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Germany rejects Russian allegations of journalist harassment
BERLIN, June 27 (Reuters) - A German foreign ministry official on Friday rejected "unfounded accusations" made by Russia's foreign ministry that Berlin had persecuted Russian journalists working in the country. "In contrast to Russia's increasingly harsh repression of journalists, Germany upholds the principles of the rule of law and freedom of the press," the official said in a statement. Russia summoned the German ambassador earlier on Friday to inform him of retaliatory measures in response to what it sees as the harassment of Russian journalists based in Germany, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. In a statement, the Russian ministry said the German ambassador, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, was informed that "Berlin should not continue the practice of systematic harassment of Russian journalists in Germany." Such "open unfriendly actions by the German authorities will inevitably be met with a response from the Russian side," the ministry said. Lambsdorff was quoted by the Izvestia outlet as saying the meeting, which lasted over two hours, was "interesting." "We discussed the working conditions of our correspondents. We will continue this dialogue."
Reuters
13-06-2025
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German foreign minister alters Middle East trip after Israel strikes Iran
BERLIN, June 13 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul had to change his trip in the Middle East, dropping a stop in Israel, after the country launched a barrage of strikes across Iran earlier on Friday. Speaking in Cairo after talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, Wadephul said that he would travel from Egypt to Saudi Arabia for further talks on Saturday. He initially had planned to visit Jordan, Lebanon and Syria as well. The foreign ministry left open on Friday if he would still make stops at those locations. Israel said it attacked nuclear facilities and missile factories and killed a swathe of military commanders in what could be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Wadephul said earlier on Friday that no one benefits from further escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran and called for all parties to return to the negotiating table. The German foreign ministry also issued a warning to its citizens against travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories, saying on its website that "Israel is still formally in a state of war." The ministry added that German citizens currently in Gaza and the West Bank should leave those territories, if possible.
