German Leader Is More Worried About Elon Musk’s Backing Of Far-Right Party Than His Insults
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s staying “cool” against critical personal comments made by Elon Musk but finds it worrying that the U.S. billionaire makes the effort to get involved in a general election by endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)...
German police say 4 women, boy were killed in Christmas market attack
Tragedy struck a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, where a speeding car claimed the lives of four women and a 9-year-old boy, injuring 200 others. A Saudi doctor residing in Germany, identified as Taleb A., is in custody. His social media activity reveals anti-Islam sentiments...
German Ex-Leader Says She Felt ‘Sorrow’ At Trump’s Comeback, Recalls Awkward Non-Handshake
BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting with him was “a competition: you or me.” In an interview with German weekly Der Spiegel published Friday, Merkel said that Trump...
A German Far-Right Party Wins Its First State Election And Is In Contention In A Second
BERLIN (AP) — A far-right party won a state election for the first time in post-World War II Germany in the country’s east on Sunday, and was set to finish at least a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a second vote. A new...
German Police Say A Man Has Turned Himself In, Claiming To Be Behind Deadly Knife Attack
SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A 26-year-old man turned himself into police, saying he was responsible for the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary, German authorities announced early Sunday. Duesseldorf police said in a...
German minister hails India’s UPI payment system after first-hand experience at a veggie shop
German Embassy in India on Sunday hailed India’s digital infrastructure, calling it one of the country’s success stories. The high praise for India’s digital payment model came after Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Volker Wissing, used UPI to make a payment in India...
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