King Charles III will travel to France and Germany for his first state visits since becoming monarch, Buckingham Palace said Friday, underscoring Britain’s efforts to build bridges with its European neighbors following years of strained relations caused by Brexit. Charles…
Germany call for more equal allocation in EU for Ukraine refugees
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has called for a fairer distribution of war refugees from Ukraine in the European Union, noting that if the war continues, countries taking the bulk of the refugees will have to be assisted. Faeser told…
First delivery of liquefied natural gas expected at German port
The first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is to be received at the floating LNG terminal in the north of Germany on Wednesday. The LNG tanker ISH moored already on Tuesday by the port of Brunsbüttel at the mouth…
Ukraine war: Zelensky urges speedy delivery of Western tanks
Ukraine’s president has thanked Western leaders for sending tanks to support the fight against Russia, but said they needed to be delivered quickly. In his nightly address, Volodymyr Zelensky also urged the West to send long-range missiles and fighter jets.…
Tanks for Ukraine: Germany to send Leopard 2s and allow others to export
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, and allow other countries to do the same, reports in Germany say. Leopard 2s are made in Germany and Berlin needs to approve their export. Germany has…
Ukraine war: Germany yet to make decision on sending tanks
Germany has not yet decided whether to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, or allow other countries to donate theirs, despite pressure on Berlin to act. A meeting on Friday to co-ordinate military donations for Kyiv did agree to supply more…
German defence minister resigns after months of criticism
Germany’s embattled defence minister, who was criticised over the pace of a massive project to modernise the military and for Berlin’s stuttering response to the Ukraine war, has resigned. Christine Lambrecht said in a written statement on Monday that “months…
Ukraine war: Bakhmut defenders plea for Western tanks
As the UK and other European nations prepare to send tanks to Ukraine to help it liberate more territory from Russia, our correspondent Andrew Harding has been to visit members of a front-line Ukrainian tank unit already engaging Russian forces…
Former Volkswagen boss Carl Hahn dies aged 96
Carl Hahn, who headed the Volkswagen group during the German car giant’s heyday in the 1980s, has died, a spokeswoman for the Carl and Marisa Hahn Foundation told AFP on Sunday. Hahn died peacefully at his home in Wolfsburg on…