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In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the debate over compulsory military service has resurfaced across Europe, with many countries reconsidering whether conscription could bolster their national security. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, European mass armies relied heavily on universal conscription for men. But after the Cold War, these mass armies were systematically downsized. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that military spending in Western Europe plummeted from an average of 2.4% to 1.6% of GDP during this period. In 1990, West Germany...
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Euro 2024 has wrapped with a 2-1 Spanish victory over England that set La Roja as the only team in history to have won four European championships. The Spaniards dominated the tournament with an unprecedented streak of seven consecutive victories and many more records broken, as reported by Wettbasis. Spain break 24-year-old record for most individual goal-scorersSpain broke France's 2000 record for the most individual goal-scorers in a single Euro tournament. Ten Spanish players scored in 2024, Álvaro Morata, Dani Carvajal, Dani Olmo, Fabián Ruiz, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Merino, Mi...
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Switzerland and Germany are sending more than 100 used trams to Ukraine to help the embattled country improve its public transport. Tens of thousands of people have moved to the western city of Lviv since Russia’s invasion in 2022, placing more pressure on its transport network. Many of the new arrivals have been disabled by the war, and so have additional needs that Switzerland is helping to meet with accessible low-floor trams. Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is also sending dozens of the trams to Vinnytsia in central Ukraine. Why is Europe experiencing such extr...
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By Artist Cheamcharoenpornkul โธมัส มุลเลอร์ ดาวยิงตัวเก่งของทีมชาติ เยอรมัน และ บาเยิร์น มิวนิค ประกาศอำลาทีมชาติเป็นที่เรียบร้อยหลังลงเล่นรับใช้ชาติมาร่วม 14 ปี โดยดาวเตะวัย 34 ปี เป็นกำลังสำคัญช่วยให้ทีม อินทรีเหล็ก ผงาดคว้าแชมป์ ฟุตบอลโลก 2014 มาครองได้สำเร็จ และยังเป็นดาวซัลโวพ่วงดาวรุ่งยอดเยี่ยมในทัวร์นาเม้นต์ ฟุตบอลโลก 2010 อีกด้วย "ผมภาคภูมิใจทุกครั้งที่ได้ลงเล่นรับใช้ทีมชาติ เยอรมัน เรามีช่วงเวลาดี ๆ ร่วมกัน และบางครั้งเราก็ร้องไห้ด้วยกัน ตอนที่ผมได้มีโอกาสลงเล่นให้ เยอรมัน เมื่อ 14 ปีก่อน ผมไม่คิดเลยว่าจะมาถึงจุดนี้ได้" "ตลอดเส้นทางมีชัยชนะมากมายและความพ่ายแพ้อันแสนเจ็บปวดเช่นกัน การ...
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The southern German town of Wiesbaden, known for spas and hot springs, will now serve as a site of NATO's efforts to support the Ukrainian military. There, NATO has launched a new command centre to plan, coordinate, and arrange the delivery of security assistance for Ukraine. The command centre, located at a former US Army base, will coordinate training and equipment donations to Ukraine and will be organised and led by a three-star general. It’s the centrepiece of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine plan, which was announced when alliance leaders met for an anniversary summi...
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By Tom Gott Thomas Muller has confirmed his retirement from Germany duty following the conclusion of Euro 2024. Muller made his 131st appearance for his country in the quarter-final defeat to Spain, coming off the bench in a tournament in which the 34-year-old was restricted to just two substitute appearances under Julian Nagelsmann. The 34-year-old posted an emotional farewell video on Monday morning confirming he had called time on his international career. "When I played my first international match over 14 years ago, I could never have dreamed of all this," Muller said. "After 131 internat...
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By Jack Gallagher After one month of thrilling football, Euro 2024 reached its conclusion on Sunday evening with Spain coming out on top against England in the final. Throughout the last month, we've bore witness to plenty of fantastic games, goals and individual performances. In this article, as part of our 24 for 24 series, we're going to focus on the latter - the best players at the tournament in Germany. Here's our pick for the ten best of the bunch. 10. Georges MikautadzeNation: Georgia Georges Mikautadze was on the books at a Ligue 2 team during Euro 2024, and you couldn't have guessed i...
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The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, said on July 14 that Berlin should supply combat aircraft to Kyiv in order for Ukraine to regain control of its airspace, German media reported. Germany is the second-largest military donor to Ukraine after the United States, but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz remains reluctant to supply some key capabilities, including F-16 fighter jets. "I believe that we should help Ukraine to at least restore sovereignty over its own airspace," Merz said in an ARD TV broadcast, as reported by Deutsche Welle (DW). Merz said more aid wa...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, said on July 14 that Berlin should supply combat aircraft to Kyiv in order for Ukraine to regain control of its airspace, German media reported. Germany is the second-largest military donor to Ukraine after the United States, but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz remains reluctant to supply some key capabilities, including F-16 fighter jets. "I believe that we should help Ukraine to at least restore sovereignty over its own airspace," Merz said in an ARD TV broadcast, as reported by Deutsche Welle (DW). Merz said more aid wa...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, said on July 14 that Berlin should supply combat aircraft to Kyiv in order for Ukraine to regain control of its airspace, German media reported. Germany is the second-largest military donor to Ukraine after the United States, but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz remains reluctant to supply some key capabilities, including F-16 fighter jets. "I believe that we should help Ukraine to at least restore sovereignty over its own airspace," Merz said in an ARD TV broadcast, as reported by Deutsche Welle (DW). Merz said more aid wa...
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