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The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple Germany's government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022.
Finns quickly changed their opinion about joining the alliance.
A man who fended off a knife-wielding attacker who killed six people in a Sydney mall in April 2024 was French, not Russian -- as was falsely claimed in social media posts. The accounts shared video of the confrontation that appeared to show the man -- who was armed only with a shopping mall bollard -- shouting "Stay back!" in Russian, but the French national told Australian media that he did not say anything to the attacker.
He stated that his intention was to give the Russian armed forces an advantage against the background of the current political situation.
A German military officer with ties to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has confessed to providing information to a Russian intelligence service. He was driven by fear of a nuclear escalation of the Ukraine war, the 54-year-old testified at the first day of his trial before the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court on Monday. The defendant, who holds the rank of captain, had worked at the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw).