HAMBURG: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday called the “level of violence” in the United States “worrying” after US federal officers fatally shot a second protester in Minneapolis.
“I assume that the American authorities will now really investigate whether it was necessary to shoot... whether there really was a threat to the officers involved,” Merz said.
“In any case, I have to say that I find this level of violence in the US worrying, to put it mildly.”
Earlier on Monday, the German foreign ministry warned travelers to the United States to be “vigilant” and exercise increased caution because of “violent clashes with immigration and security authorities” in Minneapolis and other US cities.
“Remain calm and follow the instructions of the authorities and local security forces,” the updated travel advisory urges.
On Saturday, US Border Patrol officers shot and killed 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti on the fringes of a deportation raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Less than three weeks earlier, an ICE immigration officer shot and killed Renee Good, a mother of three, in the same city.
US President Donald Trump’s administration has sent thousands of federal officers to the Minneapolis area in a weeks-long operation that has been marked by mass protests.
‘Level of violence’ in US ‘worrying’, Merz says after Minneapolis shooting
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‘Level of violence’ in US ‘worrying’, Merz says after Minneapolis shooting
- German foreign ministry warned travelers to the United States to be “vigilant”
India rolls out free HPV vaccines to combat cervical cancer
- Nationwide HPV vaccination campaign targets 11.5 million 14-year-old girls annually
- India records about 80,000 cervical cancer deaths, 120,000 new cases every year
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a free HPV vaccination drive on Saturday for young girls across India, which has the world’s highest rate of cervical cancer deaths.
India records around 120,000 new cases of cervical cancer annually and around 80,000 deaths. It is the second-most-common cancer among women in the country.
India has the highest number of cervical cancer deaths, followed by China and Indonesia. The number of cases in India is the second highest globally, after China.
With cervical cancer largely preventable through HPV vaccination and regular screening, the new campaign aims to vaccinate around 11.5 million 14-year-old Indian girls annually.
“The prime minister launched the nationwide HPV vaccination campaign … describing it as a pivotal step toward empowering India’s ‘Nari Shakti’ (women power) and ensuring the health of mothers and daughters,” Modi’s office said in a statement.
Under the campaign, a dose of HPV vaccine will be provided free of cost at all government health centers across the country for all 14-year-old girls, said Anupriya Satel, minister of state for health and family welfare.
“This initiative is a historic step towards protecting our adolescent girls from serious diseases like cervical cancer,” she wrote on X.
The launch event, which took place in the northern city of Ajmer, also saw a few young girls receiving the HPV vaccine on stage.
The vaccination is a “powerful preventive step that can save lives,” according to a statement from India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which also said that HPV vaccinations can help families “secure a healthier, cancer-free future for India’s daughters.”
