Medvedev : they only understand the language of force

 A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of nuclear war and blasted a German minister for threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with arrest, saying that such action would amount to a declaration of war and trigger a Russian strike on Germany.

A large strike movement paralyzes the transport sector in Germany

 In the context of growing social tension in Europe's largest economy, a broad strike movement has begun to paralyze the transport sector in Germany at a time when trade unions are demanding wage hikes in the face of inflation. Rising prices have complicated wage negotiations in Germany's largest economy

World Cup 2026 group stage format is changed

 The World Cup group stage format for 2026 was changed to 12 groups of four teams from 16 groups of three teams by FIFA’s Council on Tuesday, increasing the total to 104 matches from 64 in the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

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Signs of a diplomatic crisis between Germany and Chad

 In a sign of signs of a diplomatic crisis between Germany and Chad, Germany ordered the ambassador of Chad to leave the country, in response to the recent expulsion of the German ambassador last week, the government of Chad on Friday gave the German Ambassador Gordon kiriki 48 hours to leave, citing his "scandalous attitude" and accused him of disrespecting diplomatic customs. A brief statement from the Chadian government gave no further details on the reason for his deportation.