“Across the globe, there are many balloons in the sky from different countries,” said Wang Yi. “Do you want to down each and every one of them?”

Marco Goecke was suspended from his post as ballet chief this week after the Saturday attack.

Martin Goecke issued a public apology on Tuesday for smearing dog feces on the face of a newspaper critic whose reviews he didn't like.

The eased visa restrictions are for quake survivors in Turkey and Syria who have close family ties to Germany if they are facing homelessness or were injured.

The reform-minded communist took power after the Berlin Wall fell and invited opposition forces into government but could not slow the momentum for reunification.

The clash is likely the first salvo in a pending European battle over Twitter's runaway hate speech under Musk's regime.