German parliament opens debate on military service bill

Germany's Bundestag parliament began its first reading of the contentious bill seeking to reintroduce some form of military service, on a purely voluntary basis at first but with contested plans to add some kind of mandatory component in future if...

Advocacy group warns families are facing medication shortages, rationing at on-post pharmacies

Maj. Julie Carpenter, a pharmacy flight commander with the 90th Medical Group, fills a pill bottle with medication at F.E. Warren Air Force Base on Jan. 28, 2025. (Mattison Cole/U.S. Air Force) Military families using on-base pharmacies have begun...

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...

Germany greenlights €2,000 tax-free earnings for pensioners

Published on 15/10/2025 - 7:00 GMT+2 Germany will introduce an “active pension” from 1 January 2026 that lets people who choose to work past the statutory retirement age earn up to €2,000 per month tax-free. Labour Minister Bärbel Bas framed the...

Humbling Nigeria’s domestic league – coaching, the bane

Some of the greatest footballers in the history of football are either excellent dribblers, or deadly goal scorers. Their list is long and very special: Pele, Maradona, Haruna Ilerika, Rashidi Yekini, Zenedine Zidanne, Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel...

Scottish mine-clearing charity heading to Gaza to help make the streets safe again

A Scottish-based mine-clearing charity that was backed by Princess Diana is set to send experts to Gaza within weeks to search the warzone for leftover explosives. The Halo Trust, which deactivates explosives in countries that are facing the...

German LCC Market Shifts As Ryanair, Eurowings Adjust Networks

Germany’s LCC sector is showing fresh signs of adjustment, with Ryanair and Eurowings the latest to trim routes and rebalance capacity as the country’s recovery lags its European peers. Ryanair says it has cancelled 24 routes across nine airports...

Pistorius Is Pushing For The Return Of Conscription To The German Army

Boris Pistorius Moscow will notice. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes that the resumption of military conscription could be a "deterrence signal" for Russia. This is reported by Spiegel. The coalition in Germany continues to discuss...

General : New Faces Bring Fresh Perspectives To ASEAN - Analysts

By N. Kuvineshwaren KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- The 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits are set to take on renewed momentum with the participation of several newly appointed leaders and invited guests, marking a significant phase in the...

Canada Seeks New Trade Partners in Asia After Trump’s Blowup

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a shift in Canada’s trade strategy, another party splinter in French budget negotiations, and European leaders debating how to use frozen Russian assets. Sign up to receive World Brief in your...

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar's rise, drive and retreat

Former Irish Ambassador DANIEL MULHALL reviews Leo Varadkar’s autobiography FULL disclosure. Leo Varadkar’s years atop the Irish political ladder coincided with the latter stages of my 44-year professional career with the Department of Foreign...

Germany concerned over poor math, science skills

Berlin — German Education Minister Karin Prien described the poor performance of secondary school pupils in maths and the sciences revealed in a recent survey as cause for concern during a press conference held in Berlin on Thursday. "This is a...

Germany to introduce tax-free ‘active pension’ to retain retirees

Germany is to introduce an ‘active pension’ from 1 January 2026 that allows people who choose to work past the statutory retirement age earn up to €2,000 per month tax-free. Labour minister Bärbel Bas described the Aktivrente (active pension) as...

India News | Government Committed to Farmers' Welfare: Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries, HD Kumaraswamy, has inaugurated the 3rd Agricultural Insect Biocontrol Expo and the 33rd Foundation Day celebration of the ICAR-National Bureau of...

5 Global Trends Driving the Rise of GW-Scale Solar in 35 Countries

Falling module prices, growing investor confidence, and climate-driven urgency propelled global solar PV capacity additions up nearly 29% year-on-year in 2024, according to the IEA-PVPS report. Global solar installations have now surpassed 2.26...

German parliamentarian urges officials to investigate Hungary for spyware abuse

A member of the European Parliament on Wednesday filed a complaint urging authorities to investigate Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for allegedly ordering the country’s secret service to break into his phone with spyware. German...

Germany considers allowing face biometric web searches by police, watchdog critical

An expert report commissioned by AlgorithmWatch, a European digital rights organization, has pointed out the technical and legal issues with a move by Germany to expand police powers by allowing the matching of faces against photos publicly...

New Faces Bring Fresh Perspectives To ASEAN - Analysts

By N. Kuvineshwaren KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- The 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits are set to take on renewed momentum with the participation of several newly appointed leaders and invited guests, marking a significant phase in the...

Germany's economy struggled, showing barely any growth in Q3, Bundesbank

According to the Bundesbank, the German economy is still struggling and showed barely any growth in the third quarter. The German central bank explained on Thursday that both deep-seated problems and pressure from US tariffs continue to plague the...

Germany working on plan against Russian 'hybrid' threats: Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses parliamentarians during a session at the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, in Berlin on October 16, 2025, ahead of an EU Summit. [AFP] Germany will develop a "comprehensive action plan" to...