On charges of lying, the British Parliament orders an investigation into Johnson

British lawmakers have called for a parliamentary investigation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson for lying about his breach of anti-coronavirus restrictions by attending illegal gatherings during the pandemic.

The move, approved without a formal vote in the House of Commons, means the Parliamentary Privileges Committee will investigate whether Johnson deliberately misled Parliament, a crime that historically requires resignation if proven.

The move was prompted by the opposition Labor Party, and was passed after the government abandoned efforts to get Conservative lawmakers to block it.

The investigation is piling pressure on the conservative prime minister, who was fined 50 Egyptian pounds ($66) by police last week for attending a party in his office in June 2020.

Source: "Associated Press"

Germany's arms exports amount to 1.51 billion euros in 2021

The German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection said that the volume of exports of weapons and military equipment amounted to 1.51 billion euros in 2021.

In its response to a request from the Left Party Bundestag deputy Sevim Dagdelin, the ministry stated that this indicator is the largest in this area since 2017.

According to her, more than 60% of these weapons were sent to countries outside NATO and the European Union.

In this way, the volume of military arms shipments from Germany increased in 2021 for the third year in a row.

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In 2020, German military arms exports amounted to 1.38 billion euros. Last year these German weapons were exported to Egypt, Israel, Qatar, Turkey, Britain and Norway, as well as some European Union member states: Italy, the Netherlands, Latvia and Austria.

Source: TASS