German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday went to Magdeburg to voice his sympathy and support for the victims of a Christmas market attack that killed five people and left more than 200 injured, Reuters reports. “What a terrible act it is to injure and kill so many people there with such brutality,” Scholz said….
The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that a local employee of Iran’s embassy in Damascus was killed last week after being shot in his vehicle in the city, Iran International reports. Esmaeil Baghaei said that Davood Bitaraf was killed by “terrorists” and added that the Syrian transitional government is responsible for “identifying,…
Police in the German city of Magdeburg have so far confirmed the deaths of four people in a car ramming attack on a Christmas market, the Bild newspaper reports. According to the law enforcement agencies, a total of 205 people suffered injuries, with 41 being in critical condition. Reiner Haseloff, the premier of…
The European Commission has proposed suspending parts of the EU-Georgia Visa Facilitation Agreement, targeting Georgian diplomats, officials, and their families, civil.ge reports. If adopted by the Council, these individuals would need visas for short stays in the EU (up to 90 days in any 180-day period), losing privileges such as reduced fees, shorter application…
