Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’ | Germany
Elon Musk has sparked outrage in Berlin by appearing to support the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany. “Only the AfD can save Germany,” Musk, who was appointed by President Donald Trump to co-chair a commission to reduce the size of the US federal government, wrote on his social media platform X. He reposted a video […]
Why the Franco-German engine that powered the EU is now almost kaput | Germany
“circleWhen France and Germany move forward, all of Europe moves forward. Otherwise, the economy will grind to a halt,'' were the words of former French President Jacques Chirac almost a quarter of a century ago during a regular meeting of love between the two largest member states of the European Union. . So how would […]
Nancy Pelosi has hip replacement surgery in Germany after fall in Luxembourg | Nancy Pelosi
Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered a fall while attending an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress on Saturday and underwent hip replacement surgery at a US military hospital in Germany. California Democratic Party spokesman Ian Crager said Pelosi, 84, is “recovering well.” Pelosi thanked the staff at Landstuhl Regional […]
Germany Arrests Three Over Suspected Islamist Attack
BERLIN (AP) – Two young men and a suspected accomplice with Islamic State sympathies have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of preparing an attack, authorities said Tuesday. Two German-Lebanese brothers, aged 15 and 20, from the southwestern city of Mannheim and a 22-year-old Turkish-German man from the neighboring state of Hesse were arrested on […]
Greta Thunberg Yells ‘F**k Germany, F**k Israel!’ at Pro-Palestine Rally
Greta Thunberg sparked outrage after a video surfaced of the former climate change activist turned anti-Israel activist laughing and chanting, “Fuck Germany, fuck Israel!” At a pro-Palestinian rally. She was appearing as a speaker at a pro-Palestinian event organized by the group Zeituna in the Rhine-Neckar region in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on […]
Police raid migrant smuggling ring accused over small boat Channel crossings | Germany
Police carried out dawn raids in several cities in Germany and France in an internationally coordinated operation to break up an alleged network smuggling migrants into the UK in small boats. After months of intelligence gathering and working with Europol, French security services and British police, Wednesday's raids revealed the gang had procured a small […]
Unwelcome in Germany, UniCredit CEO zeroes in on Italy – Yahoo Finance
Written by Tom Sims, John O'Donnell, Valentina Za MUNICH/FRANKFURT/MILAN (Reuters) – Days before UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel sets her sights on an Italian takeover target, fierce resistance to her interest in Germany's main lender Commerzbank More evidence has come to light. A group of German business elite customers implored Commerzbank's CEO to reject the […]
Germany Looks to Spend $5 Billion for Four New Submarines
President-elect Donald Trump has long warned Europe's NATO allies to increase defense spending and stop relying on the United States to meet their security needs. His message seems to be getting across. It was revealed on Friday that German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius wants to buy four new submarines in a deal worth 4.7 billion […]
Germany to Rediscover How Many Bomb Shelters it Has
After Russian President Vladimir Putin said he reserved the right to bomb allies in Ukraine, Germany is working on a “bunker program” that includes a smartphone app to direct citizens to the nearest shelter in case of an emergency. the report said. The federal government (Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe), known as the BKK or […]
Russia, China, North Korea Are Closer than Germany, Japan in World War II
He said this on CNN's “Outfront” broadcast on Friday. washington post Columnist and CNN host Fareed Zakaria said that Russia receives aid from China, North Korea, and Iran, and that “the Axis powers of Russia, China, and North Korea received aid from Japan and Germany during World War II. We are also cooperating.” Zacharias said […]