Category: Articles
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Secret services in some countries operate explosive drones via SIM cards. Now the technique hits Germany
Explosive drones are increasingly being controlled via mobile networks, making them harder to detect. Ukraine demonstrated the technology in Operation “Spiderweb”, Israel in Iran. Now the threat appears for the first time in Germany. Two weeks ago, a bus driver…
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Despite PKK self-dissolution and peace process in Turkey: Germany set to keep pursuing Kurds hard
The peace process launched in Turkey with the PKK’s self-dissolution is historic. In Germany, however, the will to prosecute the Kurdistan Workers’ Party remains unbroken. On Monday, the Turkish parliament passed far-reaching amnesty provisions for members of the Kurdistan Workers’…
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EU heavily equips coastguards of Mediterranean neighbours – Turkey received particularly large share of funding
Boats, radar and training for coastguards in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, and above all Turkey: an EU presentation reveals the scale of its border externalisation. NGOs criticise the outsourcing of human rights violations. The European Union is not only supporting…
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German TKMS expands submarine business with new vessels also for Israel – Netanyahu soon to be questioned over the deal
With the former cultural diplomat Andreas Görgen, the German Thyssenkrupp subsidiary TKMS is expanding its submarine business worldwide. Meanwhile, an Israeli commission investigating corruption allegations is due to question Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time this autumn. Last week, the…