Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — As the far-right Alternative for Germany continues to rise — and its radicalism becomes increasingly…
Read more Germany’s far-right AfD is soaring. Can a ban stop it?British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Sunday called for a “sustainable cease-fire” in the Middle East, lamenting that “too many civilians have…
Read more Cameron and Baerbock call for ‘sustainable cease-fire’ in GazaGermany’s sports minister, Nancy Faeser, has called on the International Olympic Committee to examine “very carefully” the backgrounds of Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in next year’s Olympic…
Read more Germany warns of ‘warmonger Putin’ pushing propaganda at Paris OlympicsBERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday his ruling coalition would seek to present new budget plans “very quickly” to Parliament, after a constitutional court ruling last…
Read more Scholz promises new budget plans ‘very quickly’ amid German spending crisisGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought to justify his reluctance to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles on Thursday by naming constitutional constraints and the risk of an “escalation…
Read more Scholz cites risk of ‘escalation’ as reason not to send Taurus missiles to UkraineIn two German state elections that are seen as a bellwether of the national mood, the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, surged while the three parties that…
Read more Far-right surge upends German state electionsBERLIN — So much for Olaf Scholz’s Zeitenwende. The German government on Wednesday stepped back at the last minute from making a legal commitment to meeting NATO’s target…
Read more Germany U-turns on commitment to meet NATO spending target annuallyThe German government has splashed out almost €55,000 on former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s hair and makeup since she left office in 2021. Despite departing Germany’s top job…
Read more Germany has spent €55K on Merkel’s hair and makeup since she left officePress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — The blowback came in the form of cake. An annual meeting of Volkswagen shareholders in…
Read more What genocide? Volkswagen’s morally expensive bet on ChinaPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germany’s center-right opposition wants to raise the heat on Chancellor Olaf Scholz by launching a…
Read more Olaf Scholz faces new probe over German tax fraud scandalPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. On the future of the internal combustion engine, Germany has gotten its own way, again. The European…
Read more Brussels to Berlin: We’ll find a way to save the car enginePress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germany’s Christian Democrats, the country’s largest opposition group, are planning to shift away from the…
Read more German Christian Democrats rewrite Merkel’s China playbookPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Europe’s worst-kept secret is that the Germans ultimately decide everything. “I’ll never forget how all…
Read more Toxic Germanity and the battle for ‘das Auto’Germany and Japan agreed on Saturday to strengthen cooperation on economic security in the aftermath of tensions over global supply chains and the economic impact of the war…
Read more Germany, Japan pledge to boost cooperation on economic securityBERLIN — German prosecutors have found “traces” of evidence indicating that Ukrainians may have been involved in the explosions that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in…
Read more In Nord Stream bombings probe, German investigators see Ukraine link, reports sayPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to announce the delivery of German Leopard 2 tanks…
Read more Germany moves to send battle tanks to UkrainePress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germany and its European partners plan to “quickly” send two Leopard 2 tank battalions to…
Read more European allies will send about 80 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Germany saysPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. If Germany won’t play ball, then Poland will find other partners to deliver Leopard 2 battle tanks…
Read more Poland ready to build ‘smaller coalition’ to send tanks to Ukraine without GermanyPARIS — Germany “would not stand in the way” if Poland or other allies asked for permission to send their German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena…
Read more Germany ready to let Poland send Leopard tanks to Ukraine: foreign ministerPARIS — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz raised optimism on Sunday that the EU and the U.S. can reach a trade truce in the coming months to prevent discrimination…
Read more Scholz upbeat about trade truce with US in ‘first quarter of this year’
