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Russia denounces as ‘absurd’ attempts to link Moscow with Navalny’s alleged poisoning
Sep 07, 2020 10:53Russia has lambasted as “absurd” the attempts made to blame Moscow for the purported poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who has been hospitalized in Germany for due treatment.
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Protests over rising rents turn violent in Germany's Leipzig
Sep 06, 2020 06:57Violent protests erupted in the eastern German city of Leipzig for a third consecutive night over evictions from an occupied building that has become a symbol of anger over rising rents.
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US attempts to re-impose sanctions on Iran doomed to failure: Russia's Lavrov
Sep 01, 2020 12:26Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has once again taken a jab at the United States’ attempts to re-instate sanctions on Iran in violation of a multilateral 2015 nuclear deal, saying such unlawful bids are doomed to failure.
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Pompeo inks deal for US troop move from Germany to Poland
Aug 16, 2020 03:55US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday sealed a defense cooperation deal with Polish officials that will pave the way for the redeployment of American troops from Germany to Poland.
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Germany warns of sanctions over Belarus' disputed presidential vote
Aug 11, 2020 03:41Germany, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, has threatened to reactivate EU sanctions against Belarus over a disputed presidential vote that has led to angry street protests with thousands arrested.
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German economy shrinks by record 10.1% in Q2 on virus hit
Jul 30, 2020 08:44The German economy shrank by a record 10.1 percent in the second quarter as coronavirus lockdowns took their toll, official data shows, but experts say a recovery is already under way.
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Merkel warns EU virus recovery summit could end with no deal
Jul 19, 2020 09:56An EU summit to agree a huge coronavirus economic rescue package could collapse without a deal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Sunday, as bickering leaders began a third day of talks.
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France, Germany, Italy threaten sanctions on violators of Libya’s arms embargo
Jul 19, 2020 05:13France, Germany and Italy have threatened to impose sanctions against countries that are violating a United Nations (UN) arms embargo on conflict-torn Libya.
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Germany's top court reins in state access to online data
Jul 18, 2020 01:08Germany's highest court on Friday said security services had too much unfettered access to people's online data and ordered legislation to be revised to set higher hurdles.
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German company exposed with business ties to Israeli settlements
Jul 16, 2020 02:36Two civil society organizations have called on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to include a German company in the list of firms active in Israeli settlement construction on the Palestinian land as well as human rights violations in the Occupied Territories.