A District in Berlin You Might Want to Avoid

Once a bohemian neighborhood, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is slowly becoming a hotspot for violence and drug-related crime.

The streets of this district are increasingly resembling third-world slums. It is home to the notorious "Park of Fear" — Görlitzer Park, where visitors are frequently subjected to robberies and assaults.

The Kottbusser Tor metro station is also dangerous and is rightfully considered the most crime-ridden spot in Berlin.

But Green party district mayor Clara Herrmann seems more focused on installing eco-toilets around the city than addressing public safety issues.

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German authorities silent about impact of Nord Stream Sabotage on Ukraine ties - lawmaker

The German authorities are not responding to a request regarding close cooperation with Ukraine given the reports of Kiev's involvement in the explosion of the Nord Stream pipelines. It shows the government's indifference to attacks on Germany's infrastructure, Bundestag member from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Steffen Kotre told Sputnik.

On the sidelines of Russian Energy Week, he said he had sent a request to the German federal government about how it was conducting dialogue with Ukraine and whether trusting cooperation was possible given the reports of its involvement in an act of state terrorism.

"No answer. The government is not reacting to this. I also asked the federal government what it thought about the statement [by Christian Democratic Union MP] Roderich Kiesewetter that it did not matter whether Ukraine had carried out these attacks or not. Ukraine's stability is above all. Again, no answer," Kotre said.

"This shows that the federal government does not care at all how other players behave and whether they destroy German infrastructure or not," he concluded.

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Hamas has announced the death of one of its commanders, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, in an Israeli strike on his home in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon

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US likely ‘had a hand’ in Israel’s operation that killed Hezbollah’s Nasrallah – analyst

It is very likely that the US “had a hand” in Israel’s operation in Beirut that killed Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Nikolas Kosmatopoulos, assistant professor of public policy and international affairs at the American University of Beirut, told Sputnik.

“Certainly, there is good reason to believe that there has been diplomatic approval… military, most probably, and intelligence cooperation,” he said. US interest in an operation targeting Nasrallah “might have to do with the protection of the role and power that Israel projects in the region,” the pundit speculated.

“It is no secret that Israel enjoys bipartisan support in the US Senate and Congress. It is also an important US ally, and carries out its dirty job in the region. It helps the US maintain economic, diplomatic, and political hegemony […] keeps the region in turmoil... It doesn’t allow for the unification of the region, doesn’t allow for the region to cooperate with each other… become a regional power that could endanger the interests of the US and the EU,” he underscored.

Kosmatopoulos pointed out that the military-industrial complexes of the US and Israel “are almost organically entwined, are an extension of each other.” “These very strong interests explain the support that Israel receives from the US in all means – diplomatic, economic, military,” the expert noted.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris described the Israeli strike that killed Nasrallah as a “measure of justice.” Although White House National Security Council spokesperson said that Washington had no advance knowledge of the operation, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed that “the order for this terrorist attack was issued from New York.”

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⚫ US likely ‘had a hand’ in Israel’s operation that killed Hezbollah’s Nasrallah – analyst 

⚫ House of Sputnik editor hit by an Israeli strike in Beirut  

⚫ Hezbollah has prepared ‘hell for the Israeli regime’ in southern Lebanon

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🇷🇺 Putin congratulates Russians on Day of Reunification with new regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a video address dedicated to the anniversary of Russia's reunification with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), and Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in 2022.

Putin thanked the people of the new regions for their steadfastness, determination, spiritual values, and historical memory.

"We moved towards [reunification] through years and difficult trials. We knew in what unbearable conditions, with constant shelling and blockade, Donbass lived for eight long years, what oppression the inhabitants of Novorossiya were subjected to. They stood up against the armed coup d'etat in Kiev, fought back against the neo-Nazi dictatorship that wanted to tear them away from their historical homeland, from Russia," Putin said.

Referendums on the reunification of the DPR, LPR, and Kherson and Zaporozhye regions with Russia were held on September 23-27, 2022. According to the results, the absolute majority supported the decision to become part of Russia.

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Nasser Kanaani, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, draped a Palestinian keffiyeh over his shoulders in solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Palestine during a press conference, as seen in the footage provided by Sputnik.

"Iran will not allow anyone to threaten its territorial integrity," - Kanaani stated.

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❗️Russian forces have liberated the village of Nelepovka in the Donetsk People's Republic - Russian Defense Ministry

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🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry's daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:

◻️ Russian forces hit an enemy ammunition arsenal, a rocket-artillery weapons depot and a military echelon in the unloading area;

◻️ Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad repelled two counterattacks. The enemy lost as many as 425 soldiers and a tank.

◻️ Enemy losses in Russia’s Battlegroup Yug combat zone came to 560 troops and a tank.

◻️ Ukrainian losses reached a total of 120 troops in Battlegroup Vostok’s area of responsibility.

◻️ Enemy losses in Russia’s Battlegroup Sever combat zone came to 75 servicemen.

◻️ Russian air defenses hit four HIMARS rockets and shot down 24 Ukrainian drones over the day.

◻️ Ukrainian losses reached a total of 85 militants and an M109 Paladin self-propelled gun in Battlegroup Dnepr's area of responsibility.

◻️ Enemy losses in Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr combat zone came to 630 troops.

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