in the Polish city of Gdansk sentenced a Russian citizen accused of espionage on behalf of ...
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Russian spy sentenced to 2.5 years in Poland
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Von Notz in the Bundestag: "AfD is a shame for our country": Fierce exchange of blows in the Bundestag: The Greens are attacking the AfD head-on because of ...
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Von Notz in the Bundestag:
Quick Glance: Investigation of Possible Payments from China and Russia to Maximilian Krah
  • The General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden has officially initiated investigations against Maximilian Krah due to potential financial flows from Russian and Chinese sources.

  • The AfD lead candidate for the European Parliament elections, Maximilian Krah, is the subject of two preliminary investigations at the General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden.

  • Towards the end of last year, Krah was questioned by the FBI about possible payments from Kremlin-related sources, allegedly carrying a four-digit sum of money at that time.

  • On Monday evening, German authorities arrested Jian G., a close associate of Krah, who is suspected of spying for the Chinese intelligence service in Germany.
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The members of the Bundestag are dealing with the latest AfD affairs regarding espionage for China and influence from Russia ... Show more
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U.S. Confirms It Sent Missiles With 300-Kilometer Range To Ukraine: The U.S. State Department confirmed on April 24 that the United States sent long-range ...
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U.S. Confirms It Sent Missiles With 300-Kilometer Range To Ukraine
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Russia vetoed a US attempt to stop countries putting nukes in space: Russia blocked a US-led UN resolution barring nuclear arms in space, amid US security ...
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Russia vetoed a US attempt to stop countries putting nukes in space
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Far-right AfD reels as German lawmakers slam party over espionage and corruption allegations
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Far-right AfD reels as German lawmakers slam party over espionage and ...
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Money laundering: EU Parliament bans cash payments over 10,000 euros: The EU Parliament has declared war on money laundering: the new rules also affect Russian ...
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Money laundering: EU Parliament bans cash payments over 10,000 euros
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UK slams MEPs for saying Gibraltar is undermining Russian sanctions — and calling it a ‘colony’
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UK slams MEPs for saying Gibraltar is undermining Russian sanctions — and ...
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How big is the Islamist danger in Germany?: In 2023, an ex-IS fighter is arrested. Accusation: planning an attack. He was released from prison as ...
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How big is the Islamist danger in Germany?
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Political scientist: Espionage allegations are unlikely to harm the AfD: Few people will reconsider their attitude towards the party, says political scientist ...
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Political scientist: Espionage allegations are unlikely to harm the AfD
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#FPVideo : Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov was arrested by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on April 23 over charges of corruption ... Show more
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Military: Russia suffers 85% of losses in the Eastern sector - Euromaidan Press: According to the spokesperson for the Khortytsia operational-strategic grouping ...
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Military: Russia suffers 85% of losses in the Eastern sector - Euromaidan ...
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Russian court passes huge sentences against Melitopol mother of two and other Ukrainians on evidently fictitious terrorism charges
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Russian court passes huge sentences against Melitopol mother of two and ...
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Moscow: Deputy Defense Minister Ivanov accused of corruption: Timur Ivanov is alleged to have accepted massive bribes. The deputy Sergei Shoigus has now been ...
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Moscow: Deputy Defense Minister Ivanov accused of corruption
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Munz: Only with Putin's consent: Arrest of Shoigu's deputy "is a power struggle in the Kremlin"
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Munz: Only with Putin's consent: Arrest of Shoigu's deputy
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Russian Defense Minister Shoigu Weakened by Arrest of Key Ally: The arrest on bribery charges of one of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s closest allies ...
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Russian Defense Minister Shoigu Weakened by Arrest of Key Ally
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Russia detains deputy of defence minister Shoigu for corruption: Russian security services detained one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's deputies on suspicion ...
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Russia detains deputy of defence minister Shoigu for corruption
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Moscow pressured Nicaragua to file genocide case against Germany, intel sources say 
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Moscow pressured Nicaragua to file genocide case against Germany ...
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Blinken visits Beijing: now the US wants to sanction Chinese banks: The threat from Washington is already affecting payment transactions between Russia and China ...
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Blinken visits Beijing: now the US wants to sanction Chinese banks
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Biden Signs Ukraine Aid Package, Says Weapons Shipments To Start In Coming Hours: U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a long-delayed military aid package hours ...
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Biden Signs Ukraine Aid Package, Says Weapons Shipments To Start In Coming ...
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Russia’s deputy defense minister arrested on bribery charges: Opposition activists had exposed Timur Ivanov’s vast wealth, including yachts ...
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Russia’s deputy defense minister arrested on bribery charges
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Germany sees spike in Chinese and Russian espionage: Six suspected spies have been arrested in quick succession. Security services see links to the war against ...
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Germany sees spike in Chinese and Russian espionage
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Russian deputy defence minister charged with ‘particularly large scale’ corruption
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Iran Sentences Dissident Rapper Salehi To Death: Iranian dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death by a court in Isfahan ...
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Iran Sentences Dissident Rapper Salehi To Death
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Swedish Navy chief says Russian 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers possibly conducting espionage in Baltic Sea
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Swedish Navy chief says Russian 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers ...
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US may sanction Chinese banks aiding Russia war effort: Report: The US is drafting sanctions that threaten to cut some Chinese banks off from the global ...
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US may sanction Chinese banks aiding Russia war effort: Report
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Hatespeech rules during the Ukraine war: Russian court sentences Meta spokesperson to six years in prison
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Hatespeech rules during the Ukraine war: Russian court sentences Meta ...
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‘A distortion of history’ Russian political actors and historians on Team Navalny’s new film about Yeltsin’s role in Putin’s rise to power — Meduza
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‘A distortion of history’ Russian political actors and historians on Team ...
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Spying scandals: EU capitals on high alert ahead of June elections: Germany has been hit by espionage scandals in recent days, with several persons being ...
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Spying scandals: EU capitals on high alert ahead of June elections
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UN identifies 85 cases of sexual violence committed by Russian troops in Ukraine in 2023 - Euromaidan Press
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UN identifies 85 cases of sexual violence committed by Russian troops in ...
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Setback for Ukraine as Russia takes control of the settlement of Bohdanivka : Russia is continuing its assault on Ukraine. Ukraine is on the verge of losing ...
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Setback for Ukraine as Russia takes control of the settlement of ...
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#Russian deputy defence minister, Timur Ivanov, has been detained for allegedly accepting "large-scale" bribes. As per reports ... Show more
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Wider Europe Briefing: Why Doesn't The EU Sanction Corrupt Politicians?: I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues ...
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Wider Europe Briefing: Why Doesn't The EU Sanction Corrupt Politicians?
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Biden promises speedy delivery of 'battlefield' aid for Ukraine: US President Joe Biden promised that tens of billions of dollars of much-delayed military aid ...
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Biden promises speedy delivery of 'battlefield' aid for Ukraine
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Russian man jailed for 10 years over railway sabotage, treason: Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what were previously treated as ...
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Russian man jailed for 10 years over railway sabotage, treason
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Russian minister detained after taking especially large bribe, law enforcement agency says
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Russian minister detained after taking especially large bribe ...
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Russian influence: New allegations weigh on Bystron: According to new media reports, recordings from the Czech secret service incriminate AfD politician Petr ...
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Russian influence: New allegations weigh on Bystron
Quick Glance: Suspicion of Russian Money Payments: Incriminating Video Recordings of AfD Politician Bystron
  • Czech authorities possess incriminating video recordings of AfD politician Petr Bystron receiving packages.

  • Bystron is suspected of receiving money from pro-Moscow channels, supported by audio and video evidence.

  • The influence operation of »Voice of Europe« led to money flowing to Kremlin-friendly politicians in the EU.

  • Bystron is accused of accepting money, prompting preliminary investigations for alleged bribery.
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Budanov: Ukraine faces 'difficult situation' starting mid-May: Ukraine is about to face a "difficult" but "not catastrophic" ...
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Budanov: Ukraine faces 'difficult situation' starting mid-May
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Source: Ukrainian drones strike Russian energy facilities overnight: Ukrainian special services, together with the military, orchestrated a large-scale drone ...
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Source: Ukrainian drones strike Russian energy facilities overnight
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Insta-Nazis: How Claims Of 'Rehabilitating Nazism' Are Molding A Militaristic Society In Putin's Russia
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Insta-Nazis: How Claims Of 'Rehabilitating Nazism' Are Molding A ...
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Russia's Tu-22M3 'Backfire' bomber: How Ukraine says it executed its first kill: The supersonic bomber is designed to take out sea- and ground-based targets ...
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Russia's Tu-22M3 'Backfire' bomber: How Ukraine says it executed its first ...
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Students throughout Russia pose in star shape to commemorate the ‘genocide of the Soviet people’ — Meduza
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Students throughout Russia pose in star shape to commemorate the ‘genocide ...
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Frontline report: Ukrainians repel Russian river crossing attempts near Avdiivka - Euromaidan Press
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Frontline report: Ukrainians repel Russian river crossing attempts near ...
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What Putin's spies want in Germany: Why the Kremlin attempted a sabotage operation in Germany.
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What Putin's spies want in Germany
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Zelenskiy Calls For More Air Defenses After Deadly Ukraine Strike: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has again appealed to Ukraine's Western allies and partners to ...
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Zelenskiy Calls For More Air Defenses After Deadly Ukraine Strike
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Migration and discrimination in Putin’s Russia — Meduza: It’s no secret that the economies of Central Asian countries like Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan ...
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Migration and discrimination in Putin’s Russia — Meduza
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Russia's embassy denies spying in Germany: Two people who are said to have spied for Russia have been arrested in Germany. The Russian embassy is now making ...
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Russia's embassy denies spying in Germany
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Here's what a Ukrainian defeat to Russia might look like: Russia is poised to seize control of more of Ukraine this year as US aid runs low.
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Here's what a Ukrainian defeat to Russia might look like
Quick Glance: Russia Strikes Chernihiv: 18 Dead, Ukraine Appeals for Air Defense
  • At least 18 people were killed and over 60 wounded in Chernihiv due to Russian missile strikes. Ukrainian officials emphasized that the attack could have been prevented with adequate air defense systems.

  • Russia launched three Iskander cruise missiles at the city, located near the Russian border and previously encircled by Russian troops.

  • Ukraine currently has three Patriot air defense systems but requires 26 for full coverage. Following appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send an additional one.

  • A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is stalled in the US Congress, allowing Russia to exploit ammunition and air defense shortages and gain ground in the east.
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Another Russian Scientist Working on Hypersonic Research Imprisoned: Since President Putin declared Russia was developing hypersonic weapons in 2018 ...
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Another Russian Scientist Working on Hypersonic Research Imprisoned