GERMANY – Germany on Friday announced that it’ll enact a partial suspension of military exports to Israel while criticizing the Israeli plan for a Gaza takeover. “Under these circumstances, the German government will not authorize any exports of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a statement. […]
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Lufthansa Flight Bomb Threats; What We Know
GERMANY – The German police on Monday confirmed that Lufthansa flight bomb threats while in the air resulted to the flight to be returned back to Frankfurt Airport on Sunday. Flight LH752, operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, landed safely at Frankfurt airport around 6.30 pm local time (1630GMT) on Sunday, according to the public […]
Moscow Warns Germany Against Dangerous Rhetoric on Ukraine Long Range Strikes in Russia
RUSSIA – On Tuesday, the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding his latest remarks about the lifting of restrictions on arms supplied to Kyiv, for use in Ukraine long range strikes in Russia as reported by TASS. Peskov said that Merz “has confused everyone, if not himself,” after the German […]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Vows More Sanctions on Russia
GERMANY – The German chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that the EU will add new sanctions on Russia starting next week for Putin’s refusal to attend the ongoing direct peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey. Speaking to public broadcaster ZDF late Thursday, Friedrich Merz said while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Türkiye and showed […]
German Annual Inflation Rate
GERMANY – The German annual inflation rate has eased as consumer prices rose by 2.1% in April, just as estimated according to the official data released on Wednesday. The figure dropped from the previous month’s 2.2% to mark the lowest level since October 2024, as per to Destatis data. It was at 2.3% in February […]
German Government Bans the Kingdom of Germany Group
GERMANY – The German government have banned the Kingdom of Germany group, the largest “Reich Citizens” organization, in what officials called a significant blow against far-right extremism. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the group “Kingdom of Germany” (Konigreich Deutschland), which rejects the legitimacy of the modern German state, has been banned and had its assets seized. […]
German Chancellor Candidate Friedrich Merz Fails to Secure Votes on First Round; Wins on Second Round
GERMANY – The German chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz had been dealt a blow as he failed to secure the votes required to make him the chancellor on the first round of voting. He later won on the second round with a total of 325 votes, bringing him over the necessary 316 threshold. Earlier in the […]