Berlin

The one-day strike is expected to bring widespread disruption to planes, trains and local transit. Many employees are seeking hefty raises to reflect persistently high inflation

The rate at which Ukraine is using ammunition has raised concerns about strains on Western defense companies

Shifting away from planet-heating fossil fuels toward renewable power will be particularly difficult for Germany’s energy-intensive manufacturing industry

Best leading performance was awarded to Spanish actor Sofía Ortero, who plays an eight-year-old child searching for identity and acceptance

Germany is the exception and has displayed unusual transparency by releasing weekly lists of the weapons it is sending to Kyiv

The so-called ‘Düsseldorf Patient’ – a 53-year-old man – has not had any antiretroviral treatment and has been virus-free for four years

Switzerland has traditionally been immovable on its neutral stance during conflicts but politicians are debating several motions to allow the re-export of weapons to Kyiv

The president, a former comedian and actor, features prominently in Sean Penn’s film about the war in Ukraine

Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands have formed a coalition to refit 100 Leopard 1 tanks that have been in storage for decades to send to Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described German and US intentions as ‘a rather disastrous plan’

Several senior Ukrainian officials lost their jobs Tuesday in a corruption scandal plaguing President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government as it grapples with the nearly 11-month-old Russian invasion

The country has become a leading advocate in the European Union for giving military aid to help Ukraine prevail 11 months after the Kremlin’s forces invaded

Damien Chazelle’s drama about the late 1920s in the film industry recreates a period of debauchery, art and business, when stars like John Gilbert and Clara Bow disappeared overnight

The leaders heard an impassioned plea for more military aid from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

The analysis of pollen from about 38 million years ago allowed researchers to correctly attribute the flowering plant, which was misidentified in the 19th century

The six defendants accused of one of the most spectacular burglaries in recent years have given back some of the valuable 18th-century jewelry in an attempt to reduce their sentence. But much of it is broken and in pieces

Artificial illumination is so bright now that astronomical observatories can no longer see celestial objects clearly

One million liters of water flooded out, causing minor injuries and damage to the hotel where it was located. Many more people could have been hurt if the accident had happened later in the day

Although recent polls suggest a majority is in favor of introducing checks to reduce reliance on Russian gas, the FDP liberals in the government coalition oppose curtailing what they view as an expression of personal freedom

Countries on NATO’s eastern flank are accelerating efforts to secure anti-aircraft systems to guard against similar future events due to the war in Ukraine