https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany's Defence Minister on Tuesday vowed to severely punish soldiers stationed in Lithuania who were accused of singing racist and anti-Semitic songs, if the allegations turned out to be true. https://www.thelocal.de/20210616/new-army-scandal-germany-vows-to-punish-soldiers-caught-singing-anti-semitic-songs Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:17:29 +0200 new-army-scandal-germany-vows-to-punish-soldiers-caught-singing-anti-semitic-songs German soldiers recently deployed to Lithuania have been fighting off more than just fears about Russia. https://www.thelocal.de/20170217/german-army-battles-fake-news-campaign-of-rape-reports-in-lithuania Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:26:11 +0100 german-army-battles-fake-news-campaign-of-rape-reports-in-lithuania Several hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of the multinational NATO battalion being deployed in the country, part of the alliance's effort to beef up its eastern flank. https://www.thelocal.de/20170207/hundreds-more-german-troops-arrive-in-lithuania-amid-russia-fears Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:03:48 +0100 hundreds-more-german-troops-arrive-in-lithuania-amid-russia-fears The first group of German and Belgian troops arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday, part of a NATO move to reinforce its eastern flank in a bid to deter a militarily resurgent Russia. https://www.thelocal.de/20170125/german-troops-march-into-lithuania-amid-russia-fears Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:15:14 +0100 german-troops-march-into-lithuania-amid-russia-fears Lithuania on Monday signed its biggest ever arms deal for German-made armoured vehicles, as it seeks to allay concerns of a military resurgence of Russia on its doorstep. https://www.thelocal.de/20160822/fears-of-russia-prompt-lithuania-to-make-major-arms-deal-with-germany Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:31:01 +0200 fears-of-russia-prompt-lithuania-to-make-major-arms-deal-with-germany Germany said Wednesday it wants to sell howitzer-type mobile artillery vehicles to Lithuania as the Baltic NATO nation boosts its defences amid concerns over neighbouring Russia. https://www.thelocal.de/20150415/russia-ukraine-nato-lithuania-presses-germany-to-deliver-artillery Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:31:55 +0200 russia-ukraine-nato-lithuania-presses-germany-to-deliver-artillery Berlin will send over 500 troops to Lithuania for military exercises this year to underscore its NATO commitments amid tensions with Russia, the Baltic state's defence ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150317/german-troops-head-to-lithuania-on-exercise Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:10:32 +0100 german-troops-head-to-lithuania-on-exercise Dirk Nowitzki, whose MVP heroics helped Dallas Mavericks win the NBA title, will play for Germany at the European championships, hoping to lead his country to the 2012 Olympics. https://www.thelocal.de/20110723/36481 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:42:00 +0200 36481 The fire aboard the Baltic ferry Lisco Gloria was largely out on Sunday lunchtime, leaving authorities working out a plan to eventually tow it to a harbour and conduct an investigation to find out what happened. https://www.thelocal.de/20101010/30393 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:49:00 +0200 30393