Krach is his party’s top candidate for the House of Representatives election in Berlin in September. The SPD politician called for decisive action against the oil companies. “Violations must be punished with full force by the cartel office and illegal profits must be skimmed off again. This money belongs in the pockets of consumers and should flow back there.”
After a drone strike on a British military base in Cyprus, Spain has announced that it will send a warship to the area. Spain will send the frigate “Cristóbal Colón” (in German: Christopher Columbus) to provide “protection and air defense” for Cyprus and to support “any evacuation of civilians,” the Defense Ministry in Madrid said on Thursday. Accordingly, the ship is currently still in the Baltic Sea and is scheduled to reach the Greek island of Crete on March 10th.
On Monday night, the Akrotiri military base in Cyprus was attacked by an unmanned Iranian-made drone. The drone landed on the runway of the British air base in southern Cyprus, not far from the city of Limassol, which is popular with tourists. According to the British and Cypriot authorities, there were no casualties and only minor property damage.
Cyprus Interior Minister Nicholas Ioannides spoke in Brussels on Thursday of an “isolated incident”. However, Cyprus remains “vigilant” and is taking all necessary measures, Ioannides said.
The Israeli military has called for the evacuation of almost all suburbs in southern Beirut. According to the French service of the AFP news agency, people in the relevant neighborhoods fled in panic. The Lebanese Prime Minister had previously called for a ban on all military activities by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Lebanon. This was announced by the country’s information minister. Such a ban would pave the way for the deportation of Guard members. In addition, all members of the Revolutionary Guard in Lebanon are threatened with arrest.
According to the Sri Lankan government, another Iranian navy ship is near the island following the deadly attack on an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean. The warship is still in Sri Lanka’s so-called Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), i.e. outside the territorial waters, said cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa in parliament. The government is considering how to respond to the situation and is trying to find a solution to maintain regional security. There are said to be around 100 people on board.
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