A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Seville flew for approximately 10 minutes without a pilot in command after the co-pilot fainted alone in the cockpit, according to a Spanish aviation report released this week.
The incident occurred on February (...)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in the wrong for not attending Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul, and pledged to slap fresh sanctions on Moscow.
The talks are beginning on Friday and mark the first time the (...)
Russia launched ten drones at Ukraine overnight, all of which were shot down by Ukraine's air defense units, the Ukrainian air force confirmed on Tuesday.
The attack came after Germany threatened Russia with new, tougher sanctions should it not (...)
Germany has banned an extremist far-right organization linked to the so-called "Reichsbürger" (Citizens of the Reich) movement and carried out dawn raids on its properties and leaders' homes, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Hundreds of (...)
The German government has denied a media report claiming that the newly elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz had declared a state of national emergency in a bid to ramp up border controls.
A spokesperson for the government cleared the rumours on (...)
The Saudi Museums Commission and Germany's Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) have activated an Executive Program to deepen long-term cooperation across the museum sector, marking a major milestone in bilateral cultural collaboration.
The (...)
Friedrich Merz narrowly lost the first round of voting Tuesday to become Germany's next chancellor, in a surprise setback for the CDU party leader.
Merz, who's been the favorite to become chancellor since his party won the federal election in (...)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday sharply criticized Germany after its domestic intelligence agency officially designated the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a "proven extremist group," enabling expanded state (...)
Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country's federal office for the protection of the constitution.
"The ethnicity- and ancestry-based understanding of the people prevailing within (...)
The world is arming itself at the fastest rate since near the end of the Cold War, according to a new report, as major wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza and military tensions spike from Europe to Asia.
The 9.4% year-on-year rise to $2.718 trillion in (...)
LONDON — Diplomat Magazine awarded the "Diplomat of the Year 2025" award for the Middle East and North Africa region to Prince Khalid bin Bandar, Saudi Ambassador to the UK and Advisor to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The award was (...)
The League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) Spring Split 2025 is officially underway, running from March 29 to June 8, with the region's top squads battling for a place at the 2025 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) in Vancouver, Canada.
The two (...)
It took Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni exactly two sentences in the Oval Office on Thursday to signal to her host she was a kindred spirit.
"We both share another fight, which is the fight against the woke and DEI ideology that would like to (...)
German authorities carried out raids across six states on Wednesday targeting individuals suspected of involvement in Brigade N'Hamedu, a group accused of attempting to overthrow the government of Eritrea.
According to a statement from the Federal (...)
"Do you think you can trust Putin?" German Brig. Gen. Ralf Hammerstein asks with a wry smile.
It's a rhetorical question to which most of Europe would give the same answer – no.
As the Trump administration continues to pursue a deal to end the war (...)
Germany's parliament on Tuesday passed a historic bill unlocking a record level of state borrowing for defence and infrastructure through amending the country's constitutionally enshrined fiscal rules.
The vote made it through the parliament with (...)
President Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, following a call with US President Donald Trump.
The Russian leader declined to sign up to the comprehensive (...)
What happens in Berlin on Tuesday will impact the entire future of Europe's defense and its ongoing support for Ukraine.
Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defense spending. This could pave the way for a (...)
Hundreds of flights have been canceled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travelers.
The industrial action, led by the trade union Verdi, began unexpectedly on Sunday at Hamburg (...)
Just over a week after his victory in Germany's federal elections, the country's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz is planning to hugely boost defense and infrastructure spending by loosening constitutional fiscal restraints known as the "debt (...)
A joint Israeli-Palestinian team that made a film chronicling the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank delivered a passionate speech calling out injustices faced by Palestinians on Sunday night after they won the Oscar (...)
A Tesla showroom in Manhattan became the center of intensifying protests on Saturday, as demonstrators opposing Elon Musk's role in federal workforce reductions clashed with authorities, leading to nine arrests.
The protest was part of the growing (...)
European leaders have reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine following the tense and highly publicized Oval Office clash between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The dramatic (...)
Relations between Europe and the US are unquestionably in crisis, so merely keeping things together as French President Emmanuel Macron did at the White House on Monday stands as an achievement.
He did that by praising, flattering and gently (...)
Germany's chancellor-in-waiting didn't wait for the final results of his country's election on Sunday to herald a new era in Europe.
Declaring the US indifferent to this continent's fate, Friedrich Merz questioned the future of Nato and demanded (...)
