Germany's military put the first Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil Wednesday having delivered several of them to war-torn Ukraine to intercept Russian rockets, drones and missiles.

Iris-T SLM: Here is all you need to know about Germany's new shield

German man charged for spying at parliament for Russian intelligence

The rare visit saw the German chancellor confront Putin over the alleged persecution of gay men in Chechnya

Merkel pushes Putin on Ukraine, gay rights

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Iris-T SLM: Here is all you need to know about Germany's new shield

German man charged for spying at parliament for Russian intelligence

Merkel pushes Putin on Ukraine, gay rights