Germany signs agreement with Kenya to bring in skilled workers and plug labor market gaps
German and Kenyan officials have signed an agreement to promote the recruitment of skilled Kenyan workers who can fill gaps in Germany’s labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don’t have the right to stay in Germany.
Salman Rushdie's memoir of his attack is among 12 books up for a top nonfiction prize
Salman Rushdie’s account of a stabbing attack that blinded him in one eye is among contenders announced Thursday for a prestigious nonfiction book prize.
A far-right German party's win has some fearing for the future. Others worry of a return to the past
Some Germans are worried about the future of their country after Alternative for Germany, or AfD, became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany.
Germany and the UK seek a new bilateral treaty as Starmer pursues a 'reset' with the European Union
The leaders of Germany and the United Kingdom plan to draw up a treaty meant to deepen the two nations’ trade, defense and other relations.
German warship blasts Darth Vader anthem in heart of London. 'No deeper message,' navy says.
Germany’s navy says there was "no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader’s theme song in the “Star Wars” films — from one of its warships as it cruised down the River Thames through London.
The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm a pregnancy
The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first giant pandas born in Germany were sent to China.
For freed Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin, resuming work against Putin is his priority
After arriving in Germany as part of the massive East-West prisoner swap, Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin has hit the ground running.
German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal against his conviction
A German federal court says it has rejected a former Syrian secret police officer’s appeal against his conviction for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail in his homeland.
As a historic prisoner exchange unfolds, a look back at other famous East-West swaps
When Washington and Moscow exchange prisoners, it usually comes after months of secret, back-channel negotiations.
England manager Gareth Southgate leaves his future open for now after a Euro 2024 final loss
Gareth Southgate is leaving his future as England manager open for now after his team’s 2-1 loss to Spain in the Euro 2024 final.
Spain and England to contest Euro 2024 final in a former Nazi stadium where Jesse Owens won gold
Spain and England will play the European Championship final on Sunday in an imposing stadium with a dark history.
Copa America final in Miami: Officials release safety tips for fans of Argentina, Colombia
Sunday will be extraordinary for the world’s billions of soccer fans who plan to watch four of the best teams compete in two finals. And it will be even more remarkable for the tens of thousands of fans who will witness the matches in person.
Switzerland knocks out defending champion Italy and advances to the Euro 2024 quarterfinals
Defending champion Italy has crashed out of the European Championship with a 2-0 defeat to Switzerland in Berlin.
Austria beats Netherlands 3-2 to reach knockout stage of Euro 2024 as group winner ahead of France
Marcel Sabitzer scored late for Austria to advance to the knockout stage of the European Championship as group winner with a 3-2 victory over the Netherlands.
A German town's referendum on culling pigeons has led to an uproar by animal rights activists
An ongoing fight between residents and animal rights activists over whether to cull pigeons in a small German town has led to an uproar.
The European Union's top court rules that disinfectants can't be advertised as 'skin friendly'
The European Union’s top court says products such as disinfectants can’t be advertised as “skin friendly.”.
Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is looking forward to returning to work after his fall off a London stage
Veteran actor Ian McKellen says he is looking forward to returning to work after toppling off a London stage during a play and being hospitalized.
German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with a hammer in Euro 2024 host city Hamburg
German police say officers have shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with a hammer and a Molotov cocktail in the northern city of Hamburg.
Zelenskyy appeals for help with Ukraine's energy network as recovery conference opens
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for short-term help in repairing his country’s electricity network and long-term investment in its energy system.
German far right gains as governing parties decline, but conservatives lead in European election
Projections show that Germany’s unpopular governing parties sank to feeble results and the far-right Alternative for Germany made gains in Sunday’s vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream conservative opposition was the country’s strongest political force by a distance.
For Jewish soccer club on the verge of reaching German Cup again, there is fear as well as pride
When Makkabi Berlin became the first Jewish club to ever play in the German Cup last year, it was a moment of pure joy and pride for a team founded by Holocaust survivors.
Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts
Russia wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world.
Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped
Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists have spread across Europe as some call for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza.
Major Berlin show marks 250th anniversary of German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's birth
A major show of Caspar David Friedrich’s iconic landscapes that marks the 250th anniversary of his birth is opening in Berlin, where he made his breakthrough and where a 1906 exhibition kicked off an enduring revival of interest in the German Romantic master.
German parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender
German lawmakers have approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records.
China sanctions 2 U.S. defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan
China has announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it calls their support for arms sales to Taiwan.
Germany rejects allegations that it's facilitating acts of genocide in Gaza at UN court
Germany is strongly rejecting a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations’ top court accusing Berlin of facilitating breaches of the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law by providing arms and other support to Israel in its deadly assault on Gaza.
Nicaragua urges top UN court to halt German military aid to Israel because of its assault in Gaza
Nicaragua is calling on the United Nations’ top court to halt German military aid to Israel, arguing that Berlin’s support enables acts of genocide and breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza.
Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict
The United Nations’ top court is hearing a case on Monday that seeks an end of German military and other aid to Israel.
Jewish group launches Holocaust survivor speakers bureau to fight increasing antisemitism worldwide
More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their stories of loss and survival with students around the world during a time of rising antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.
German train drivers' union and railway operator reach a deal in their long dispute
A union representing many of Germany's train drivers says it and the country's main railway operator have reached a deal in a long dispute over working hours and pay that was marked by a string of strikes.
A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. 'How could we give that up?'
A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed.
In Germany, the far right is on the rise again. How did it happen?
Millions of Germans have been protesting against the rise of the far-right in huge rallies all over the country for weeks in a row, attending events with slogans such as “Never Again is Now.”.
Putin basks in electoral victory that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest
Russian President Vladimir Putin is basking in a victory that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.
Trial of former Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn over diesel scandal set to start in September
A German court says former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will go on trial in September on charges of fraud and market manipulation linked to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal.
Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is visiting the electric car maker’s first European plant as production resumes at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply.
Power restored to Tesla factory outside Berlin a week after a suspected arson attack
A network operator says power has been restored to electric car manufacturer Tesla’s factory near Berlin after a nearly one-week outage believed to have been caused by arson.
Germany's top prosecutor takes over Tesla fire investigation, suspecting terrorism
Germany’s top prosecutor has taken over the investigation into an alleged arson attack on the power supply of the electric car company Tesla near Berlin.
Germany's parliament votes to liberalize rules on marijuana possession and allow 'cannabis clubs'
German lawmakers have approved a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, paving the way for the country to decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy it for recreational purposes.
What's behind Germany's transport strikes that have stranded air, rail and bus travelers?
Thousands of travelers across Germany have found themselves stranded after ground staff walked off the job at seven of the country’s biggest airports.
Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry connect with their Jewish heritage in new film ‘Treasure’
Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham play a convincing father and daughter in German director Julia von Heinz’ first English-language movie, “Treasure.”.
Amazon argues that national labor board is unconstitutional, joining SpaceX and Trader Joe's
Amazon is arguing in a legal filing that the 88-year-old National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional.
It's about the movies, not politics. Berlin Film Festival jury pushes back on the uninvited party
The jury at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival has pushed back on political questions as the festival kicked off, seeking instead to shift the focus to the tough selection of the best movie, with 20 titles from around the globe competing for the top prize, the Golden Bear.
France's foreign ministry has summoned Russia's ambassador over French aid workers killed in Ukraine
The French foreign ministry says it has summoned Russia’s ambassador over the deaths of two French nationals working for nongovernmental organizations in Ukraine.
At least 150,000 gather in Berlin to protest the far right
At least 150,000 people gathered in front of the German national parliament in Berlin Saturday afternoon to protest against the far right, the latest in a string of large weekend demonstrations across Germany.
German lawmakers approve contested cuts to cut farmers' fuel subsidies and a revamped 2024 budget
German lawmakers have approved cuts to fuel subsidies for farmers that prompted angry protests, along with a 2024 budget the government had to revamp after a court ruling blew a hole in its financial plans.
Poland's new government asks Germany to think creatively about compensation for World War II losses
The foreign minister in Poland’s new pro-European Union government says he would like Germany’s leaders to think in a “creative” way about compensating Poland for the huge losses it suffered at German hands during World War II.
Climate activists in Germany to abandon gluing themselves to streets, employ new tactics
A group of climate activists who infuriated many in Germany by gluing themselves to streets to block traffic says it will abandon the tactic and move on to holding what it calls “disobedient assemblies.”.
Biden and Germany's Scholz will meet in Washington as US and EU aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance
President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Feb. 9 as the West struggles to provide new aid for Ukraine in the war against Russia.
Swedish PM says he's willing to meet Hungary's Orban to end deadlock over Sweden’s NATO membership
Swedish media say Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has agreed to meet with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, who invited Kristersson to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into NATO.
France fines Amazon $35 million for 'excessively intrusive' monitoring of warehouse staff
France’s privacy watchdog has fined Amazon’s French warehouse business $35 million for using an “excessively intrusive system” to monitor worker performance and activity.
Germany's top court rules a far-right party is ineligible for funding because of its ideology
Germany’s highest court has ruled that a small far-right party will not get any state funding for the next six years because it’s values and goals are unconstitutional.
Hungary's Orbán takes step toward breaking deadlock over Sweden's NATO membership
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into the NATO military alliance.
Protests against Germany's far right draw hundreds of thousands — in Munich, too many for safety
German police say safety concerns caused a protest against the far right in the city of Munich Sunday afternoon to end early, after approximately 100,000 people showed up.
Heavy snowfall and freezing rain disrupt transport in Scandinavia and Germany
Heavy snow and freezing rain have hit parts of northern and central Europe, bringing transport to a halt in some Scandinavian regions and causing major disruption at airports in Frankfurt and Oslo.
From Berlin to Karachi, thousands demonstrate in support of either Israel or the Palestinians
From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, thousands of people took to the streets to mark the 100th day of Israel’s war with Hamas.
3-day union strike brings train traffic to a near standstill across Germany
A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers has started a nearly three-day strike in a rancorous dispute with the country’s state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay.
Austrian government supports Vienna Boys Choir to help it out of financial difficulties
The Austrian government says that it is giving the country’s world-famous Vienna Boys Choir 800,000 euros ($884,000) to help it out of severe financial difficulties.
A storm brings strong winds to northern Europe, killing 2 people and disrupting transport
A storm has brought heavy rain and strong winds across northern Europe, bringing down trees and prompting warnings of flooding on the North Sea coast.
EU hails a migration deal breakthrough after years of talks. Critics worry about rights abuses
European Union negotiators have clinched a deal on the main parts of an overhaul of the bloc’s outdated asylum rules.
German railway operator Deutsche Bahn launches effort to sell logistics unit Schenker
Germany’s main national railway operator Deutsche Bahn has launched an effort to sell logistics unit DB Schenker as the company seeks to concentrate on its core business at home.
Germany's top court orders a repeat of the 2021 national election in parts of Berlin due to glitches
Germany’s highest court has ordered the 2021 national election to be partially repeated in Berlin because of severe glitches at many polling stations in the capital.
Holocaust survivors will mark Hanukkah amid worries over war in Israel, global rise of antisemitism
Holocaust survivors from around the globe will mark the start of the fifth day of Hanukkah together with a virtual ceremony as worries grow among Jews worldwide about the Israel-Hamas war and a spike of antisemitism in Europe, the United States and elsewhere.
Germany's train drivers stage a 24-hour strike as contract negotiations stall
Travelers in Germany are facing delays and disruptions as a union representing Germany’s train drivers conducts a 24-hour strike.
Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says
A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says that it has documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe's Jews worry
Antisemitism is spiking across Europe after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, worrying Jews from London to Geneva and Berlin.
Germany's leader vows to fix a spending crisis that's worsening gloom in the struggling economy
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised quick action to fix a budget crisis after a court decision blew a large hole in the almost-finished plan for next year.
German railway runs much-reduced schedule as drivers' union stages a 20-hour strike
Germany’s national railway operator is running a drastically reduced schedule after a union called a 20-hour strike aimed at increasing the pressure in a bitter dispute over pay and working hours.
Amazon takes another shot at health care, this one a virtual care service that costs $9 per month
Amazon is taking another step toward becoming a regular health care source for customers with the launch of a service centered on virtual care.
Germans commemorate 'Night of Broken Glass' terror as antisemitism is on the rise again
People have come together across Germany to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass” in 1938 during which the Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria.
NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control
NATO allies have frozen their participation in a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s withdrawal from the pact.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and state governors agree on new measures to curb migration to Germany
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new, stricter measures in an effort to curb the large number of migrants coming to the country.
European cities see vigils to oppose antisemitism and rallies seeking relief for Gaza
Thousands of people have gathered in Berlin and London to oppose antisemitism and support Israel, while in Paris and other European cities, thousands demanded relief for Palestinians in besieged Gaza.
Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini's death
A court in Iran has sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for collaborating with the U.S. government and other charges.
Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers
Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany needs to start deporting “on a large scale” migrants who don’t have the right to stay in the country, adding to increasingly tough talk on migration since his coalition performed badly in two state elections earlier this month.
The German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly condemned a firebomb assault on a synagogue in Berlin.
Plans to accommodate transgender swimmers at a World Cup meet scrapped because of lack of entries
Plans for the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors at a World Cup this weekend have been scrapped because of a lack of entries.
EU struggles to update asylum laws three years on from a sweeping reform. And the clock is ticking
European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules.
Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden
Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum.
The Rolling Stones will release their first studio album in 18 years, 'Hackney Diamonds'
On Monday, the Rolling Stones announced they will release their first album of original material in 18 years.
Carlo Chatrian to step down as artistic director of the Berlin film festival
Berlin International Film Festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian says he will step down next year after Germany’s culture minister announced a new management structure for the event.
Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and journalists have been killed in a variety of ways.
Amazon imposes new fees on sellers who ship their own products to customers
Amazon will impose new fees on third-party sellers who ship their products to customers instead of using the company’s fulfillment service.
Germany's Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale
Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the European Union’s most populous nation to decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy the substance for recreational purposes.
Makkabi Berlin, founded by Holocaust survivors, to be 1st Jewish team in German Cup
When Makkabi Berlin takes the field this weekend, the soccer club founded by Holocaust survivors will become the first Jewish team to play in the German Cup.
Spain fines Apple and Amazon $218 million for elbowing out small retailers
Amazon and Apple have been fined a total of $218 million after Spanish regulators say they colluded to box out competitors by favoring sales of Apple products directly from the online retail giant.