The German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt have overhauled their burial legislation, with lawmakers in the western German state taking the biggest stride. “After more than 42 years we have created a new framework that reconciles the individual ideas and wishes of the people in the state with a dignified act of bidding farewell,” said […]
German defense minister Boris Pistorius (AP) Two top lawmakers from Germany’s ruling coalition made a surprise visit to Ukraine.Jens Spahn, the leader of the conservative CDU/CSU in the Bundestag, and Matthias Miersch, the Bundestag leader of the center-left Social Democrats, met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and held talks in the Ukrainian capital. Trump-Putin Bonhomie ‘IRKS’ […]
Germany has said it is ending a monthslong freeze on admitting vulnerable Afghans who had previously been promised entry to the country. Many of the people affected escaped the Taliban by fleeing to Pakistan, where they have been waiting for years for their German visas. DW met one such family, whose names have been changed […]
When Lucas Pohl boarded a flight last summer, he didn’t know it would mark a turning point in his life. The Berlin resident had always carried extra weight, but when he couldn’t fasten his seatbelt and had to ask for an extender, “something inside me broke,” the 27-year-old said. Pohl, who weighed 150kg at the […]
Germany has begun rejecting asylum seekers at its borders with other European countries, the first such action since the new government tightened immigration, a German newspaper reported Sunday.On Thursday and Friday, out of 365 undocumented entries at all borders, 286 migrants and refugees were sent back, including 19 who had applied for asylum, according to […]
The United Kingdom, France and Germany have signalled they are prepared to reinstate United Nations sanctions on Iran by the end of August, in case there is no clear progress on restarting the nuclear deal, two European diplomats said on Tuesday (local time).Ambassadors from the three nations met at Germany’s UN mission in New York […]
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump took a reflective turn on Thursday, steering a conversation back in time to the days of World War II. In remarks that blended history with surprise, Trump recounted recent conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin—both of which circled back to one of […]
German foreign minister Johann Wadephul (Image credit: AP) Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar met with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, in Berlin on Thursday.The meeting took place a day after Wadephul promised that Germany would send more arms to Israel despite growing international calls for a weapons embargo.Speaking at a press conference with his counterpart, […]
A small plane crashed into the terrace of a residential building in Korschenbroich, western Germany, on Saturday, killing two people, police said.The crash occurred near the city of Mönchengladbach, close to the Dutch border. A fire broke out after the aircraft struck the building’s terrace.Authorities confirmed that two people died in the incident. According to […]
BERLIN: The leaders of Germany, France and Poland on Monday criticised actions by the Georgian government which they said had undermined democratic institutions.In a joint statement marking Georgia’s Independence Day, the trio said they “condemn all activities of the Georgian authorities resulting in the democratic backsliding and the attacks against civil society, media and government […]
