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One of the German diplomats who snickered when then-President Donald Trump said Germany would “become totally dependent on Russian energy” didn’t respond to a question on whether his views have changed as rising energy costs amidst the war in Ukraine seem to prove Trump right. Trump made the remarks during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in Sept. 2018. Trump said during the same speech: “Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation.” At the time, Germany and the United States disagreed strongly about the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2...

A Berlin police spokesman told the Jerusalem Post on Monday that two young Israelis were violently attacked in a Berlin disco because of their nationality. The spokesman said the attack prompted the police to issue a statement terming the attack as “anti-Semitic.” According to statements from two male Israelis aged 18 and 22, a Palestinian man was responsible for the assault. He asked the 22-year-old Israeli about his nationality, who replied that he is a citizen of Israel.

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German trying to steal clothes donated to charity was caught by police after he fell into the man-sized collection bin and got trapped. "Arriving at the container, the officers saw two arms. The left hand held a cigarette and a voice demanded, 'Give me a light!'," police said in a statement. A passerby had alerted them after hearing strange noises coming from inside the metal bin late at night in the western city of Bochum. Police prevented the trapped 43-year-old from smoking, called the fire brigade to free him and let him go after charging him...