Chinese President Xi Jinping has welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Beijing, in what is the Chinese leader’s first meeting with a Western leader since he secured an unprecedented third five-year term last month. While Xi greeted the German leade…
Netanyahu clear winner in Israeli election – Lapid concedes
Benjamin Netanyahu emerged the clear winner in the Israeli elections on Thursday when his right-wing religious bloc secured 64 of the 120 seats in parliament after all the votes had been counted. The 73-year-old former prime minister’s Likud will be th…
Statue of Müller’s 1974 World Cup winner unveiled in his birth town
A bronze statue of Gerd Müller scoring West Germany’s 2-1 winner in the 1974 World Cup final was on Thursday unveiled in the late striker’s birth town of Nördlingen. The ceremony took place on what would have been Müller’s 77th birthday in the presence…
UN head: 1.5-degree climate target in grave danger – still reachable
Ahead of the international climate conference in Egypt, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned of a failure to set the ambitious targets needed to fight climate change. “The 1.5 degrees are in intensive care and the machines are shaking. So i…
Scholz leaves for Beijing vowing change in German-Chinese ties
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz flew out of Berlin on Thursday for an 11-hour visit to Beijing where he is to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid widespread criticism and keen international interest. Scholz’s meeting with Xi is the first by…
German foreign minister opens G7 meeting with nod to history
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock formally opened the meeting of G7 foreign ministers with a speech in the town hall where diplomats once negotiated the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, the treaty which ended the devastating Thirty Years’ War. The pri…
Germany to set up Safe Sport centre next year to help abuse victims
Germany will introduce a Safe Sport institution next year where those who have been the target of sexual, psychological and physical violence in sport can seek help. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Michael Ebling, chairman of the state sports…
European Parliament president greets Italy’s Meloni in Brussels
Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Brussels on Thursday at the start of her first foreign trip to visit senior officials of the European Union. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola greeted Meloni with a handshake, writing on …
Germany forward Timo Werner to miss World Cup with ankle inury
Germany forward Timo Werner will miss the upcoming World Cup owing to an ankle injury, his club RB Leipzig said on Thursday. “Scans today in Leipzig showed that he has unfortunately torn the syndesmosis ligament in his left ankle and will therefore be …
Hertha still hoping to have forward Kanga against Bayern
Hertha Berlin coach Sandro Schwarz still hopes to have forward Wilfried Kanga for their home game against Bayern Munich on Saturday. The Frenchman scored the late winner in the 2-1 victory against Schalke on October 23, but hasn’t been able to train re…