Dec 22 Watch 2:34 News Wrap: 2 U.S. Navy pilots rescued, 1 injured after Red Sea friendly fire incident In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. military says an American fighter jet was mistakenly shot down over the Red Sea in a friendly fire incident, Israeli airstrikes killed nearly two dozen people in Gaza, the Christmas market in Magdeburg,… Continue watching
Dec 22 What we know about the suspect in the German Christmas market car attack By Michael Probst, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Authorities say the suspect does not fit the usual profile of perpetrators of extremist attacks. The man described himself as an ex-Muslim who was highly critical of Islam and in many posts on social media expressed support for the far-right… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 2:16 News Wrap: Germany mourns victims of Christmas market attack In our news wrap Saturday, Germans are mourning the victims of an apparent attack at a Christmas market, Israel blamed Houthi rebels for a missile attack that injured 16 people in Tel Aviv, world champion skier Lindsey Vonn is back… Continue watching
Dec 21 Death toll in German Christmas market attack rises to 5, with a 9-year-old among those killed By Kirsten Grieshaber, Geir Moulson, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press City official Ronni Krug said he didn’t have further information on the adults who were killed on Friday night. He said 200 people were injured, of whom 41 in serious or very serious condition. Continue reading
Dec 20 Driver hits crowd with car at Christmas market in Germany, killing at least 2 and injuring 60 By Ebrahim Noroozi, Chris Stern, Geir Moulson, Associated Press A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack. Continue reading
Dec 16 Germany’s Chancellor Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in February By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Scholz won the support of 207 lawmakers in the 733-seat lower house, or Bundestag, while 394 voted against him and 116 abstained. That left him far short of the majority of 367 needed to win. Continue reading
Nov 15 German Chancellor Scholz spoke to Putin for first time in 2 years to push Ukraine peace talks By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what appeared to be the first conversation with the sitting leader of a major Western power in nearly two years. Continue reading
Nov 06 Germany’s finance minister fired by Chancellor Scholz as ruling three-party coalition collapses By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Scholz announced he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner at a news conference following weeks of disputes among the coalition partners over ways to boost the country's ailing economy. Continue reading
Oct 23 Biden says global leaders are terrified of what will happen if Trump wins the election By Fatima Hussein, Will Weissert, Associated Press “Every international meeting I attend,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, “They pull me aside — one leader after the other, quietly — and say, ‘Joe, he can’t win.’ My democracy is at stake.”… Continue reading
Oct 16 WATCH: White House previews Biden’s trip to Germany, delayed by hurricane response By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House confirmed Biden will depart for his quick trip to Berlin on Thursday, giving him the chance to huddle with key ally German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Continue reading