Germany will resume working with U.N. relief agency for Palestinians after a...
Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza after the publication of an independent review of its...
View ArticleGermany retirees will get an inflation-busting pension increase this year
BERLIN — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 4.57% rise in retirees' pensions from this summer, well above the current rate of inflation.Rises in German pensions are linked largely to wage...
View ArticleRussian man arrested by German police in connection with the fatal stabbings...
BERLIN — Two Ukrainian men were stabbed to death in southern Germany, police said Sunday, and a Russian man was arrested by authorities as a possible suspect in the killings.The two Ukrainians, who...
View ArticleGerman politician Giffey attacked as concerns rise over violence ahead of EU...
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent Berlin politician was violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head and neck, police said Wednesday, in the latest attack on elected officials that raises concern over...
View ArticleU.N. resolution to commemorate 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia sparks...
UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. resolution sponsored by Germany and Rwanda to establish an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs has sparked protests...
View ArticleThe German chancellor tours flooded regions in the southwest in a show of...
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods and landslides after heavy rain and severe...
View ArticleGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz tours flooded regions in the southwest in a...
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods and landslides after heavy rain and severe weather.Scholz...
View ArticleGermany's foreign minister arrives in Kyiv as Ukraine battles to hold off a...
KYIV, Ukraine — Germany’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in the latest public display of support for Ukraine by its Western partners, although deliveries of promised weapons and ammunition...
View ArticleFans are anxious to see if Germany can fire up Euro 2024 in opener against...
MUNICH — The sound of bagpipes, and men in kilts on the streets of Munich - Scotland is in town and the excitement is ramping up ahead of the European Championship curtain-raiser on Friday.Host nation...
View ArticleUkraine get a patriotic welcome and vivid reminder of the war at Euro 2024
WIESBADEN, Germany — With patriotic songs broadcast and thousands of exiled Ukrainians in the stadium, the men’s national team was made to feel at home at its first training in Germany for the European...
View ArticleUkraine war will make it hard for UEFA to keep political messages out of...
FRANKFURT, Germany — There are UEFA rules against making political statements in stadiums at soccer's European Championship.But they may be harder than ever to police at a tournament that is among...
View ArticleScotland fans help their team feel at home ahead of Euro 2024 opener against...
MUNICH — Scotland supporters are doing their best to make their team feel right at home in Germany ahead of its opening game against the host nation at the European Championship.Tens of thousands of...
View ArticleEmbolo scores on comeback as Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro...
COLOGNE, Germany — Breel Embolo ran, arms spread wide in celebration, after his goal that meant a win for Switzerland and a triumphant personal comeback.Embolo had not played for Switzerland in 18...
View ArticleGermany's biggest industrial union wants a 7% raise for millions of workers
BERLIN — Germany's biggest industrial union said Monday it will seek a 7% pay increase for millions of workers in negotiations starting later this year, arguing that companies including automakers and...
View ArticlePolice temporarily detain eight after clash between Serbia and England fans...
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Eight people were temporarily detained following a brawl between Serbia and England fans in Gelsenkirchen ahead of the two countries' opening European Championship match,...
View ArticleGermany looks to book spot in Euro 2024 knockout stage with another win...
Germany faces Hungary on Wednesday in Stuttgart in their second Group A match. Germany tops the group after beating Scotland 5-1 in the opener while Hungary lost 3-1 against Switzerland. Kickoff is at...
View ArticleGermany, Dutch-owned operator halt talks on grid sale because of budget...
BERLIN — A state-owned Dutch company that is the biggest electricity grid operator in Germany said Thursday that talks on selling its German business to the government in Berlin have been terminated...
View ArticleSouth Carolina governor to visit Germany, a major driver of the state's economy
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is off to Germany next week to strengthen business ties that have fueled this century's economic boom in the formerly struggling Southern state.The...
View ArticleScotland hoping to reach knockout stage for first time at Euro 2024
STUTTGART, Germany — Scotland faces Hungary on Sunday in Stuttgart in their final Group A match. Both teams hope it's not their last game at the European Championship. Scotland is third in the group....
View ArticleSketch of saint painted by Peter Paul Rubens missing since after World War II...
A sketch of St. Gregory of Nazianzus painted by baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens is headed back to Friedenstein Castle in Gotha, Germany after it went missing at the end of World War II.The Rubens...
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