Press play to listen to this article Bowing to the reality that Ukraine won’t join NATO anytime soon, Kyiv is putting in place a collection of smaller security pacts with regional military powers, including Turkey and Poland, as well as the UK, as it seeks help facing down Russia now and in years ahead. The … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Social media giants are joining forces to take on the German government over its beefed-up online hate speech law. Facebook (Meta), YouTube, Twitter and TikTok have sued in response to new rules that aim to send illegal pieces of content — including photos of swastikas or posts inciting … Read more
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he will “soon” travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin amid what he called a “very serious” situation at the Ukrainian border. “I will now travel to the US, and I will soon be in Moscow to continue speaking about the questions that are necessary,” Scholz … Read more
BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz formally took over Monday as the leader of Germany’s main opposition party, the center-right Christian Democratic Union of ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel, after his election was endorsed by a postal ballot. The 66-year-old conservative, a one-time rival and longtime critic of Merkel, emerged victorious from a ballot of the party’s membership … Read more
A 24-year-old female and a 29-year-old male police officer were killed in the early hours of Monday morning during a routine traffic stop in Kusel in the Rhineland-Palatine district in south west Germany The officers lost their lives this morning (stock photo) ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) Two police officers have been fatally gunned … Read more
On January 7, 2021, damage was discovered in the U.S. Capitol after supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump breached security and entered the building during a session of Congress. (Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you for signing up … Read more
German authorities have pledged to crack down on coronavirus fraud amid mounting evidence that scammers, many of them based in Eastern Europe, are hijacking the country’s generous aid program for companies affected by the disease. pandemic. Hubertus Heil, Minister of Labor, said that all potential scammers will be investigated and prosecuted. “Most people will behave … Read more