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Schulz on Catholic Day: “We must avoid a great war”

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Schulz on Catholic Day: “We must avoid a great war”

As of: May 31, 2024 at 4:53 p.m

War and climate – harassment: The Catholic day in Erfurt was marked by difficult topics for Chancellor Schulz. For example, he warned of the expansion of the war in Ukraine. Climate activists disrupted the event.

On Catholic Day in Erfurt, Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of the expansion of the war in Ukraine. “We have to avoid a big war,” Schulz said, referring to a possible military conflict between Russia and NATO.

At the same time, he called for continued close coordination among allies to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia. Scholz did not address the fact that the federal government announced that morning that Ukraine could also use the weapons provided against targets on Russian territory.

After the event, Schulz also visited the church mile and spoke to volunteers.

Call for teamwork and respect

The Chancellor does not currently believe that imposing a ban on the AfD is logical. “A ban is very difficult in a democratic country, which is why there are very high obstacles,” Schulz said. He believed that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution must do its work first and the laws must be implemented. There is also debate about making the constitution more crisis-resistant.

In response to a question about the threat posed by the right and the intimidation of politicians, Schulz said: “We have to defend public space so that everyone can express their opinion anywhere in Germany.” All citizens are called upon not to accept xenophobic and inhumane statements. „We have to insist on cooperation and respect for each other. It is an ongoing task to be very clear here.”

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Interventions from the “Last Generation”

The almost hour-long Catholic Day event with the Chancellor was interrupted for a few minutes shortly before the halfway point after massive heckling that repeatedly prevented Schulz from making excuses. The demonstrators demanded that more efforts be made to protect the climate. According to the Katolikentag newspaper, the disturbance came from several people from the “last generation.”

A monk in the audience talks to a demonstrator.

As reported by the German News Agency (DPA), the audience began singing “Lord, give us your peace.” As a result, disturbances decreased. The organizers later said that they tried to talk to the six activists, but dialogue was not possible. That’s why they had to be taken out.

Habeck: Residents need to be more involved

Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck was also present. On the platform, he admitted that there was a deficit in social and economic transformation in Germany. The Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection said greater justice is needed – and larger parts of the population must be more involved in discussions. Much has been achieved recently in the fight against climate change. But in general, the transformation process must be accelerated.

From his point of view, churches have a special function as giving hope that a better world can be built. He acknowledged the contribution of Catholic influences to the Basic Law. “What holds the republic together at its core, the model of a social market economy, would have been unthinkable without Catholic social teaching,” Habeck said.

20,000 people expected on Catholic Day

The 103rd five-day German Catholic Day ends in Erfurt on Sunday. About 20 thousand people want to participate in 500 events. Every two years, the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) organizes a Catholic Day, in each different diocese.

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After contact with infected cow: US announces fourth case of bird flu in humans

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Experts around the world are concerned: This is the fourth time a person in the United States has been infected with the bird flu virus. After Texas and Michigan, a dairy farm in Colorado is now the source of the infection. The health authority is assessing the risk.

For the fourth time in just a few months, a person in the United States has contracted bird flu after coming into contact with infected dairy cows — this time in Colorado. As in previous cases, the woman worked on a dairy farm and was exposed to cows that had been found to have the H5N1 virus, the CDC said. In April, the first case of bird flu was reported in a dairy farm worker in Texas, followed by two more cases in Michigan.

The Colorado patient had only mild symptoms of bird flu in her eyes and was given an antiviral medication. She has since recovered, they said. However, the CDC reiterated calls for precautions for farm workers who handle infected cows. In the Colorado case, “further genetic analysis” is underway to identify potential variants of the virus that “could change the agency’s risk assessment” for the population.

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has increasingly spread to mammals in recent months, including dairy cattle in the United States. Numerous cattle herds have been infected in several US states, and the outbreak was first detected in March.

Drosten: All experts are concerned

Several people have already been infected, raising fears of an impending pandemic. Given the spread of H5N1 in the United States, the chief virologist at Berlin’s Charité hospital, Christian Drosten, has described the bird flu virus as a potential cause of an upcoming pandemic. The pathogen has recently appeared in dairy herds in the United States and „has even appeared in dairy products on the market,” Drosten said at the weekend. „There has never been anything like this before, such a large spread in cows – all the experts are worried.”

However, the virologist explained that there is no better view of the data to make a more accurate assessment. “We don’t yet know how often people who interact with these infected cows are getting infected.” It is desirable that decisive action be taken now in the United States.

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After his poor performance in the televised debate against Donald Trump, US President Joe Biden is under pressure. And he is now said to have directly mentioned a possible withdrawal.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joe Biden appears to be considering withdrawing from the presidential campaign. Here’s what I’m reporting The New York Times Quoting a person close to the current US president, the report said that if Biden is no longer able to convince the public that he is fit for the job, he realizes that „he may not be able to save his candidacy.”

Will he stay in the race or drop out? US President Joe Biden. © Andrew Harnick/AFP

US President Joe Biden about to withdraw from the election campaign?

It is clear to Biden that he now has to perform well. Among other things, an interview with ABC and campaign events in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are on the agenda. “He knows we will be in a very different place at the end of the weekend if he plays two more games like this,” she said. The New York Times Source. Today, the US president also wants to meet with Democratic governors to secure their support. Next week, he wants to hold a press conference at the NATO summit in Washington.

„This claim is completely false,” said Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the US president. The White House did not have time to respond to a request for comment. The New York Times To respond. “If the New York Times had given us more than seven minutes to comment on this, we would have told them so.”

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Shortly after the report was published The New York Times Published by American Radio CNN Also quoting an ally, a report with similar content. It was not clear if the person was the same source. When asked what the White House wanted to say on the matter, the spokesman replied tersely: “Same thing.”

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New Anti-Aircraft Ammunition: US Releases Urgently Needed Military Aid to Ukraine

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The opening of a new front line in the Kharkiv region by the Russian side will only put Ukraine in trouble for a short time. However, Kiev still lacks ammunition. And now the next batch comes from the United States.

The Ukrainian army is receiving urgently needed supplies. The United States will soon provide Ukraine with additional military aid worth about $2.3 billion (about €2.14 billion) to defend against Russia’s aggressive war. This was announced by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a visit to Washington by his Ukrainian counterpart Rustam Umzhirov.

Austin explained that the package approved by US President Joe Biden includes “additional anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank weapons, and other critical munitions from US stockpiles.” The “realignment of some foreign military supplies” will also allow the United States to provide munitions for Patriot missiles and other air defense systems “on an accelerated time frame.”

The aid is one of several that have already been made available since the US Congress released new funds worth about $61 billion (€56.2 billion) to Kiev in late April. According to the Pentagon, the US has already provided more than $50 billion in military aid to Kiev since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began more than two years ago.

Kyiv prepares to import electricity from the European Union

Ukraine has managed to stabilize the situation on the nearly 1,000-kilometer-long front line after resuming US arms shipments despite continued Russian pressure.

The Russian opening of a new front line in the Kharkiv region has only briefly put the Ukrainian side in trouble. According to media reports, when it comes to artillery deployment, there are now only three Russian shells for every Ukrainian shell instead of the previous five or more.

Given the ongoing Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Kyiv is preparing to import electricity from the European Union. Following Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal’s report on the current state of the country’s energy supply, a decision on electricity imports is now necessary, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening video message.

“We are now fully committed to the volume of imports agreed with the EU, and I am grateful to all our neighbors for this help,” Zelensky said. “We are doing everything we can to increase imports and this should be a European solution.” His government is preparing the relevant agreements.

Zelensky called on the Ministry of Energy to inform the population on a daily basis about the state of work in the energy sector, the current deficit and the country’s measures to eliminate this deficit.

Lukashenko warns Kyiv

In recent months, the Russian military has begun targeting and destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The aim of these attacks is also to weaken the population’s will to resist.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said in a speech on the occasion of the upcoming Republic Day on June 3 in Minsk that NATO does not want to end the war in neighboring Ukraine and also intends to drag Belarus into it. “I guarantee you that we will not allow clashes on the border with Ukraine, they will not happen,” he said.

At the same time, Lukashenko warned Kiev to refrain from provocations on the border. “I would like to ask Ukrainians not to play with fire,” Lukashenko said. Minsk will not allow any aggravation or escalation. Just a few days ago, Belarus increased its border forces on the border with Ukraine due to alleged provocations.

Kiev rejected this, saying that Ukraine was simply fortifying its defensive positions on the border. At the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine more than two years ago, Belarus allowed Russian military personnel to deploy from its territory.

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