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S. Korea, Germany to sign information pact to boost defense cooperation
South Korea and Germany will soon sign an agreement aimed at protecting military secrets to boost defense cooperation, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Seoul.
The…
Germany investigating suspected poisoning of Russian exiles: report
German police have opened an investigation after a Russian journalist and an activist who participated in a Berlin conference reported health problems that suggested possible poisoning, the Welt am Sonntag reported.
“A file has been…
5 men sentenced to prison for $109m jewelry heist from German museum
A German court on Tuesday convicted five men over the theft of 18th-century jewels worth more than $108.76 million (€100 million) from a Dresden museum in 2019.
They were sentenced to prison sentences of between four years and four…
Over pay, Germany’s public Transport network is halted
During one of the largest strikes in German history, the country's transportation network is near a standstill.
Shortly after midnight, staff working at airports, ports, railways, buses, and subways went on a 24-hour strike.
Demanding…
Germany pushes back on Putin’s ‘blackmail’ with gas terminal
Germany opened its first state-chartered liquefied natural gas vessel as Europe’s largest economy races to replace Russian gas amid an energy crunch and freezing temperatures.
“As of today, Germany and the EU will become a great deal more…
Berlin airport briefly halts flights as protesters occupy runway
Berlin’s airport briefly halted take-offs and landings on Thursday evening after climate protesters broke through the airfield’s security perimeter and occupied the runway.
“Several people” were on the airfield as of 5.35 pm local time,…
Berlin’s alliance with Paris starts to creak with EU in a fix
Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz were smiling as they posed for photos before a long dinner this week in Berlin, but there was a chill in the air.
Warm platitudes and hopeful words of future defense and energy collaboration by the French…
Weakened British PM Truss to try to convince Tories she can still deliver
Liz Truss will try to get her beleaguered UK premiership back on track on Wednesday, after a bruising few days that exposed deep divisions in her ruling Conservative Party and left even members of her top team in open disagreement about…
Germany likely to rely on nuclear to avert winter shortage
Germany is more likely to prolong its use of nuclear power into next year to help prevent the risk of blackouts in Europe's biggest economy this winter.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition agreed this month to make two of Germany's…
G7 trade ministers pledge to boost supply chain resiliency
Trade ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies agreed Thursday to bolster supply chain resiliency for vital products, including critical minerals, amid Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.
The ministers from Britain, Canada,…