
Jastinder Khera
Editor at AFP Fact Check
Correspondent, AFP Berlin. Don't blame my employers for any of this.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Jastinder Khera
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet US President Donald Trump Thursday, hoping to build a personal relationship despite discord over Ukraine and the threat of a trade war. A month into his job, conservative Merz, 69, is a staunch transatlanticist at pains to maintain good ties with what he considers post-war Germany's "indispensable" ally, despite Trump's unyielding "America First" stance.
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3 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Jastinder Khera
The new German government's policy of turning asylum seekers away at its borders is illegal, a court ruled Monday, dealing a blow to one of conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's flagship measures. "Persons who express the wish to seek asylum while at a border check on German territory may not be sent back" before it has been determined which state is responsible for processing the claim under the EU's so-called "Dublin" system, Berlin's Administrative Court said in a statement.
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1 month ago |
themoscowtimes.com | Jastinder Khera
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv develop new long-range weapons that can hit targets well inside Russian territory. Both countries' defense ministers later signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of long-range weapons systems, but without revealing technical details or naming the manufacturers involved.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Jastinder Khera
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Germany on Wednesday to meet Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has pledged muscular backing for Kyiv in its fight against Russia. The talks will focus on "German support for Ukraine and efforts to secure a ceasefire" with Russia to end more than three years of war, German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said.
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1 month ago |
spacewar.com | Jastinder Khera
Merz says Germany, Ukraine to jointly produce long-range weaponsBy Jastinder KHERABerlin (AFP) May 28, 2025 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv develop new long-range weapons that can hit targets well inside Russian territory.
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RT @stephanie_ysf: #AFP video journalist @collinsdyl was wounded by a drone attack while reporting at a Ukrainian artillery position on Mon…

In absolute shock at this news. I had the pleasure of working with Arman a few years ago, he was such a talented and enthusiastic colleague and was doing such vital work. RIP.

We are devastated to learn of the death of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in eastern Ukraine today. All of our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones. https://t.co/T2y449o1Ry