Chancellor Olaf Scholz — whose coalition dramatically collapsed this week — said in a message to the nation that the liberal ideals of 1989 “are not something we can take for granted”. “A look at our history and the world around us shows this,” added Scholz, whose three-party ruling alliance imploded on the day Donald […]
New orders, closely watched as an indicator of future business activity, plunged by 5.8 percent month-on-month, according to federal statistics agency Destatis, following an upwardly revised increase of 3.9 percent in July. Analysts surveyed by financial data firm FactSet had been expecting a much smaller decline of 1.8 percent in August. Excluding large orders, which […]
These were Afghan nationals, all of whom were convicted offenders who had no right to stay in Germany and against whom deportation orders had been issued,” government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement. A chartered Qatar Airways flight bound for Kabul took off from Leipzig airport just before 0500 GMT with 28 Afghans on […]
Improvements in the Belgian, Dutch, and French electric-vehicle (EV) markets failed to offset a drop of almost 37% in Germany’s battery-electric sales, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Car sales have shown mixed trends across the bloc, in part due to diverging policies on green incentives, while regulators have imposed hefty […]
Output in Europe’s biggest economy contracted by 0.1 percent compared with the previous three months, federal statistics office Destatis said, after expanding by 0.2 percent in the first quarter. The second-quarter data surprised analysts surveyed by FactSet who had forecast a 0.1-percent increase. The April-to-June period noticeably saw declining investment in equipment and construction, Destatis […]
Gareth Southgate has described England display in their historic 2-0 win over Germany as “immense”; but warned his players must quickly refocus for their quarter-final. England vs Germanyimo Werner Despite several anxious moments; most notably when the excellent Jordan Pickford from England saved from Timo Werner and Kai Havertz either side of half-time; England booked […]
In England football hurt is measured in years. There have been 55 since the country’s international zenith in 1966; when Geoff Hurst smashed in three; Nobby Stiles danced a jig and Bobby Moore sat atop shoulders with the World Cup trophy firmly in his grasp. Germany (then West) were there that day, watching as England […]
Musiala, who turns 18 on Friday, scored his first Champions League goal for Bayern Munich on Tuesday as the holders beat Lazio 4-1 in Rome to take control of the last-16 tie. Musiala was born in Germany but moved to England when he was 7 and came through Chelsea‘s academy. He played for both Germany […]
A German court on Wednesday sentenced an Iraqi preacher to more than 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking part in planning an attack in Germany and collecting funds and fighters for the Islamic State militant group. Prosecutors had accused the 40-year-old preacher, identified as Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah in court documents; of […]
A 95-year-old man who was a Nazi concentration camp guard during WWII has been deported from the U.S. to Germany; authorities announced on Friday. Friedrich Karl Berger, who lived in Tennessee, was deported “for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution” while serving at the concentration camp in 1945; the Justice Department said. Acting Attorney General […]
