Germany
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- Middle East at war
US deploys B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran strike
The B-2 deployment, picked up by flight tracking services on Saturday, indicates that the US administration is getting the Air Force bombers in position if needed for a strike on Iran.
- Skylar Woodhouse, Alisa Odenheimer, Samy Adghirni and Ellen Milligan
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Port guide: Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
This once dull financial capital is Germany’s most overlooked city but is lively, cultured, and has buzzing neighbourhoods and great dining and shopping scenes.
- Brian Johnston
While Trump buys himself time on Iran, other countries are swooping in to avert disaster
As the US president mulls going to war, key European countries are hoping to de-escalate the conflict between Israel and Iran before it engulfs the region.
- Steven Erlanger, Jim Tankersley and Jeanna Smialek
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- Defence spending
‘They have never exported’: Shots fired in bid to build new warships for Australia
The contest is heating up between German and Japanese firms competing for a $10 billion contract to build a fleet of new warships for the Australian navy.
- Matthew Knott
What happened when Greta Thunberg was detained by Israel – and who she was with
Thunberg’s interception on a ship in international waters has devolved into a saga playing out through official diplomatic channels as much as on social media – even Conor McGregor was involved.
- Bronte Gossling
- Opinion
- Freedom of speech
J.D. Vance chastised Europeans on free speech. He wasn’t wrong
Germany has taken the homeopathic approach to free speech, hoping that a minuscule amount, heavily diluted, will cure what ails the nation.
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
‘Takes two to tango’: Trump mulls punishing Ukraine, as well as Russia
Meanwhile, the Kremlin has accused Britain of being involved in the surprise drone attack that destroyed Russian bombers at the weekend.
- Catherine Lucey, Kate Sullivan and Arne Delfs
Western diplomats scramble for cover as Israeli soldiers fire warning shots in West Bank
The Israeli military said it regretted the “inconvenience caused” as France, Italy and Canada summoned the country’s ambassadors to explain what had happened.
- May Angel
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- World elections
Mathematician v ex-football hooligan: Centrist defeats far-right firebrand in Romania election
Pro-European centrist Nicușor Dan will be the next president after a divisive vote that one former president described as a choice between “continued integration with the West and a slide toward a more authoritarian model”.
- Rob Harris
Germany must have a stronger army than Britain, chancellor says
Friedrich Merz has outlined plans to create Europe’s largest fighting force in his first major speech as chancellor.
- James Rothwell and Daniel Hardaker
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