Germany has committed to purchasing three HIMARS rocket launchers from the USA with the intention to transfer them to Ukraine, as announced by German Defense Minister Pistorius.
NEW EPISODE: This week on the podcast, we're delving into our weird obsession with the Nutri-Score food labels used in 8 European countries.
Why might chamomile tea get a C rating when a diet cola gets an A? And does Giorgia Meloni have a point in claiming the ratings are biased against Italians?
We're also talking about Georgia's protests and a scary moment in German politics.
trying to buy #DeutschlandTicket from abroad - until Feb I used to do it via deutschlandticket.de (Transdev) but they switched from SEPA only to credit card only and the billing address can only be D, A, CH - while my card is a UK one. DB navigator app has SEPA with scary looking identity checks that don't work with my (German) online banking. VRR app doesn't like my device. Any suggestions? @seatsixtyone#travel#germany#railways
~100 educators in Berlin have stated their support of protesting students: "We stand with our students & defend their right to peaceful protest.”
Germany’s Education Minister called the statement "staggering. Instead of taking a clear stand against hatred of Israel & Jews, university occupiers are being turned into the victims."
Police said 79 protestors were arrested & 80 criminal investigations initiated.
On Thursday #Russia will celebrate Victory Day, its commemoration of the defeat of #Nazi#Germany in 1945. Domestically, this is nostalgia. In the 1970s, Soviet leader Leonid #Brezhnev created a cult of victory. Russia under #Putin has continued the tradition.
Abroad, this is intimidation. We are meant to think that Russia cannot lose.
Russia can lose. And it should lose, for the sake of the world — and for its own sake.
TikTok CEO #ShouZiChew has said the company will take the fight against the new law to the courts, but some experts believe that for the #US#SupremeCourt, national security considerations could outweigh #FreeSpeech protection.
The #US is by far the largest arms supplier to its closest #MiddleEast ally, followed by #Germany – whose strong support for #Israel reflects in part atonement for the Nazi #Holocaust – and #Italy.