Europe

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…

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 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…

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,…

The German government announced a US$65 billion (S$91.1 billion) relief package Sunday to help ease the burden on citizens facing soaring inflation and surging energy costs that have worsened with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – and have…

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to suspend a visa agreement with Moscow, making it harder for Russian citizens to obtain entry to the bloc. Ukraine and some member states had called for a blanket ban, but others…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for an overhaul of European Union decision-making, proposing that majority voting should be used initially in areas like sanctions and human rights. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, member states…

The water level at a key German chokepoint on the Rhine River jumped on Saturday (Aug 20), easing a crisis that's hampered energy and industrial production this month. The marker at Kaub, a narrow and shallow waypoint west of Frankfurt,…