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Scots British embassy security guard admits spying for Russia

David Ballantyne Smith, 58, faces up to 14 years in prison after passing information on British civil servants to the Russian military.

Daily Record

Berlin embassy spy case reminiscent of John Le Carre thriller

Hopes of a warmer co-existence with Russia have been gradually snuffed out since the Cold War ended.

The Independent UK

Security guard admits spying for Russia from British embassy in Berlin

David Ballantyne Smith is said to have been driven by an intense hatred for his own country and wanted to live in Russia or Ukraine at the time he passed on secret intelligence from May 2020

Daily Mirror

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Guard admits spying for Russia while working at British embassy in Berlin

David Ballantyne Smith was ‘driven by an intense hatred for his own country’, court told

The Independent UK

Guard admits spying for Russia while working at British embassy in Berlin - OLD

David Ballantyne Smith, 58, is said to have been driven by an intense hatred for his own country.

The Independent UK

Helena Hauff’s listening diary: ‘I feel so grown up listening to jazz while cooking’

The Hamburg-based techno doyenne takes us through a few days of listening, from a surprise Depeche Mode song to funky, energetic electro

The Guardian - UK

Germany to discuss Russian war crimes prosecution with G7 - justice minister

The justice ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will focus on ways to prosecute suspected Russian war crimes at their meeting in Berlin later this month, the German justice minister said in a media interview published on Friday.

Reuters

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Death of cyclist in Berlin provokes debate over road protests

Blockade delayed arrival of rescue vehicle, but attending doctor says this had no influence over cyclist’s death

The Guardian - UK

Germany to Hungary: no grey area on ratifying Sweden, Finland NATO accession

Germany has made it clear to Hungary that there is no grey area when it comes to the ratification of Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in Berlin on Thursday.

Reuters

Berlin expands old airport shelter as refugee housing scarce

The German capital is expanding a temporary refugee shelter at a former airport to accommodate 3,600 Ukrainians, as it struggles to put up more civilians fleeing Russian attacks on Ukraine’s vital infrastructure ahead of the upcoming cold winter months

The Independent UK

Iconic Netflix filming locations you can visit from Squid Game to Bridgerton

Channel your favourite characters from Emily In Paris and The Queen’s Gambit at these filming locations

Manchester Evening News

Germany acknowledges difficulties for LGBT people in Qatar but no travel warning

The situation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Qatar is difficult, but Germany currently does not have a travel warning in place for the country, said a foreign ministry spokesperson in Berlin on Wednesday.

Reuters

China calls on Germany to protect access amid chip scrutiny

China’s government has appealed to Germany to maintain access to its markets after a company said Berlin may block the sale of a computer chip factory to a Chinese-owned buyer

The Independent UK

Tesla Stockpiling Model Y Rear Megacasts At Giga Berlin

As Tesla works to ramp up Model Y production in Germany, it's tweaking production processes. Meanwhile, its Giga Press machines are cranking out rear megacasts.

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Evening Standard

Carnage for the ENO is what ‘levelling up’ really means

RIGHT now, London has two opera houses. (Berlin has three.) There’s the Royal Opera, the grand one, in Covent Garden, and, in the West End, you can see English National Opera a mile off, under the sparkly orb of the London Coliseum. They’re different. The Royal Opera attracts singers you’d…

Reuters

Italy demands countries take responsibility for migrant rescue boats

A row escalated on Friday over who should take care of migrants rescued by charity groups off the Italian coast, with Italy insisting that countries whose flag was flown by the boats should bear some of the responsibility and Norway disagreeing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bust those who make thuggish threats and turn to violence

If we don’t, we are headed to the Berlin of 1933.

Al Jazeera

Europa League roundup: Arsenal top, Manchester United in playoffs

The final group matches saw 8 teams progress to the Europa League’s final 16, and another 8 head to the playoffs.

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Germany's Scholz calls for economic ties 'as equals' on first China trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Beijing, with both countries seeking to deepen economic cooperation on a trip that has prompted criticism over Berlin's growing reliance on China's power.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz tests China ties with inaugural visit, to discuss Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in China on a one-day trip on Friday, becoming the first G7 leader to visit since the start of COVID-19 and President Xi Jinping solidifying his grip on power with a third term as Communist Party general secretary.

WEKU

Why Western leaders are warily watching the German leader's trip to China

As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on Friday, he is under political pressure at home, and from Washington, to rethink Berlin's relationship with Beijing.

Reuters

Japan, Germany eye military logistics pact -Japan official

Japan and Germany have agreed to work towards a military logistics pact, a Japanese government official said on Thursday, as Tokyo and Berlin tighten security relations on the back of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's growing military might.

Al Jazeera

Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes appeal for unity at summit with regional leaders in Berlin.

Reuters

Berlin urges German nationals to leave Iran or risk arrest

Germany's government on Thursday urged its citizens to leave Iran or risk arbitrary arrest and long prison terms there, warning that dual nationals were particularly at risk.

The Independent UK

How Europe is trying to get people moving by train

A number of European countries are trying to get people to embrace lower-emission trips, write Rick Noack, Meg Kelly and Sandra Mehl. So how well is it working?

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