Kate Connolly

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‘It’s in Our DNA To Be Anti-Fascist’: Germany’s Leftwing ‘TikTok Queen’ Heidi Reichinnek Published May 1, 2025 The latest tattoo on Heidi Reichinnek’s lower right arm reads “Angry Woman”. A “present to myself”, she says, after the unexpected return to the German parliament of her party, Die Linke (The Left), in February’s elections. Months before the vote, it had been widely predicted the far-left party, successor to the east German communists, would be decimated.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jakub Krupa |Tom Ambrose |Helen Livingstone |Andrew Roth |Kate Connolly |Ashifa Kassam | +1 more

US and Ukraine sign reconstruction investment fundThe US and Ukraine have signed an agreement to share revenues from the future sale of Ukrainian minerals and rare earths, sealing a deal that President Donald Trump has suggested will provide an economic incentive for the US to continue to invest in Ukraine’s defense and its reconstruction after a future peace deal with Russia.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Kate Connolly

The latest tattoo on Heidi Reichinnek’s lower right arm reads “Angry Woman”. A “present to myself”, she says, after the unexpected return to the German parliament of her party, Die Linke (The Left), in February’s elections. Months before the vote, it had been widely predicted the far-left party, successor to the east German communists, would be decimated.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Kate Connolly

Germany’s chancellor-designate, Friedrich Merz, has promised to put staunch support of Ukraine at the heart of his government after announcing that a pro-Kyiv foreign policy expert and former soldier will be the new foreign minister. Speaking days before he is due to take power, Merz said on Monday it was “no time for euphoria” as his conservative CDU met to approve an agreement to form a coalition government with the Social Democrats.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Kate Connolly

Russia has continued its assault on Ukraine with a series of drone attacks and airstrikes, hours after US president Donald Trump cast doubt on Vladimir Putin’s readiness to end the conflict. Three people were killed and four were wounded on Sunday morning in airstrikes on Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, according to the regional prosecutor’s office.