Politics
EU’s appetite for debt sets up fight with ‘frugal’ countries
BRUSSELS — Should the European Union borrow money as if it were a single country? It’s a question that bitterly divides EU capitals, and now…
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Politics
Putin is stepping up ‘aggressive’ hybrid attacks on Germany, spy chief warns
Russia’s attempts to disrupt German society have grown significantly this year, according to Germany’s military counterintelligence chief. “We are talking about a sharp increase in…
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World
Alleged helper in Taylor Swift concerts attack plot indicted in Germany
German prosecutors on Friday announced charges against a suspect accused of supporting a foiled plot last year to attack Taylor Swift concerts in neighbouring Austria.…
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Germany’s chancellor thinks his fellow citizens need to work harder. Here’s why he’s wrong
People in Germany have taken the idea of a work-life balance too far. To get their economy back on track, they must work more. Well,…
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Germany steps up to replace ‘unreliable’ US as guarantor of European security
Two statements from world leaders this week bear closer examination. On May 27, the US president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social social media…
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Germany’s Merz vows to keep Nord Stream 2 pipeline out of operation
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to do everything within his power to ensure “that Nord Stream 2 cannot be put back into operation”…
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German finance chief urges ‘serious’ EU-US talks after Trump tariff threat
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Sunday called for “serious negotiations” with the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50 percent…
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Moment Hamburg knifewoman is arrested after launching frenzied rampage at train station leaving at least 18 injured
THIS is the moment the suspected Hamburg knifewoman is arrested after injuring at least 18 people in a bloody stabbing rampage. The horror unfolded at…
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Macron, Merz tout renewed Franco-German engine to lead Europe
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron and newly minted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presented a shared vision for a well-armed and business-friendly Europe during their…
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Why Germany’s far right hates the Bauhaus movement
Shutterstock/meunierd At a time of political tension in Germany, the Bauhaus – arguably one of most influential architecture, art and design schools in the world…
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