World Sep 02 G7 pledges to impose a price cap on Russia oil Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial powers have pledged to put in place a system designed to cap Russia’s income from oil sales, an idea the nations’ leaders had promised to explore in June.
World Jul 18 Climate change aid, Ukraine war fallout feature at Berlin talks Officials from 40 countries are meeting in Berlin to discuss how to stay focused on fighting climate change while the world reels from the economic fallout of the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Politics Jul 11 Gas pipeline shut down starts as Germany works to cut ties to Russia A major natural gas pipeline from Russia to western Europe has shut down for maintenance amid concerns that Russia may not resume the flow of gas as scheduled.
World Jun 28 G-7 summit ends with leaders promising to support Ukraine and damage Russia economically Leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies have struck a united stance to support Ukraine for "as long as necessary" as Russia's invasion grinds on, and said Tuesday they would explore far-reaching steps to cap Kremlin income from oil sales that…
World Jun 08 Man drives car into school group in Berlin shopping district, leaves 1 dead and 9 injured Authorities say a teacher was killed and nine people were seriously injured after a man drove a car into a German school group standing in a popular Berlin shopping district.
World Mar 31 Russia demands natural gas payments in rubles, leaves a loophole Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree demanding payment for natural gas in rubles but appeared to temper the order by allowing dollar and euro payments through a designated bank.
Politics Feb 14 WATCH: Pentagon says Defense Secretary Austin is meeting with NATO in Brussels to discuss Ukraine Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Austin will meet with the presidents, defense ministers and other key leaders in Poland and Lithuania, as well as U.S. forces in those countries.
World Jan 20 Pope Benedict XVI implicated in report on sexual abuse in German diocese A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany's Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI's handling of cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.
World Dec 08 Scholz takes the helm as German chancellor as Merkel era ends Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes of modernizing Germany and combating climate change but faces the immediate challenge of handling the country’s toughest phase yet of the coronavirus pandemic.
World Dec 07 An end of an era in Germany as Merkel bows out after 16 years Merkel, a former scientist who grew up in communist East Germany, is bowing out about a week short of the record for longevity held by her one-time mentor, Helmut Kohl, who reunited Germany during his 1982-1998 tenure.