A German police officer on Sunday shot and killed a man who threatened people with a knife outside a night club in the northern city of Oldenburg.The man also used an “irritant gas” against two night club employees, and later, on a group of police officers.Also Read: Hundreds at solidarity march after synagogue attack in […]
German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after his conservative bloc sealed a coalition agreement with the main centre-left party, the Bundestag said Monday. Both steps were expected to be a formality after Merz’s conservative bloc, the CDU/CSU, and his future governing partners, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), settled […]
The next German government consisting of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) alliance and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) will abolish a 3-year expedited path to citizenship for “well-integrated” immigrants, according to the parties’ coalition agreement released this week. No more ‘turbo’ naturalization after conservative push That 3-year path to citizenship […]
German minister says Elon Musk’s opposition to Trump’s tariffs a sign of weakness and fear. Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck reacted to Elon Musk’s zero tariff statement and said he should first go to his president and talk about zero tariff first. “If he has something to say, he should go to his president and […]
The recent video of a German nurse who was abducted in Somalia around seven years ago has put the fate of abducted Germans in the spotlight.Sonja N.* was abducted by armed men almost seven years ago in Somalia. At the time, the German nurse was working for the International Red Cross. A video recently emerged […]
A 33-year-old German national was taken into custody after allegedly engaging in inappropriate behavior aboard SWISS Air flight LX918 from Zurich to Dresden earlier this week.The incident unfolded mid-flight when a fellow passenger noticed the man masturbating and alerted cabin crew. According to Swiss news outlet Blick, the individual ignored initial warnings and required multiple […]
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed in her upcoming memoir that she sought advice from Pope Francis on dealing with former US President Donald Trump regarding the Paris climate agreement.Merkel saw Trump’s business background as a challenge, stating, “He saw everything from the perspective of the property developer he was before entering politics. Each parcel […]
