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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone and resolved a row over a would-be visit to Kiev that was turned down, the presidential office in Berlin said on Thursday. Steinmeier had planned to …

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone and resolved a row over a would-be visit to Kiev that was turned down, the presidential office in Berlin says. Steinmeier had planned to go to the Uk…

Pope Francis is using a wheelchair to protect his injured knee. The head of the Catholic Church, 85, was pushed by a Vatican employee to an audience with nuns on Thursday. The pontiff said recently that his doctors had told him to rest his painful righ…

Asparagus ice cream, asparagus pizza and, of course, just plain old asparagus with butter: Few countries worship the asparagus quite like Germany and come spring restaurants around the country begin serving their take on this semi-sacred vegetable. Bef…

Bärbel Bas, the president of Germany’s Bundestag parliament, is the latest in a string of German politicians to announce their intention to travel to Kiev to express support for Ukraine’s defence against the Russian invasion. A spokeswoman told dpa on …

Online fashion retailer Zalando slipped into the red in the first quarter as sales declined 1.5% to €2.2 billion ($2.3 billion), the Berlin-based company reported on Thursday. Zalando booked a first-quarter net loss of €61.3 million compared to a profi…

A new fitness workout has been created for video gamers in response to research that shows many experience fatigue when they play. Created by British internet service provider EE, it has been put together with fitness expert Obi Vincent and the perform…

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht called for greater efforts to promote security and peace in south-eastern Europe at the outset of her visit to the Balkans on Wednesday. “We must ensure that this region remains stable. That is the only guara…

Record winners Real Madrid fought back at the death en route to an extraordinary 3-1 extra time triumph over Manchester City on Wednesday for a place in the Champions League final – where like in 2018 Liverpool will be their opponents. Having won the f…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will continue to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in comments made a day after French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Putin. Scholz said it was right that he had spoken many times with Putin and with …