In Short

StuttgartThe G7 condemned India’s decision to ban wheat exports in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

BerlinIn a government that, less than six months after taking office, is showing an unprecedented level of incompetence in German post-war history, Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) still manages effortlessly to set her own standards of embarrassment and clumsiness.

CourbevoieFrench ex-soldier Adrien Bocquet spent three weeks in Ukraine and what he saw there will be etched on his mind forever, he said. Once back home he was dismayed to learn that the media keep inviting "experts" who have not been to Ukraine and have no idea what is going on there.

The HaguePepijn van Houwelingen this week, was present as the Dutch House of Representatives debated the European Corona recovery fund. The FVD MP wanted to know what Corona had to do with this fund.

BerlinIn Lower Austria, the threshold for a diesel price of more than three euros per liter was already exceeded in March 2022. Economists fear that diesel prices could rise to over three euros per liter this summer in Germany too.

Australian consumers were flabbergasted to learn that thousands of avocados were being dumped amid the highest food price inflation in years. A Queensland resident described the discarded mountains of fruit as "tonnes and tonnes and tonnes of avocados going to waste".

BerlinA study by the German Hans Böckler Foundation has now calculated that the gross domestic product (GDP) could collapse by up to twelve percent within the first year if Russian gas supplies were to end immediately. It is the latest doomsday prediction for Germany's industry.

CologneThe German climate youth in Cologne have apparently become bored with skipping school. In a fit of blind destructiveness, thousands of "green" KVB rental bikes were destroyed after a Tiktok-Challenge.

New YorkThe head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has told reporters that Ukraine has been mired in a multi-million dollar Pentagon-funded bioweapons program. The UN High Representative for Disarmament has called for a consultative meeting on the issue.

BerlinInflation and rising energy prices could mean a slide into poverty for many people in Germany. The welfare organization of the Protestant Church therefore suggested the creation of an emergency regulation.