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Euronews
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Several injured in knife attack at Hamburg train station, police say
Police in Hamburg are responding to reports of a knife attack at the city's main train station. Hamburg police said in a post on X that "several people" were injured and that the suspect has been detained. But they gave no details about the number of severity or injuries. The Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper said four people were seriously injured and the Bild daily reported that the person under arrest was a woman. Police said that a "major operation" is under way at the train station. This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas voiced strong support for North Macedonia's path to become a full-fledged member of the bloc on her last stop of a three-day visit to the Western Balkan hopefuls. Speaking alongside Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski in Skopje on Thursday, Kallas said the EU 'stands firmly' with North Macedonia and praised the country's progress on economic growth, reforms, and alignment with EU foreign and security policies. 'North Macedonia belongs to the European Union,' she said. After years of little to no movement on their respective membership paths, Brussels has rescuscitated accession talks with countries in Europe's southeast after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, after fears emerged that Moscow or other malign actors might capitalise on any instability in what has been dubbed the continent's "soft underbelly". The EU foreign policy chief again reiterated these concerns, warning that non-integration of the Western Balkans into the 27-member bloc remains a security risk. 'The European Union is a peace project,' she said, 'and full integration of the region helps reduce tensions.' Considered an early frontrunner following the breakup of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, North Macedonia has remained on the receiving end of EU membership vetoes over bilateral disputes with EU member states Greece and Bulgaria. After resolving the decades-long standoff with Athens by signing the 2018 Prespa Agreement, Skopje again saw its membership bid conditioned by further demands, this time by Sofia. "Unfortunately, for more than 20 years, we've faced challenges that no other country — I would say in the Western Balkans, or even those that are now EU member states — has encountered," Mickoski told Euronews Serbia in an interview last week. "Let me remind you: together with Croatia, we were granted candidate status for EU membership back in 2005 — nearly 20 years ago. Since 2008, both Croatia and North Macedonia received a positive report from the European Commission recommending the start of negotiations with the EU," the Macedonian premier explained. "Unfortunately, 20 years later, we are still in the same place we were back then." "Our path toward full EU membership is burdened with bilateral issues, and most often, these are issues tied to identity, as well as to historical events that happened 10 or more centuries ago," Mickoski added. "Sadly, no living person can testify to what exactly happened 10 centuries ago, so we are unable to find a resolution today." "Instead of negotiating about the future — about the 22nd century, about the challenges of the 21st century, artificial intelligence, major energy transitions, and all current global topics — we have been stuck for 20 years due to bilateral disputes. And we are still where we were exactly 20 years ago." Recently, Albania and Montenegro have emerged as the region's main frontrunners for EU membership. Serbia, North Macedonia and Bosnia are the other three candidate countries among the Western Balkan six, while Kosovo still remains a potential candidate.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Time of India
Germany: Police probe death of author Alexandra Fröhlich
German bestselling author Alexandra Fröhlich was discovered dead on her houseboat in Hamburg.(Representative image) German bestselling author Alexandra Fröhlich was found dead on her houseboat in Hamburg last week. Now the police have commented on the cause of her death. German police on Monday released details about the murder of bestselling author Alexandra Fröhlich, who was found dead on her houseboat on the Elbe River in Hamburg last week. "The investigation has revealed that blunt force trauma was the cause of the 58-year-old's death," German daily the Hamburger Morgenpost quoted police as saying (in German). Earlier, some German media reported that Fröhlich had been shot. Hamburg police told DW on Tuesday that the investigation was still ongoing. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Invest $200 in Amazon without buying stocks to earn a second salary Marketsall Sign Up Undo What do we know about the incident? Hamburg police said Thursday, without naming Fröhlich, that a 58-year-old woman was found dead on her houseboat in Hamburg's Moorfleet district on Tuesday morning, April 22. In a press release, police said that relatives found the woman lifeless on her houseboat and alerted the rescue service of the fire department, which could only determine that the woman had died. As the cause of death was unclear and outside influence could not be ruled out, officers from the homicide squad (LKA 41) took over the investigation at the scene in close coordination with the public prosecutor's office. A 3D scanner and divers from the state police were also used to secure evidence. Who was Alexandra Frölich? Fröhlich was one of the most successful German novelists of recent years. Her humorous yet profound novel "My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Catastrophes" (2012) landed her on the Spiegel bestseller list for months. The writer said the book was based on her own experience of marrying a Russian. Her second book, "Death is Certain," was released in 2016, followed by "Skeletons in the Closet" in 2019, both published by Penguin. She has also written for several women's magazines. Fröhlich began her journalism career in Ukraine, where she founded a women's magazine in Kyiv and later became a freelance journalist. She had three sons.
Muscat Daily
29-04-2025
- Muscat Daily
Germany: Police probe death of author Alexandra Fröhlich
Hamburg, Germany – German police on Monday released details about the murder of bestselling author Alexandra Fröhlich, who was found dead on her houseboat on the Elbe River in Hamburg last week. 'The investigation has revealed that blunt force trauma was the cause of the 58-year-old's death,' German daily the Hamburger Morgenpost quoted police as saying (in German). Earlier, some German media reported that Fröhlich had been shot. Hamburg police told DW on Tuesday that the investigation was still ongoing. What do we know about the incident? Hamburg police said on Thursday, without naming Fröhlich, that a 58-year-old woman was found dead on her houseboat in Hamburg's Moorfleet district on Tuesday morning, April 22. In a press release, police said that relatives found the woman lifeless on her houseboat and alerted the rescue service of the fire department, which could only determine that the woman had died. As the cause of death was unclear and outside influence could not be ruled out, officers from the homicide squad (LKA 41) took over the investigation at the scene in close coordination with the public prosecutor's office. A 3D scanner and divers from the state police were also used to secure evidence. A police spokesman later said that after examining traces and evidence, investigators believe the woman died as a result of violence. Who was Alexandra Frölich? Fröhlich was one of the most successful German novelists of recent years. Her humorous yet profound novel My Russian Mother-in-Law and Other Catastrophes (2012) landed her on the Spiegel bestseller list for months. The writer said the book was based on her own experience of marrying a Russian. Her second book, Death is Certain , was released in 2016, followed by Skeletons in the Closet in 2019, both published by Penguin. She has also written for several women's magazines. Fröhlich began her journalism career in Ukraine, where she founded a women's magazine in Kyiv and later became a freelance journalist. She had three sons. DW
