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Pentagon announces $6B for long-term Ukraine weapons contracts: The United States announced a $6 billion weapons package for Ukraine on Friday ...
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Pentagon announces $6B for long-term Ukraine weapons contracts
Quick Glance: Billion-Dollar Package for Long-Term Ukraine Weapon Contracts
  • The United States announced a $6 billion weapons package for Ukraine on Friday, its largest military aid package to date for Kyiv’s forces.

  • The weapons and equipment will include critical interceptors for Ukraine’s Patriot and NASAM air defense systems, significant amounts of artillery ammunition, air-to-ground munitions, counterdrone weapons, and maintenance and sustainment support.

  • In addition to previous aid packages, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking additional Patriot batteries to create a shield around Ukrainian cities and defend against further Russian missile attacks.
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Nuclear power plants: the pulse is falling again: Notes from two ministries suggest: Green Party ministers pushed through the nuclear phase-out against their ...
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Nuclear power plants: the pulse is falling again
Quick Glance: CDU Official Demands Halt to Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning
  • A revelation from "Cicero" magazine indicates that the decision for Germany's nuclear phase-out was primarily driven by green anti-nuclear activists, sparking harsh criticism towards Economy Minister Robert Habeck.

  • The Economy Ministry refutes the "Cicero" portrayal, emphasizing that decisions were based on transparent and open-ended evaluations.

  • The CDU and FDP criticize Habeck, calling for clarification and a reassessment of the nuclear power plant decommissioning.

  • Experts and politicians express concerns over potential public misrepresentation and the erosion of trust in the government due to the revelations from the documents.
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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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Strategy for the AfD from the Kremlin?: The AfD likes to appear patriotic. But this image is crumbling after the latest espionage allegations ...
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Strategy for the AfD from the Kremlin?
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Galeria closes 16 of its 92 department stores: Of the approximately 12,800 people the company employs, 11,400 are expected to keep their jobs ...
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Galeria closes 16 of its 92 department stores
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Ingrid Robeyns: "Nobody earns more than 10 million euros - not even a saint": How much is too much money? So far, hardly anyone has wanted to answer the question ...
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Ingrid Robeyns:
Quick Glance: Falcons Surprise by Drafting QB Michael Penix Jr.
  • The Atlanta Falcons made waves at the NFL draft by selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick, shocking many.

  • Despite recently signing Kirk Cousins to a lucrative deal, the Falcons opted for Penix, highlighting their long-term vision for the team.

  • Penix expressed readiness to learn from Cousins, while the Falcons firmly believe he could be their future franchise player.

  • Amid past controversial picks, the Falcons stand by their decision, aiming to follow successful team models by grooming Penix as the successor to Cousins.
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Heusgen: Scholz's Taurus no "increasingly incomprehensible": Chancellor Scholz should reconsider his rejection of the delivery of cruise missiles to Ukraine ...
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Heusgen: Scholz's Taurus no
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Authorities suspect rabies: Wolf runs after cyclist on country road: Drivers make a disturbing observation on a country road in Romania: a wolf is walking on the ...
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Authorities suspect rabies: Wolf runs after cyclist on country road
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USA: Kiev allowed to use long-range ATACMS short-range missiles against occupied Crimea
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USA: Kiev allowed to use long-range ATACMS short-range missiles against ...
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War: US announces $6 billion in military aid to Ukraine: After Congress gave its approval for arms deliveries, the US announced one aid package after another.
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War: US announces $6 billion in military aid to Ukraine
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After months of debate and discussion in Congress, the U.S. finally passed $61 billion in aid for Ukraine. Kristine Berzina ... Show more
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Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 7:05 p.m. USA announces new billion-dollar package for Ukraine +++
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Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 7:05 p.m. USA announces new ...
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There are also new allegations against Bystron: Kremlin wrote a “manifesto” for the AfD
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There are also new allegations against Bystron: Kremlin wrote a ...
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Slump in the heat pump market: Stiebel Eltron announces short-time work: Horrible gas prices due to the war in Ukraine caused heat pumps to boom ...
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Slump in the heat pump market: Stiebel Eltron announces short-time work
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El Pais: Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine: The move is the latest from Western nations responding to calls from Kyiv for more air defenses in the face ...
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El Pais: Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
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Annalena Baerbock is doing a lot wrong, but it could have been worse: The Green chief diplomat is more ridiculed than respected internationally ...
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Annalena Baerbock is doing a lot wrong, but it could have been worse
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U.S. Announces $6 Billion Aid Package Including Patriot Air-Defense Systems: The United States will provide Ukraine with Patriot missiles for its air-defense ...
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U.S. Announces $6 Billion Aid Package Including Patriot Air-Defense ...
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Russia Striking Ukraine Railways to 'Paralyze' Army Cargo – Ukraine Source: A senior Ukrainian security source told AFP on Friday that Russia had increased ...
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Russia Striking Ukraine Railways to 'Paralyze' Army Cargo – Ukraine Source
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Job fears in the automotive industry: electromobility forces job cuts: The automotive industry is one of the largest employers in Germany. But electromobility is ...
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Job fears in the automotive industry: electromobility forces job cuts
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Source: Ukraine destroys Russian Ka-32 helicopter at Moscow airfield: A Russian multirole helicopter Ka-32 was destroyed at the Ostafyevo airfield in Moscow ...
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Source: Ukraine destroys Russian Ka-32 helicopter at Moscow airfield
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Xi warns Blinken: Stop being two-faced: America is “saying one thing and doing another,” Chinese leader cautions top US diplomat.
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Xi warns Blinken: Stop being two-faced
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Russia claims it struck Western arms being transported in Ukraine by rail : Russia on Friday (Apr 26) said that it had used missiles and artillery to target ...
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Russia claims it struck Western arms being transported in Ukraine by rail
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Kuleba: Latvia, Ukraine to bolster drone production: Ukraine and Latvia are working to increase joint drone production, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on ...
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Kuleba: Latvia, Ukraine to bolster drone production
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Spain confirms plans to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine: Madrid will provide Ukraine with Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita ...
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Spain confirms plans to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
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“Kaufleute” instead of “Kaufmann”: Traditional club renames itself 500 years after its founding
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“Kaufleute” instead of “Kaufmann”: Traditional club renames itself 500 ...
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"A careless word": Lukashenko warns West of apocalypse: Belarus' ruler Lukashenko is conjuring up the worst case scenario. "One careless word ...
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Russian Forces Advance in Eastern Ukraine as Kyiv Awaits US Weaponry: Russian forces pressed forward in eastern Ukraine and in some areas accelerated their ...
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Russian Forces Advance in Eastern Ukraine as Kyiv Awaits US Weaponry
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US secretly sent Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles: Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United ...
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US secretly sent Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles
Quick Glance: USA Provides Ukraine with Long-Range ATACMS Missiles
  • The USA delivered short-range ATACMS missiles with extended range to Ukraine to protect the country.

  • The delivery was discreet, part of an aid package to maintain Ukraine's operational security.

  • The USA previously provided ATACMS missiles with a range of 165 km last year, now supplying missiles with up to 300 km range.

  • Germany rejects providing the Taurus missile while the USA offers extensive aid to Ukraine.
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Russia arrests Forbes reporter over social media posts on Bucha massacre: Russia has arrested a journalist from the Russian edition of Forbes magazine for social ...
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Russia arrests Forbes reporter over social media posts on Bucha massacre
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Putin’s Brittle Regime: Like the Soviet One That Preceded It, His System Is Always on the Brink of Collapse
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Putin’s Brittle Regime: Like the Soviet One That Preceded It ...
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Reaction to sanctions: Russia confiscates assets of major American bank: Because Russian money has been frozen in the USA, Moscow is expropriating assets of the ...
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Reaction to sanctions: Russia confiscates assets of major American bank
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Zelensky reminds world of Russian nuclear threat on Chornobyl anniversary: The Zaporizhzhia plant – the largest nuclear plant in Europe – has been under Russian ...
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Zelensky reminds world of Russian nuclear threat on Chornobyl anniversary
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Poland's Foreign Minister Sikorski to Russia and China: “End the war!”: Radoslaw Sikorski gave a groundbreaking speech. He recalled that China helped the Poles ...
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Poland's Foreign Minister Sikorski to Russia and China: “End the war!”
Quick Glance: Poland's Assertive Stance in Europe Amid Russian Threat
  • Poland's foreign minister urged NATO to increase defense readiness and expressed the desire for central decision-making in the EU amidst the Ukraine conflict.

  • Sikorski highlighted the benefits of EU membership and emphasized Poland's goal to be part of the countries shaping Europe, not defending against it.

  • He praised French President Macron's support for Ukraine and called for more military aid from Paris, while condemning Russia's attempts to create conflict between Poland and Ukraine.

  • Sikorski underlined the West's superiority in case of a Russian attack and criticized the previous government's policies, aiming to restore Poland's international standing and democratic norms.
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Exclusive | Putin Didn’t Directly Order Alexei Navalny’s February Death, U.S. Spy Agencies Find
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Exclusive | Putin Didn’t Directly Order Alexei Navalny’s February Death, U ...