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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Paris signed security agreement with France after similar deal with Germany

By Geir Moulson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

It's a signal of long-term support as Kyiv works to shore up Western support nearly two years after Russia launched its full-scale war.

Zelenskyy signs bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and Germany

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

The security agreements appear aimed primarily at sending a message of long-term solidarity as Ukraine has gone back on the defensive in the war, hindered by low ammunition supplies and a shortage of personnel.

WATCH: Embracing dictators and global isolation is ‘dangerous, destabilizing,’ Harris says

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday warned of the dangers of growing authoritarianism and isolationism in a not-so-veiled repudiation of Donald Trump’s worldview and threats to renege on security guarantees for NATO allies should he return to the White House.

Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia and Trump

By Sylvie Corbet, Vanessa Gera, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

The governments of Poland, France and Germany are vowing to make Europe a security and defense power with a greater ability to back Ukraine.

What to know about Germany’s far-right politics and protests against its rise

By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery

For weeks, Germans have been flooding into streets, squares and parks, protesting the increasing influence of far-right parties. This comes as the leading far-right party in Germany suffered a narrow defeat in regional elections that were held in one of…

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WATCH: Biden hosts German Chancellor Scholz at White House to discuss stalled Ukraine aid

By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says the Republican holdup on sending new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia was "close to criminal neglect.

Poland’s new government asks Germany to think creatively about compensation for World War II losses

By Associated Press

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 huge losses it suffered at German hands during World War II.

German parliament approves legislation easing deportations of rejected asylum seekers

By Associated Press

The legislation approved Thursday foresees increasing the maximum length of pre-deportation custody from 10 days to 28 and specifically facilitating the deportation of people who are members of a criminal organization.

German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in protest against fuel subsidy cuts

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Over the past week, farmers have blocked highway entrances and slowed traffic across Germany with their protests, intent on pushing Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government to abandon the planned cuts entirely.

Germany approves missile export to Saudi Arabia in departure from previous policy

By Associated Press

News of the Iris-T export approval comes after Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Sunday that Germany is open to delivering more Eurofighter jets, made by a multinational consortium in which Berlin is involved, to Saudi Arabia.