Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell modestly in 2025, as limited progress in reducing pollution from buildings and transport offset gains made in other sectors, according to the energy think tank Agora Energiewende. The country emitted approximately 640 million tons of carbon dioxide, a 1.5%......
Thousands of households in Berlin remained without electricity and heating four days after a deliberate attack damaged critical power infrastructure in the German capital. The incident has highlighted growing concerns about the vulnerability of urban energy networks, particularly during extreme winter......
Nestlé has announced a worldwide recall of certain batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula due to potential contamination with a toxin called cereulide. This substance, produced by some strains of the Bacillus cereus bacteria, can cause nausea, vomiting, and stomach cramps if ingested. The......
Germany’s official presidential residence, Bellevue Palace in Berlin, will soon undergo extensive renovations, prompting President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his 220 staff members to relocate temporarily. The exact timeline and costs of the refurbishment are still being evaluated by the Federal......
Two 18-year-old youths died in Bielefeld, western Germany, on New Year’s Eve after setting off homemade fireworks, local police reported. Authorities stated that the young men had constructed the pyrotechnic devices themselves and triggered them uncontrollably in different locations, sustaining......
Germany has reported a “significant increase” in Russian espionage and sabotage activities, which Berlin links directly to its military and political support for Ukraine. Speaking to the German daily Tagesspiegel, the president of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch,......
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has received assurances of full support from European leaders, Canada, and NATO allies ahead of a critical meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida. During a video conference en route to Canada, Zelensky briefed his international partners on the......
Air traffic at Hanover Airport in northern Germany was disrupted after several unidentified drones were spotted flying near the facility on Friday evening, according to local media reports. As a precautionary measure, airport authorities temporarily closed two runways, leading to flight cancellations......
The body of Libyan army chief Mohammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad, along with those of his advisers killed in a plane crash near Ankara, will be repatriated on Saturday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced. The Falcon 50 aircraft carrying General Al-Haddad, four of his advisers, and three crew members......
The head of the German parliament’s foreign affairs committee has expressed strong support for a joint German-French initiative aimed at coordinating a European approach to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Armin Laschet, a senior member of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), stressed that......
Berlin — German prosecutors announced on Monday that a lawmaker from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been formally charged in connection with an alleged Nazi salute made inside the national parliament. According to the public prosecutor’s office in Berlin, the......
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and American negotiators resumed high-level talks in Berlin on Monday, following several hours of discussions the previous day that both sides described as constructive. The meetings come as Kyiv seeks firm support from Washington for a ceasefire that would not......
Military support for Ukraine is on track to reach its lowest level since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the German-based Kiel Institute warned on Wednesday. According to the research center, European contributors — now responsible for most of the assistance — are struggling......
