Germany said it was set to deliver an additional 60 IRIS-T guided missiles to Ukraine to bolster its air-defence capabilities against Russian attacks, dpa learnt on Wednesday. The 60 million euros (61.8 million dollars) delivery is to be drawn from the stocks of Germany’s Armed Forces, or Bundeswehr. The decision followed German Defence … Read more
A German couple on Tuesday confessed to killing a Ukrainian refugee and her mother in March 2024 in order to steal her baby. On the first day of the trial at Mannheim District Court, the two defendants admitted to killing the 27-year-old Ukrainian and her 51-year-old mother. “I regret everything I have done,” the man … Read more
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, paving the way for early federal elections. Steinmeier announced comes after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in the Bundestag on Dec. 16. Scholz recommended the Bundestag’s dissolution after the confidence vote. In November, Scholz lost the majority in … Read more
Eintracht Frankfurt defender Nnamdi Collins has committed his international future to Germany over Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Collins, who has played for the U15 to U21 and U21, made this known in an interview with Sky Germany. He noted that his long-term ambition is to represent the Germany senior national team if invited by the manager. … Read more
The federal government of Nigeria has condemned a car attack which happened on Friday at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. The government of Nigeria, in a statement on Saturday, signed by the acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, condemned the attack, which reportedly killed at least five persons and injured … Read more