What to expect from Olaf Scholz’s China visit?

The German chancellor is set for a balancing act during his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as Berlin weighs economic interests against geopolitical concerns. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves for China on Saturday for a three-day diplomatic visit that includes … Read More

Germany’s defense minister to overhaul military command to enhance war capabilities

Boris Pistorius voiced the necessity for the military to become ‘war-capable’ in light of potential Russian threats Germany’s defense minister on Thursday announced a plan to streamline and reorganize the country’s military command as part of efforts to make the … Read More

Landmark German ruling to cut far-right party funding fuels debate on AfD

KARLSRUHE/BERLIN Germany, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Germany can cut off public funding to the radical right-wing party Die Heimat, the Constitutional Court said on Tuesday in a landmark ruling which stirred up a debate on whether a similar step could … Read More

Germany Ends Ban on Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia Imposed After Khashoggi, Sells Missiles

BERLIN (AP) – The German government has approved the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softening of its hard line of recent years toward arms exports to the kingdom. Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit on Wednesday confirmed a … Read More

German farmers block roads with tractors in subsidies protest

Partial U-turn by Berlin fails to avert week-long nationwide action that government says could be co-opted by rightwing extremists German farmers blocked city centres, highways and motorway slip roads with tractors at the start of a week-long, nationwide protest over … Read More

Can’t Beat Em, Ban Em: Governing German Party Suggests Banning Surging Populist Opposition AfD

The leader of the left-wing Social Democrat Party (SPD) of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested banning the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party amid the right-wing populist party’s surge in the polls. SPD leader Saskia Esken said this week that … Read More

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