カテゴリー: Germany
Leaders to discuss once-taboo policy of favouring European companies, in attempt to regain economic competitivenessEU leaders are expected to diverge on whether “Buy European” is an answer to Europe’s waning economic fortunes, at a summit on how to sec…
Welcome to the newsletter’s first end-of-year quiz. Test yourself on culture, technology and assorted political chaos – and check back on 26 December to see how you faredGood morning, and happy whatever-you’re-celebrating today. There may come a moment…
Interior ministry will tell 640 people awaiting sanctuary ‘there is no longer any political interest in their being admitted’Europe live – latest updatesHundreds of Afghans previously promised sanctuary in Germany have been told they are no longer welc…
Jian Guo jailed for five years after acting as agent for Chinese intelligence while working for Maximilian KrahA former aide to a member of parliament for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party has been sentenced to almost five years in prison…
Rights group also finds rise in openly gay, bisexual and transgender people running for office in 36 countriesPoliticians in at least 51 countries used homophobic or transphobic rhetoric during elections last year, from depicting LGBTQ+ identity as a f…
Berlin says incident risked lives of military personnel protecting Red Sea shippingThe German foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador in Berlin after a Chinese warship used a laser to target a German aircraft taking part in an EU operation…
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pledge to address ‘economic imbalances’, without naming ChinaTop finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies have set aside stark differences on US tariffs and agreed to counter global…
A small but growing number of Chinese people are fleeing home, with their sights set on Germany thanks to its reputation as a safe haven for refugeesLing*, 42, arrived in Germany with his 10-year-old daughter, Feifei* in late 2024. Their journey from J…
Exclusive: records show evacuees with pending applications to enter US ‘forced to remain in limbo’ in at least 36 countries, some in ‘untenable conditions’Afghan citizens who fled the country with American assistance after the US’s chaotic withdrawal f…
Kyiv keen to emphasise that Ukraine is fighting an unprecedented coalition of malign autocratic states Ukraine’s capture of two North Korean soldiers on the battlefield has provided a rare glimpse into their role and Pyongyang’s participation in the Ru…
Revellers around the world ring in the new year with parties, celebrations and fireworksNew Year’s Eve live: celebrations around the world as 2025 begins Continue reading…
Election watchers in Europe, Asia and elsewhere will be tuning in – and some have a particular interest in the resultUS election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updatesFrom Brazil to Ireland and Germany to the Caribbean, this year’s knife-edge – a…
As attacks on the press rise, the House of Critical Voices offers sanctuary for media workers exposing abusesWith its nuclear bunker, textured walls and Bauhaus furniture, the former training school for combat troops might not look like a hotel, but fo…
Report finds ‘alarming’ rise in extremism, with Islamist groups and cyber-attacks also posing dangersA surge in far-right violence, Islamist extremism and cyber-attacks from Russia and China are putting German democracy under “significant” threat, the …
US wants show of strength with planned sanctions for helping Russia, but group will also discuss migration, Middle East and AIA dramatic expansion of entities exposed to US sanctions for helping the Russian economy and an EU-led $50bn loan to ease the …