German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must be present at the summit between the presidents of the United States (US) and Russia, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, and that he cannot accept that Ukrainian and European Union (EU) officials do not consult on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
The German government wants to partially suspend arms exports to Israel. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this, explaining the decision by the Israeli government's announcement that it would step up military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Germany is facing growing uncertainty about the future of the US military presence on its soil as Washington prepares for a major overhaul of its global military strategy. Amid quiet but growing concerns in Berlin, officials are trying to ensure that any US withdrawal from Europe is coordinated – and not sudden.
German police said today that they had arrested 57 people during a rally in Berlin on Saturday in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, adding that 17 police officers were injured in incidents with protesters.
German automotive equipment company Bosch said today it plans to cut 1,100 jobs by 2029, continuing its restructuring program amid ongoing difficulties in the European automotive industry.
"Poland is Germany's most important partner in the EU, along with our French neighbors," German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said at the Polish-Belarusian border yesterday.
At least 19 people were injured, including a child, when a pyrotechnic device exploded into the audience during a traditional fireworks display at the Rheinkirmes festival in Düsseldorf, local authorities said.
Britain and Germany signed a comprehensive friendship treaty today, deepening cooperation in areas from defense to transport, on the first official visit of Chancellor Friedrich Merz to London, the latest step in resetting the UK's relationship with the EU.
Hepatitis A virus has been detected in frozen mixed berries originating from Serbia, intended for the German market, according to a notice published on the website of the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
German police have arrested a Bosnian man in a terror financing probe.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrived in Kyiv today to discuss continued support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, the German Foreign Ministry announced.
“We will continue to stand firmly by Ukraine so that it can successfully defend itself — with modern air defense systems and other weaponry, as well as humanitarian and economic aid,” Wadephul said in a statement.
Steinmeier said that a possible conflict with the International Criminal Court over the arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister should be avoided.
Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles into Ukraine this morning, hitting numerous civilian targets in Kiev, including a large apartment building, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, Ukrainian officials said.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today that the Iranian leadership has been weakened by Israeli attacks in recent days and is unlikely to regain its former strength.
A German court is expected to deliver its verdict in the case of a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity, including the torture of detainees in military hospitals in Syria, in a trial that has taken on particular significance since the fall of the Assad regime.
Nine people were injured on Wednesday evening during the emergency landing of a Ryanair aircraft in the German city of Memmingen, after the flight encountered severe turbulence caused by a thunderstorm, police reported.
More than 20,000 people were evacuated, but the bomb disposal operation in Cologne was delayed because only one person refused to leave his apartment. It was a success, German media reported.
Three people were killed in a fire that broke out at the Marienkrankenhaus hospital in Hamburg last night, German media reported.
Buying a new car has become less affordable for German consumers in recent years.
A small plane crashed into a terrace of a house in western Germany today, killing two people, police said, AP reports.
"Serbia after Vučić has been discussed for a long time, not only in Europe, but also in Serbia itself, and, as far as I can see, is being successfully fought for. All democratic forces in Serbia have long had an answer for what kind of Serbia they want to have after Vučić. As far as we are concerned from the outside, our alternative instead of Vučić is all democratic forces, and students - who play a major role in the democratization of the country, and the opposition," Josip Juratović, a long-time member of the Bundestag, head of the Committee for the Western Balkans, and a member of t
Three men have been charged in Germany with collaborating with one of Russia's intelligence agencies and possibly plotting to kill a person, the federal prosecutor's office in Berlin said today.
The men were arrested in a "particularly serious case" on June 19, 2024, in Frankfurt, and have been identified as Robert A, a Ukrainian citizen, Vardges I, an Armenian citizen, and Arman S, a Russian citizen.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today that his government and other major Western allies of Ukraine will no longer limit the permissible range of weapons they have delivered to Kiev, a move that Moscow immediately described as "quite dangerous".
One of the Bundeswehr's most ambitious projects is becoming a reality: the stationing of almost 5,000 German soldiers in Lithuania. On April 1, a new, 45th armored brigade was officially established in the capital Vilnius. It is the main part of the battle group with which Germany, at the request of Lithuania, is securing NATO's eastern flank in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine, Deutsche Welle reports.
