German Government coalition crisis as SDP pulls out of draft compromise

Germany’s political leadership is in turmoil after a discussion on the reintroduction of compulsory military service became the latest crisis for the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Originally, MPs from both Merz’ Conservative Democratic...

German Government parties agree on draft lottery to counter army’s severe manpower shortage

The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government is planning to introduce a lottery system for compulsory military service. News site RND reported yesterday that Matthias Miersch, fraction leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the German...

German government attacks the welfare state: Basic support payments to be abolished

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. [AP Photo/Markus Schreiber]On October 8, the coalition committee of the Merz-Klingbeil Christian Democrat/Social...

German FM to visit Türkiye for key talks

ANKARA German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is scheduled to visit the Turkish capital Ankara on Oct. 17 to discuss bilateral and regional issues, a German Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Oct. 15. According to spokesperson Josef...

German retirees who continue working set to earn €2,000 a month tax-free

Germans who continue in the labour market beyond retirement age will be able to earn up to €2,000 (£1,750) a month tax-free on top of their pension under a scheme aimed at boosting economic growth and labour force participation rates. The...

Ukrainian asylum applications in Germany soar

The number of Ukrainians applying for protection in Germany has increased greatly in the past few weeks, according to the German interior ministry. The surge is primarily due to a significant rise in the number of young Ukrainian men arriving –...

Mum who claimed kid had cancer to steal from charity for tragic boy, 3, BACK in court for faking wedding to scam family

A MUM who claimed her child had cancer to steal from a charity for a tragic three-year-old boy landed herself back in court for a fake wedding scam. Charlotte Blackwell claimed the youngster was receiving palliative care and set up a GoFundMe for...

IMF matches central government's optimism and improves Spain's growth forecast to 2.9% for this year

Spain's economic growth will continue to outpace the rest of Europe's this year despite the impact of the tariffs imposed by the United States. Forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) back the Spanish government's calculations,...

Germany’s WTD 61 military test unit takes delivery of Pilatus PC-12 NGX

Pilatus has delivered a single PC-12 NGX turboprop to the German military’s WTD 61 aeronautical test and evaluation unit. To be operated from Manching air base in Bavaria, the asset – with the registration 98+01 – “will support standardisation...

Expert Calls for Government, Private Sector Partnership in Education to Drive Tech Growth

By Tosin Clegg Public sector technology expert, Olatunbosun Alake, has called for stronger collaboration between government and the private sector in education funding, stating that it is key to driving sustainable technology growth in Nigeria. In...

Woman scammed children's cancer charity then faked her own wedding - now she's in trouble again

A mum who fell into gambling debt invented fake wedding plans to steal thousands of pounds from her fiancé's mother and others(Image: Conor Gogarty) A bogus bride-to-be who failed to turn up for her own wedding has now been fined for dodging her...

Woman who scammed children's cancer charity then faked own wedding in trouble again

13:50, 15 Oct 2025Updated 13:57, 15 Oct 2025 A mum who fell into gambling debt invented fake wedding plans to steal thousands of pounds from her fiancé's mother and others(Image: Conor Gogarty) A fake bride-to-be, who didn't to turn up for her...

Macron Agrees to Freeze Pension Law to Avoid New Government Crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron has implicitly approved newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s decision to freeze the unpopular pension law, which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64, until after the 2027 presidential elections....

Foxconn bid for stake in unit of Germany's ZF Group stalls, documents show

The due diligence findings, the September stalling of the deal and ZF Group's new plans with Foxconn are being reported for the first time.Foxconn's two-year pursuit of a stake in a unit of German auto supplier ZF Group stalled last month due to a...

Germansplaining: How to save the newsroom (from itself)

We’ve just returned from Phoenix, which prompts me to give Germansplaining a break and try to USplain, for a change. The reason for my journey to Arizona was Newsgeist, a pow-wow for journalists. It’s run by the Center for News, Technology and...

Germany introduces €2,000 Tax-Free pension rule

Although the reform offers tax relief, retirees will still contribute to health and pension insurance. Photo credit: Kostiantyn Voitenko/Shutterstock Germany plans to allow retirees who continue working to earn up to €2,000 per month tax-free...

Heterodox German bishop criticizes public act of reparation for Vatican LGBT ‘pilgrimage’

(LifeSiteNews) – Pro-LGBT Auxiliary Bishop Ludger Schepers of Essen, Germany, who serves as the queer representative of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK), slammed in a recent interview the four bishops who recently made a public act of...

When Germans Happily Cut Their Own Throats - Hamburg VOTES to 'Deindustrialize'

You all have done a terrific job of keeping me company as I wander, absolutely dumbfounded, through the European landscape, and I'm here to tell you I appreciate it. Oftentimes, when I've been really baffled by some European Union member's...

‘Put the Zios in the ground’ Oxford student identified as mock AK-47 toting ‘native German’

The Oxford university student videoed chanting a call to “put Zionists in the ground” last weekend has been identified as a British student who has identified his family as coming from “Wagner’s home town” of Bayreuth in Germany, and has been...

German mayor tortured and stabbed by adopted daughter—no arrest was made

A German mayor-elect was brutally tortured and stabbed by her adopted daughter, raising questions about domestic violence and justice system failures. Despite the severity of the attack, prosecutors declined to charge the daughter with attempted...