‘New era’ for German army as permanent brigade launched in Lithuania

The German military entered what Chancellor Friedrich Merz described as a “new era” on Thursday, with the launching of its first large unit stationed permanently in another country. Merz and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda both attended the roll-call ceremony for the new armoured brigade in the centre of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The deployment came…

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German Greens slam Israel’s action in Gaza as new offensive unfolds

Germany’s Green Party on Saturday strongly criticized Israel’s military action in the Gaza Strip, after the country launched a major new offensive in the sealed-off territory overnight. The ongoing blockade of aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip and the renewed expansion of hostilities are “unacceptable,” Green Party leader Franziska Brantner said. One in five people…

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