News in the morning – News of May 26, 2023 – Politics
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EXCLUSIVE Traffic light government has so far created 1710 new civil service positions. The number of employees exceeds the 30,000 mark for the first time. In addition to the newly created Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Economics in particular is registering particularly large – and expensive – growth. Because many of the jobs are highly paid civil servant posts that cost taxpayers a lot of money. The opposition criticized the increase in personnel. The traffic light lacks the efficiency that would justify it. Go to Article (SZ Plus)
In the US debt dispute, an early agreement is expected. The negotiators for the Democrats and Republicans had begun drafting a legal text, the reported New York Times citing unnamed sources. However, some details are still open. According to the newspaper, the debt ceiling is to be raised for two years. Expenditure for all areas except military and veterans should therefore be limited during this period. Go to Article
USA: 18 years in prison for right-wing Capitol striker. More than two years ago, a right-wing mob stormed the Capitol in Washington DC. Oath Keepers extremist Stewart Rhodes was found guilty of seditious conspiracy in November. On Thursday, a court in the US capital set the sentence. It is the highest penalty ever imposed for the attack on the seat of Parliament, according to US media reports. Go to Article
Immigration in the UK at an all-time high. After Brexit, the British government announced that it would severely limit immigration. But the exact opposite happened. Shortly before the 2016 referendum, it was announced that a good 330,000 people had immigrated to Great Britain in one year. Last year about 600,000 more people immigrated than left the country. For Conservative Party Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, these numbers pose a credibility problem. Go to Article (SZ Plus)
Wagner troops withdraw from Bakhmut – Kiev confirmed. The head of the mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announces that he intends to hand over the entire city to the regular Russian armed forces. The Ukrainian military confirms that the fighters have already withdrawn from the outskirts of the city. After the liberation of 106 prisoners of war from Bakhmut, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is urging his army to take more prisoners of its own. To the live blog on the war in Ukraine
Germany in the semi-finals of the Ice Hockey World Championship.The national team led by national coach Harold Kreis wins its quarter-finals at the World Cup in Riga 3-1 against Switzerland. “We threw everything in and defended really well as a team,” said captain Moritz Müller. Against the USA it is now on Saturday for the first World Cup medal in 70 years. Go to Article
