Ancient chariot grave found at construction site for Intel facility in Germany

Ancient chariot grave found at construction site for Intel facility in Germany

German archaeologists discovered a complex ancient burial ground, including a chariot grave, while excavating an industrial park where construction is set to begin on a new facility for Intel, the American chip manufacturing company.  The site is near Magdeburg, about 100 miles west of Berlin, and plans to build two semiconductor plants on the land … Read more

Romania’s president launches bid for NATO top job against Mark Rutte – POLITICO

Romania’s president launches bid for NATO top job against Mark Rutte – POLITICO

“Russia will remain the most significant and direct threat to the Alliance for the foreseeable future,” he wrote. Iohannis would be the first NATO chief from a country that was once in the Soviet bloc, but he faces an uphill struggle to edge out Rutte. The U.S., Britain, France and Germany — the four biggest … Read more

Czech Republic backtracks on finding cash to buy 800,000 shells for Ukraine – POLITICO

Czech Republic backtracks on finding cash to buy 800,000 shells for Ukraine – POLITICO

Prague is leading an initiative to purchase 500,000 155 mm and 300,000 122 mm caliber artillery shells for Kyiv. Overall, 18 countries have agreed to finance the purchases within the Czech-led initiative. While some governments — including from Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands — have announced actual financial commitments, others, such as France and Germany, haven’t provided exact figures. … Read more

Ukraine Allies Line Up Funds for 800,000 Artillery Shells

Ukraine Allies Line Up Funds for 800,000 Artillery Shells

Ukraine’s allies have lined up nearly all the funding required for a Czech-led initiative to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds, according to a government official familiar with the arrangements. The commitments mean that the shells could be delivered to Ukraine in a matter of weeks, according to separate people, who spoke on the … Read more

German ‘Plot’ to Bomb Crimean Bridge Sends Kremlin Into Hysterics

German ‘Plot’ to Bomb Crimean Bridge Sends Kremlin Into Hysterics

Counterintelligence agents in Germany have sprung into action after one of Vladimir Putin’s top allies in the press published an audio recording on Friday that she claimed was a conversation between German generals plotting to blow up the Crimean Bridge. The 38-minute audio clip, first shared by RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, circulated simultaneously in Russia’s … Read more

Meta to Wind Down Facebook News Feature in US, Australia

Meta to Wind Down Facebook News Feature in US, Australia

Meta Platforms Inc. is winding down its news feature in the US and Australia, part of a broader shift away from the category for the social media giant. The Facebook News tab, which lets users see headlines and stories, will be “deprecated” in those two countries in early April, Meta said in a blog post … Read more

Romania president seeks to challenge Rutte for top job – POLITICO

Romania president seeks to challenge Rutte for top job – POLITICO

Saying that they don’t mean to stand in the way of Rutte, a senior Eastern European diplomat said: “At least somebody has to ask, ‘OK, Mark, how are you going to deal with Russia?’” They also cite Rutte’s repeated failure to bring Dutch defense spending up to the target of 2 percent of GDP agreed … Read more

Andreas Brehme: The unexpected German World Cup hero – and a player who truly cared

Andreas Brehme: The unexpected German World Cup hero – and a player who truly cared

Andreas “Andi” Brehme wasn’t supposed to be the hero of the 1990 World Cup final. Striker Rudi Voller was down to take penalties, but didn’t want to when the time came because he had been the man brought down in the box; in the eyes of referee Edgardo Codesal, at least. German football superstition had … Read more

Troy Phillip Bohling admits raping and murdering US hiker he threw into German ravine

Troy Phillip Bohling admits raping and murdering US hiker he threw into German ravine

Bohling then carried on with the sexual assault, before strangling Ms Liu with a belt, while filming the act. Interrupted by a pair of hikers who stumbled on the crime, he pushed the rape victim over the same ledge while she was unconscious. The 21-year-old landed at the bottom of the slope next to her … Read more

Trump will quit NATO, Hillary Clinton says, as U.S. commitment in question

Trump will quit NATO, Hillary Clinton says, as U.S. commitment in question

Former U.S. President and current GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the press at Mar-a-Lago on February 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images “He will pull us out of NATO,” Clinton told attendees during a lunchtime session. Trump stoked fresh concerns over the U.S.’ commitment … Read more