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Bumpy start for new German chancellor
Published on 06/05/2025
» German parliamentarians elected conservative leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor on Tuesday afternoon in a second round of voting after his new alliance with the centre-left Social Democrats was dealt a surprise defeat in the first attempt.
Germany's Merz to launch new govt amid Trump turbulence
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» BERLIN — Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in as chancellor on Tuesday with a mission to revive the ailing economy and boost the diplomatic standing of the European Union's (EU) most populous country.
Germany's AfD dealt blow with right-wing extremist label
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned.
World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion," as the death on Monday of the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics prompted a global outpouring of grief.
ECB cuts rates and flags tariff risks
Published on 17/04/2025
» FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday, looking to prop up an already struggling euro zone economy that will take a knock from US tariffs.
Russia says deadly Sumy strike hit army meeting
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» SUMY (UKRAINE) - Russia said Monday that its missiles hit a meeting of Ukrainian army commanders in Sumy, accusing Ukraine of using civilians as a "human shield" after Kyiv said the attack Sunday killed at least 34 people in one of the deadliest strikes of the entire war.
Kremlin says tough line from Germany’s Merz on Ukraine risks escalating war
Published on 14/04/2025
» MOSCOW - The Kremlin criticised Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday over comments suggesting Germany might send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine.
Israeli PM visits Hungary, defying ICC warrant
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» BUDAPEST - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest early Thursday on his first trip to Europe since 2023 and in defiance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him.
Europe shifts gears for the Trump era
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» BRUSSELS — Barely a month ago, a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sent an unmistakable message across the Atlantic: the United States may not be there forever to keep Europe safe from an aggressive Russia.
Keeping the 'rule of law' alive and well
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/03/2025
» On Tuesday there was a vote in the Bundestag, the Lower House of the German parliament, that may have changed the course of history. When the vote came out "Yes", you could feel the tectonic plates shift. Germany had voted to rearm.