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‘This is only the tip of the Christmas tree’: German climate activists chop off Xmas tree in protest
•Two women from campaign group "Last Generation" used a mechanical platform to ascend to the top of the 15-metre tree and sawed off a two-metre section. A banner attached to the platform read, ‘This is only the tip of the Christmas tree’
Iran summons UK, German envoys again over hijab protests
•This brings to at least 15 times in about 10 weeks that Iran has summoned foreign envoys, almost all of them from Western countries
Assam: 7 Germans arrested for religious preaching, violating tourist visa norms
Fp Staff •The seven German nationals were reportedly staying in Assam on tourist visas but they allegedly secretly started preaching Christianity. According to reports, women are also included among the arrested foreigners
Brazil police arrest German diplomat for allegedly killing husband
•Uwe Herbert Hahn told authorities that his husband, Belgian national Walter Henri Maximilien Biot, had taken ill Friday night, after which he collapsed and fatally hit his head
Jaishankar meets German counterpart; discusses bilateral and global issues
•At Munich Security Conference, Jaishankar will participate in a panel discussion on the Indo-Pacific and will also lead discussions at an 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' event
Adidas breaks the internet with new sports bra ad, #supportiseverything goes viral
Trendingdesk •While many came out in support of the German sportswear brand's post, calling it a ‘powerful stance’, others questioned whether or not it was acceptable by Twitter standards
Ralf Rangnick's expected arrival at Man Utd 'not good news' for rivals, says Liverpool manager Klopp
•Klopp's fellow German is set to be installed as United interim manager until the end of the season following last week's sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after a terrible run of results
German city of Cologne allows mosques to broadcast call to Friday prayers
•Cologne mosques need to apply for a special permit in order to be able to broadcast the call. The initiative will be limited to two years and then be re-evaluated
'India is important for us': German Ambassador says new regime will continue strong bilateral ties
•The German Ambassador said relations between India and Germany saw a significant upswing including in areas of trade and investment in the last over one decade.
Meet Tobias Vogt, German doctor who has been treating Kolkata's underprivileged for the past 20 years
Fp Staff •Tobias Vogt, 52, came to Kolkata 20 years ago as a doctor through the NGO German Doctors and stayed