Yahoo NewsUkraine welcomes Germany's decision to supply it with Leopard 2 tanks
After weeks of mounting pressure both at home and abroad, Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday that Berlin will provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks.
After weeks of mounting pressure both at home and abroad, Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday that Berlin will provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks.
Germany finally agreeing to lend its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to fend off the Russian invasion was the biggest talking point in the news with Telegraph readers this week.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Eritrea on Thursday for a one-day surprise visit, the information ministry announced, as part of an African tour aimed at drumming up support for Moscow.He and his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh are also expected to hold a joint press conference later Thursday, the ministry added in a statement.
Ambassadors of European Union governments on Friday discussed a European Commission proposal to set price caps on Russian oil products from Feb 5, but reached no decision and decided to continue talks next week, EU diplomats said. The European Commission proposed on Thursday that the EU set a $100 per barrel price cap on premium Russian oil products like diesel and a $45 per barrel cap on discounted products like fuel oil. The price cap numbers have to be agreed on by EU governments.
The pre-tournament build-up had been dominated by the war of words between Reed and McIlroy.
The Bank of England looks on course to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage point to 4% on Feb. 2, but economists will be looking keenly for signals that this 10th consecutive rate rise will be one of the BoE's last. The BoE was the first major economy central bank to begin tightening after the COVID-19 pandemic, lifting rates from a record-low 0.1% in December 2021. But Britain's inflation rate hit a 41-year high of 11.1% in October, driven in large part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov discovered the small lorry-sized asteroid on January 21
Actress Sylvia Syms, best known for the films Ice Cold In Alex and Victim, has died at the age of 89.
Lisa Marra, who worked in Republican Cochise county, condemns ‘physically and emotionally threatening’ work environment
The former Baywatch star said the show – which was made without her input or approval – felt like "salt on a wound".
The jury in the trial of a North East teenager accused of murdering a man with a homemade shotgun has been discharged.
The Loose Women presenter will front the Oscar winner’s first UK production
Bruno Tonioli, who was confirmed as the ITV show’s new panellist on Tuesday, blew a kiss as he arrived for the Britain’s Got Talent auditions in London.
EV sales continue to rise across the UK.
Case opens in High Court in London after former Bond girl sued for her £830,000 fee for failed film A Patriot, but then faced counterclaim that she had deliberately sabotaged the film
Amazing aerial footage captured by 3deep Aerial shows a number of dolphins swimming along the Carrick Roads estuary as well as coming up close to the St Mawes Ferry.
Youngsters looking to build their future careers in the low carbon sector could be given a step up the ladder after 20 paid scholarship opportunities were announced in Redcar.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are inviting people to join them in February to celebrate LGBT+ History Month.
Nichols, 29, died three days after a January traffic stop in Memphis led to a brutal beating
Slovakia has relied on its neighbours for airspace protection since last September while it waits for new, U.S.-made F-16 fighters due in 2024. "We confirmed the interest of the Hungarian side, and Slovakia's gratitude, that it will join in protecting Slovakia's airspace," Nad said in a news conference with his Hungarian counterpart Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky, shown on his Facebook page. Slovakia grounded the ageing MiGs as it embarked on a modernisation programme.
Africa's Lake Victoria is a source of joy and livelihood for those living along its shores, but the waterway is being overrun by pollution. Kenya's Rahmina Paullete is not just tackling the scourge, but transforming waste particles into furniture, coasters and bags. She's the founder of the "Let Lake Victoria Breathe Again" campaign. The young activist joined us for Perspective.Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:Tackling climate change: 'African leaders are talking and not acting'Kenyan climate activist Abigael Kima on raising awareness in AfricaCOP27 summit: What's at stake for the African continent?