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Facts-What Germany's planned spending spree could mean for the economy
BERLIN - German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens on Friday on a massive increase in state...
Mar 183 min read
Facts-What is in the huge German spending plan agreed by parties?
BERLIN - German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens on Friday on a massive increase in state...
Mar 182 min read
EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions relief at end of month
RIYADH - European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy...
Jan 172 min read
German president dissolves parliament for Feb. 23 snap elections
BERLIN - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved Germany's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on...
Dec 28, 20242 min read
Facts-Facts about the suspect in German Christmas market attack
Closed stalls stand at the site where a car drove into a crowd at a Magdeburg Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany December 21, 2024....
Dec 22, 20242 min read
German Chancellor Scholz loses no-confidence vote, paving way for election
BERLIN - The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on...
Dec 17, 20243 min read
Berlin eyes role in Ukraine peace deal but says too early for decisions
BERLIN - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Monday his country would likely play a role in securing a future ceasefire deal...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Western nations agree to 'disrupt and deter' Russia shadow fleet, Estonia says
TALLINN - Twelve Western countries have agreed measures to "disrupt and deter" Russia's so-called shadow fleet of vessels in order to...
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Russia must be ready to fight NATO in Europe in next decade, minister says
MOSCOW - Russia's defence minister said on Monday that Moscow must be ready to fight the NATO military alliance in Europe in the next...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Facts-Germany's election in polls, parties and policy debates
BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz will call on Germany's parliament on Monday to declare it has no confidence in him, taking the first...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
Explainer-Which German coalition plans will still be implemented?
BERLIN - Germany's political parties haven't agreed on much since Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed in November, but some laws...
Dec 17, 20243 min read
Their labour in demand, Germany's Syrians are in no rush to leave
BERLIN - It took only a few hours after the fall of Bashar al-Assad for some German politicians to begin suggesting it was time for...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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