Olaf Scholz

Tuesday’s presidential vote will have a profound impact on Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, Latin America, and China

Prices have risen by 54% in the United States, 32% in China and nearly 15% in the European Union between 2015 and 2024. Though policies have been implemented to increase supply and regulate rentals, their impact has been limited and the problem is getting worse

The announcement by Olaf Scholz’s government, which comes into force on Monday, is a blow to free movement in the EU, which has seen previous threats such as the refugee crisis in 2015 and the Covid pandemic

In a letter, 19 ex-officials from France, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Canada and elsewhere urge support for a proposal by the famous economist Gabriel Zucman

Almost all the heads of state who were at the gathering in Italy are in a situation of political fragility

The Ukrainian leader has visited over 10 countries so far ahead of the June 16 peace summit in Switzerland, which U.S. President Joe Biden will not attend

The United States and European powers have lifted the veto on NATO-supplied weapons being used against military targets in Russia’s border regions

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has prepared a proposal to address the lack of soldiers in the army with the support of the Social Democrats and Conservatives

Analysts and institutions expect flat growth in 2024 and fear that the country’s stagnation may spread to France and Italy

The German Interior Minister said that the country has a ‘special responsibility for the protection of Jews’ because of the Holocaust

The French proposal not to rule out sending soldiers to fight against Russia opened a debate that confirms there are soldiers from the Atlantic Alliance on the ground, but not in combat roles

The shortage of air-to-surface cruise missiles in Ukrainian and European arsenals means that Germany is the only ally that can meet Kyiv’s demand in the short term

After the meeting of the so-called ‘Weimar Triangle’ of the three countries, the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said that ‘the Russian president should know that we won’t let up in our support for Ukraine’

German Government spokesman said the leak was part of Russia’s ‘information war’ against the West, and that the aim was to create discord within Germany

Yuval Abraham, winner of the best documentary award at the Berlinale with Palestinian Basel Adra, has faced a backlash over his commentary on the Gaza war

The Chancellor argues that the delivery of this long-range weaponry heightens the risk of Germany being dragged into the war

Moscow’s warning came a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said that sending in Western ground troops should not be ‘ruled out’ in the future

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said the government’s aim is to ‘fight the black market’ and better protect young people

The acting prime minister of the Netherlands, who has openly applied for the post, has the support of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France, while Hungary and Turkey have not commented

The growth forecast was lowered to 0.2% from the previous forecast from last fall of 1.3%. That would follow a shrinking of the economy by 0.3% for all of last year

The Munich Security Conference has shone a spotlight on the international community’s failure to act as the suffering of Gaza civilians worsens

Germany is now the second-biggest supplier of military aid to Ukraine after the U.S., and Scholz has called for other European countries to step up with more weapons deliveries

The former US President shocked many in Europe over the weekend by inviting Russia to invade any NATO member not spending enough on its own defense

His remarks appeared to align with Zelenskiy’s stated aim of bringing ‘renewal’ to the armed forces in Thursday’s shake-up and adopting a fresh approach to the fight

Concern has mounted that public support to keep pouring money into Ukraine has started to wane, even though a Russian victory could threaten security across Europe