German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock tested positive at the beginning of her visit to Pakistan, shortly after holding a press conference warning the Afghan Taliban about human rights. Baerbock has since cancelled all of her appointments, a spokesp…
Scholz: No request from Spain to export Leopard 2 tanks
According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Spain has not yet submitted a request for the export of German-made Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine. Should there still be such a request, it would be examined, Scholz said on Tuesday during his visit to Lithuania…
AfD appeals against rulings in favour of German domestic intelligence
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has appealed against three rulings by the Cologne Administrative Court, which were handed down in March in favour of the German domestic intelligence service. According to a spokesperson for the court o…
EU clinches agreement on universal phone chargers for 2024
Mobile phones and other electronic devices in the European Union are to have standardized charging equipment from 2024, negotiators from the European Parliament and the 27 EU member states agreed on Tuesday. “After a decade, finally one standard (USB-C…
Zelensky says Ukrainian troops holding out in Severodonetsk
The situation remains tense for Ukrainian troops in the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, according to the country’s president. “We are holding the situation, just holding the situation,” Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, according to the Inter…
Germany’s Baerbock on visit to Pakistan, Greece and Turkey
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock sees Pakistan as a key partner in the evacuation of people in Afghanistan in need of protection. “There are no easy solutions, and certainly no truly satisfactory ones,” the Green politician stressed on Monday …
Erdoğan promises more interest rate declines, despite inflation fears
Turkey stands primed to keep on sinking its prime interest rate, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday, once again swimming against the tide of accepted economic theory. There is no reason for anyone to worry about interest rates being …
Two Ukrainian women among Friday’s German rail accident fatalities
Two Ukrainian mothers who fled to Bavaria with their children to escape Russia’s invasion were among the five who died in a weekend train accident in the southern German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. A fifth fatality was a 14-year-old boy from the re…
Germany’s Flick to ring some changes for England game
Germany coach Hansi Flick plans to make some changes to his starting 11 for Tuesday’s Nations League match against England in Munich. Germany did not fully convince in their tournament opening 1-1 draw in Italy on Saturday, and Flick told reporters Mon…
Germany’s Baerbock visits Pakistan, Greece and Turkey
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock leaves this Monday evening for a four-day trip to Pakistan, Greece and Turkey. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Green politician plans to hold talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and her counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Z…