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German president says US is destroying world order
Published on 08/01/2026
» BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised US foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged nations not to let the world order disintegrate into a “den of robbers” where the unscrupulous take what they want.
US-Ukrainian talks resume in Berlin with territorial stakes unresolved
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed on with high-stakes talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys aimed at ending the war with Russia, but thorny territorial questions remained unresolved.
German president gets royal treatment on UK state visit
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» WINDSOR (UNITED KINGDOM) - Britain's King Charles III treated German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to a sumptuous banquet Wednesday, as the pair hailed the countries' deep ties during the first UK state visit by a German head of state in decades.
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.
German ex-president Horst Koehler dies at 81
AFP, Published on 01/02/2025
» BERLIN - Germany’s former president Horst Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010, died on Saturday aged 81 after a brief illness, officials announced.
World marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
AFP, Published on 27/01/2025
» OSWIECIM (POLAND) - The world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Monday, with some of the few remaining survivors set to attend ceremonies at the site of the notorious Nazi death camp.
Pope kicks off Christmas under shadow of war
AFP, Published on 25/12/2024
» ROME - Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the Vatican.
German leader to visit site of deadly Christmas market attack
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» MAGDEBURG (GERMANY) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other politicians will Saturday visit the scene of a bloody car-ramming that targeted visitors to a Christmas fair in an old market city.
Under-fire Scholz to trigger German elections with confidence vote
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» BERLIN - Germany's embattled centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz traded angry blows with his top rival ahead of a parliament vote Monday that was expected to trigger the process towards February 23 elections.