Munich
J. D. Vance will make his first foreign visit to France and Germany. He will participate in the Artificial Intelligence Summit in Paris and the Munich Security Conference.
Keith Kellogg plans to meet with President Zelensky in Kyiv after February 11. After that, he will travel to Europe to attend the Munich Security Conference.
In Bavaria, a 40-year-old passenger without a ticket jumped onto the outside of an outbound ICE train. The man stayed on for 30 km at 282 km/h until the train was stopped in Köding.
The German Defense Minister announced that the next Ramstein meeting will be held in Brussels before the Munich conference. The future of the format will depend on the new US administration.
Five anticipated films of different genres will be released in the near future. These include biographical films about Robbie Williams and Bob Dylan, a horror film called The Wolfman, a thriller about the 1972 Olympics, and a drama about restaurant workers.
On New Year's Eve, there were targeted attacks on law enforcement and firefighters across Germany. The attackers used pyrotechnics, bottles and stones, and dozens of police officers were injured.
On December 15, a new railway route Kyiv-Budapest with compartment and luxury cars will be launched. Tickets are already on sale, starting at UAH 2800, and the train will provide convenient connections to other European cities.
A 57-year-old Russian citizen is accused of killing two disabled Ukrainian soldiers in the Bavarian city of Murnau. The incident occurred after a dispute about the war in Ukraine, when the suspect attacked them with a knife.
Ukraine launches two new rail routes to Bratislava and Budapest on December 15. It is also increasing the number of trains to Warsaw and expanding connections to the western regions of Ukraine.
Germany's left-wing populist party is demanding that the mainstream parties stop arming Ukraine in exchange for help in governing the eastern states. This is causing tensions in the federal coalition and could undermine the pro-Ukrainian consensus.
German police detained Georgian citizens suspected of buying and transporting stolen goods to Italy and Georgia. The main suspect used a legitimate parcel shipping business to transport stolen goods.
Russian journalist Ekaterina Gordeeva has won the Scholl Prize 2024 for her book Carry My Grief Away. The book contains stories of 24 characters, mostly from Ukraine, about the cruel reality of war.
The second edition of the Education of Wonderland forum expands its format to an educational festival. The event will combine a forum on the future of education and an exhibition of educational opportunities, bringing together more than 100 institutions and 30 speakers.
Germany's Interior Minister has signed a preliminary agreement on the 2040 Olympic bid. The government will allocate 6.95 million euros for preparations, and several cities have expressed interest in hosting the Games.
70 thousand spectators filled the Olympic Stadium in Munich for Taylor Swift's concert. Another 40,000 fans without tickets gathered on the Olympic Hill, creating an impressive picture.
The expert named the most popular destinations for buying real estate abroad and opportunities for investors.
An exposition dedicated to 487 Ukrainian athletes who died during the war has appeared on Parliament Square in London. The installation includes a 3D display and sports props, reminding us of the devastating consequences of the war.
The German Federal Cabinet is preparing to approve a declaration of intent for a new Olympic bid. The goal is to submit a bid to host the 2040 Summer Games, and the DOSB plans to take further steps in December.
The Spanish national football team defeated France. The Spaniards became the first finalists of Euro 2024.
Semifinal pairs of Euro 2024: Spain - France and the Netherlands - England.
Serhiy Zhadan, Ukrainian writer and frontman of the band Zhadan and the Dogs, received an honorary doctorate from the Ukrainian Free University in Munich for his contribution to Ukrainian culture, literature, humanitarian work, testimony about the war in Ukraine, and his willingness to fight for freedom and peace.
The stand from Kharkiv's Solnechnyi Stadium, destroyed by Russian troops in May 2022, was installed in the center of Munich to show that football does not stand aside from the war, as more than 500 sports facilities have been affected by Russian bombing and rocket attacks.
Ukraine and Romania will meet in the first match of the Euro 2024 group stage.
In Munich, on the eve of Ukraine's Euro 2024 match, a part of the destroyed stands of the Kharkiv stadium, which was destroyed by the Russian occupation forces, was installed in the city center. The installation is intended to draw the attention of the international community to the war crimes of the Russian Federation
UEFA will try to remove Russian flags from the stadium in Munich when Ukraine plays Romania in the group stage of Euro 2024.
Today in Munich, Ukraine will play its first Euro 2024 group stage match against Romania, with Ukraine wearing blue and Romania yellow.
Today, on June 17, in Germany, the national team of Ukraine will play the first match of the group stage of the 2024 European Football Championship. Our players' rival will be the Romanian national team.
In southern Germany, the death toll from large-scale flooding rose to five after rescuers found the body of a woman in a flooded car.
A firefighter was killed during a rescue operation in southern Germany as a result of severe flooding caused by heavy rains and rising water levels in the Danube and its tributaries.
In a Berlin cemetery, 83 graves were desecrated with the letter "Z", a symbol associated with Russia's war against Ukraine, but police have not yet established a political motive.