The Russian domestic intelligence service, the FSB, has reportedly arrested a German citizen in Kaliningrad on Wednesday for allegedly planning acts of sabotage. Upon entering the Russian Baltic Sea exclave from Poland, 50 grams of liquid explosives were allegedly seized in his car, which he had driven from his home in Hamburg. According to the…
A new analysis by the the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) released on Tuesday has shown that cases of domestic violence against women has risen in Germany in 2023. According to the agency, a total of 180,715 women reported being victims of domestic violence during 2023, an increase of 5.6 per cent over the year…
Austrian local police said on Monday that a German hiker died after falling from an alpine trail in the Austrian Alps. The incident took place near Bludenz, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on Sunday night, according to police. The 54-year-old man, hiking with his wife and their dog, lost his footing at a dangerous…
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is to travel to France for talks with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu on Wednesday evening, following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. The talks are expected to focus on the consequences of Trump’s victory. In particular for the future support for Ukraine, which has been fighting for…
Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze arrived in Lebanon on Monday for a short visit to pledge further aid to the country. This has been severely affected by the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In mid-October, the Bundestag provided her ministry with an additional 60 million euros (65.4 million dollars) to be used to provide health…
Top ministers from Germany’s three coalition parties are to meet over the coming days in an attempt to find a way out of the ongoing government crisis related to economic policy. Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats (SPD) is to meet with Economy Minister Robert Habeck of the Greens and Finance Minister Christian Lindner…
A survey has shown German companies in the United States are showing some reluctance to invest given the U.S. presidential election. According to a survey by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) published on Monday companies are waiting to see what the future economic policy of the country will be. DIHK foreign trade…
A German government delegation is set to travel to New Delhi in an effort to strengthen economic and labour ties with India. Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck is due to leave for New Delhi with a business delegation on Wednesday. He would be joined by Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday to open…
(dpa/NAN) A recent report from German insurer HUK Coburg shows a sluggish transition to electric vehicles among German car buyers, indicating that a small fraction of the population is fully embracing electric cars. According to the report, only 3.9 per cent of private car owners opted for electric vehicles both new and used during the…
German intelligence services on Monday warned of a spike in Russian espionage in a public session of the parliamentary oversight penal. The annual meeting in Germany’s lower house, the Bundestag, was attended by leaders of the country’s three intelligence services. The Federal Intelligence Service (BND), the Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) and the Federal Office for…
