Jan 06 WATCH: White House announces $3.75 billion in military aid to Ukraine, its neighbors By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The White House announced Friday a new $3.75 billion military assistance package to help Ukraine and its neighbors on NATO's eastern flank as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on. Continue reading
Dec 15 Tennis legend Becker returns to Germany after being freed from prison By Associated Press German tennis legend Boris Becker has returned to Germany after serving eight months in prison. Continue reading
Dec 12 G7 establishes global club to fight climate change By Associated Press The Group of Seven leading economies have created an open and international climate club in which countries are to cooperate in the fight against global warming. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 7:33 German police arrest dozens of far-right extremists attempting a coup By Amna Nawaz, Cai Pigliucci More than two dozen people suspected of plotting an armed coup have been arrested in raids carried out across Germany. The suspects are linked to a far-right extremist group and had allegedly begun preparations to carry out a plot that… Continue watching
Dec 07 25 arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning armed coup By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Thousands of police officers carried out raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the government in an armed coup. Officials said 25 people were detained. Continue reading
Dec 02 Russia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talks By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Russia has rejected Western demands that it pulls out completely from Ukraine as part of any future talks to end the war, saying they effectively rule out any talks on settling the conflict. Continue reading
Nov 23 Hundreds of ancient gold coins stolen from German museum in under 10 minutes, officials say By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Officials say thieves who broke into a southern German museum and stole hundreds of ancient gold coins got in and out in nine minutes. Continue reading
Nov 09 COP27 host Egypt negotiates energy and transport deals By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Egypt, the host of this year's U.N. climate talks, is racking up a number of deals to green its energy and transport systems still heavily reliant on heavily polluting fossil fuels. Continue reading
Nov 02 Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups By Associated Press The Cabinet on Wednesday agreed on a bill that makers of products containing single-use plastic will need to pay into a central fund managed by the government starting in 2025. Continue reading
Oct 25 German president visits Ukraine as West weighs rebuilding plan By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after arriving that “it was important to me in this phase of air attacks with drones, cruise missiles and rockets to send a signal of solidarity to Ukrainians.”… Continue reading