Shock in Germany: Hundreds of Hungarian citizens lose refugee status

German authorities have withdrawn the refugee status of 568 Hungarian citizens after it emerged that they had arrived in the country claiming to be fleeing the war in Ukraine, while also holding Hungarian passports. Citizens of the European Union,...

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...

The Dutch government opens direct talks with Beijing over the fate of Nexperia

The Dutch government is opening direct talks with Beijing over the fate of Nexperia, the Chinese-owned chipmaker at the heart of a growing diplomatic fight that’s shaking up global car production. Vincent Karremans, the Netherlands’ economy...

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds

Mainstream parties are increasingly allowing the far right to set the agenda, researchers in Germany have found, describing it as a shortcoming that had unwittingly helped the far right by legitimising their ideas and disseminating them more...

Workshop Discusses Challenges, Opportunities in Building Sector Climate Action

Ammon News - The "Challenges and Opportunities" workshop, part of the Climate Action Roadmap for Buildings and Construction in Jordan project, began Wednesday under the Jordanian-German Energy Partnership framework, in cooperation with the German...

66% of Germans oppose benefits to Ukrainian refugees

Ukrainians in Berlin. Photo: European Pravda The majority of Germans are against financial payments to Ukrainian refugees, while supporting the return of men of conscription age to Ukraine. Source: a survey conducted by INSA Public Opinion...

Army sergeant dies from wounds in vehicle training accident

A 34-year-old sergeant from New Jersey died from wounds he sustained during a vehicle accident in Germany on Sunday, the U.S. Army announced. The sergeant, Terell Seales, of Florence, New Jersey, worked as a motor transport operator with the 2nd...

Russell Hobbs partners with Action Against Hunger to “Make a Meal Difference”

Russell Hobbs has announced a three-year global partnership with international humanitarian charity Action Against Hunger, under the campaign banner Make a Meal Difference. Through the partnership, Russell Hobbs has committed to a minimum donation...

Germany’s GDP to rise 1.4% in 2026, 1.8% in 2027: Goldman Sachs

Germany’s economy is poised for stronger growth over the next two years, as the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to rise by 1.4 per cent in 2026 and 1.8 per cent in 2027—well above its 0.8 per cent potential growth rate and the...

The Bureaucracy Myth: Merz Shadow-Boxes with the EU

In his government statement on October 16, Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized European overregulation. He cited his own program for cutting bureaucracy in Germany. In reality, however, new layers of bureaucracy are being created domestically....

Futures Flat As Gold Selloff Extends

US equity futures are flat again, with tech and small caps lagging as traders parsed the latest earnings reports and corporate news amid worries over trade, the US government shutdown and geopolitical risks. Gold and silver extended declines after...

Syria-Kurdish deal: Turkey hopes to boost trade with Kurdish regions

Hopes for a breakthrough are growing. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Kurdish forces in the north of Syria, recently announced that, in principle, an agreement had been reached with the Syrian central government on a "mechanism" for...

Spiegel: Recall of German ambassador is the culmination of prolonged escalation between Georgia's pro-Russian PM Irakli Kobakhidze and Peter Fischer

The recall of Germany's ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, is the culmination of a prolonged escalation between Georgia's pro-Russian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Peter Fischer, writes the publication Spiegel. The publication notes that...

EU tries to curb self-imposed energy price volatility

European Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has reaffirmed the European Union’s commitment to launching the Emissions Trading System for buildings and road transport (ETS2) in 2027, but promised tweaks to the curb price volatility it created....

Global stocks decline as tech sell-off follows lackluster Wall Street session

FILE PHOTO | Photo Credit: ANDREW KELLY Global shares were mostly lower Wednesday on selling of technology shares following a lackluster day on Wall Street. France's CAC 40 fell 0.5 per cent in early trading to 8,213.90. The German DAX dipped 0.3...

Vermont’s Remote Tech Workers Are Putting Out Fires — Literally

Jonathan Weiss and his family moved to Pawlet in 2010, taking up residence in a home next to the village firehouse. Coming from Brooklyn, Weiss was accustomed to the classic FDNY tableau: firefighters lounging in front of gleaming red engines, a...

German word of the day: Stadtbild

You may find yourself searching for this German word when you want to describe how Cologne compares to Berlin, or how the city you live in now compares to the one you've come from back home. Why do I need to know Stadtbild? This simple word is...

Germany's left-wing taz newspaper with final daily print edition

Germany's left-wing Tageszeitung newspaper printed its last daily edition on Friday as it moves to a largely online service. The outlet, widely known as taz, was founded in 1978 and is run in partly by its employees. Designed by the artist...

Returning the Missing Heart of Leisler

It was May 1691, just days before summer. But this would not be remembered as a beautiful spring day; instead, it was the day of a gruesome public execution on what is now City Hall Park. In the year 1660, a young Jacob Leisler from Frankfurt,...

Germany approves Taser use for police nationwide

German police officers will be allowed to use Tasers nationwide after the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, passed a legal amendment late on Thursday, reported dpa. The law explicitly permits officers to deploy Tasers alongside...