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Germany’s Scholz and ministers in Poland for government consultations
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been welcomed with military honours to Warsaw by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, marking the start of the first German-Polish government consultations since 2018.Scholz...
Hottest ticket in town: Staggering price for Germany’s quarter-final against Spain
Hottest ticket in town: Staggering price for Germany’s quarter-final against SpainGermany booked their place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals following a 2-0 win against Denmark on Saturday night, setting...

Germany’s far-right AfD officially quits the EU-level ID group
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has formally quit the far-right European Identity and Democracy (ID) political group in the European Parliament, deputy leader Peter Boehringer announced at the...

Co-leaders of Germany’s far-right AfD re-elected by party delegates
Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) have re-elected Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel to another term of joint party leadership.Both faced no opposition in their bid for...

Germany’s Baerbock, in Israel, calls for ways to end Gaza violence
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called on Monday for a permanent end to the violence in the Gaza Strip and stressed that long-term security for Israel goes hand in...

Champagne thief caught in Germany’s Saarland
A wanted champagne thief has been caught in Germany's Saarland region and is now in prison.The 56-year-old had hidden several bottles of champagne under his rain jacket in a...
Germany’s Scholz Says He Hopes Le Pen Won’t Win French Elections
(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz waded into French politics by voicing his hopes that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally won’t win the country’s parliamentary elections.Most Read from...

Open letter to Germany’s Scholz decries outsourcing asylum
More than 300 advocacy groups and international organizations have written an open letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposing the possibility of holding asylum seekers in third countries for...

Germany’s Habeck sets off on East Asia trip – first stop South Korea
Germany's Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck sets off on a trip to East Asia on Wednesday.His first destination is South Korea, where the Economy Minister wants to meet representatives from politics...
Germany’s government proposes a new law to fast-track young men to join its depleted armed forces
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister announced on Wednesday plans for new legislation that would help refill the depleted ranks of the armed forces to bolster the country's defense...