fire near Berlin, an American basketball player sentenced in Russia, Salvini is controversial in Italy

A major fire is underway at the gates of Berlin, Germany. The huge forest of Grünewald, southwest of the capital, began to burn after a fire at a police ammunition depot site. A large security perimeter was quickly set up. The fire is now under control.

American basketball player Brittney Griner, detained in Russia since February, was found guilty of drug trafficking by a court in the country, which sentenced her to nine years in prison for illegal possession of cannabis in a vaporizer. The White House has asked the Kremlin for a prisoner exchange.

In Italy, migrants who landed on the island of Lampedusa were evacuated to another reception center in Sicily, a few hours before the controversial visit of Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Italian far right. In the middle of the election campaign, he wants to defend his anti-immigration positions there. “It is a propaganda activity, which uses social issues to gain votes“, protests Luca Casarini, director of the NGO Mare Jonio.