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Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock calls on Russia to de-escalate the Ukraine conflict. At a meeting with her US counterpart Antony Blinken in Berlin, she found clear words.

Another trial for crimes against humanity in the civil war country of Syria began at the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court on Wednesday. The defendant is a 36-year-old doctor.

Germany's and Russia's foreign ministers are meeting at a time of great tension. The list of problems is long.

It is the most delicate inaugural trip for Foreign Minister Baerbock so far: Once again she rejects Ukraine's wishes for arms deliveries.

A decade after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, a court in Koblenz pronounces a historic verdict after a Syrian man is found guilty of crimes against humanity.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes for a quick discussion in the Bundestag on a compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus. He also outlined how he envisages compulsory vaccination.

Germany's Federal Minister of Economics and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck (Greens), announces intensified efforts in climate protection measures.

The Mainz-based company expects demand for its Corona vaccine to remain high. A version tailored to the newly emerged virus variant could be ready as early as March.

The omicron wave is also rolling towards Germany. The federal and state governments want to arm themselves against it.

The new German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is on her inaugural visit to Washington. With her US counterpart, she will mainly talk about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier may well stay in Bellevue Palace. With the Greens also supporting him, the Federal President is as good as assured of another term in office.