World Oct 09 WATCH: María Corina Machado, champion for democracy in Venezuela, wins Nobel Peace Prize Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a…
World Sep 19 Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion Russia’s violation of Poland’s airspace was the most serious cross-border incident into a NATO member country since the war in Ukraine began with Russia’s all-out invasion in February 2022.
World Sep 15 Merz’s conservatives ahead but far-right AfD party the biggest winner in German local elections AfDs rise is fueled by discontent over migration, a stagnant economy and the war in Ukraine.
World Sep 04 Germany leads military exercise in the Baltic as tensions simmer between Russia and NATO The exercise dubbed Quadriga is under the German navy's leadership and its various components, in which the army and air force also are participating. It involves more than 8,000 servicepeople from 14 countries.
Politics Aug 13 Trump warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin does not agree to stop war after summit He did not say what the consequences might be. The remark came soon after Trump consulted with European leaders, who said the president assured them he would make a priority of trying to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine when he…
World Jun 10 Nine people are dead and at least 12 are wounded in Austrian mass shooting Police say the assailant was a 21-year-old Austrian man who used two weapons, which he appeared to have owned legally.
World Jun 05 WATCH: In Merz meeting, Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’ In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other.
World Feb 23 Germany’s Merz claims victory for his conservatives as exit polls show strong far-right gains Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls showed his bloc in the lead, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War…
World Feb 22 Top candidates make their final appeals to German voters ahead of landmark election The contenders in Germany's election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz vowing to revive the stagnant economy and defend Europe's interests in the face of a confrontational U.S. administration. Chancellor Olaf Scholz,…
World Feb 14 German authorities say they are investigating possible Islamic extremist motive for Munich car-ramming attack Authorities said 39 people were injured in the attack, two of them very seriously and eight seriously.