A day after parliamentary elections gave a razor-thin majority to the left-leaning parties around the Social Democrats, Denmark is in search of a new government. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen submitted her government’s resignation to Queen Margrethe…
Arab leaders refuse to take sides on war in Ukraine at Algeria summit
Arab leaders on Wednesday steered clear of taking sides on Russia’s war in Ukraine and called for a political solution to the conflict that has taken an economic toll on several of their countries. Concluding an Arab League summit in Algeria, the first…
Union Berlin coach laments absence of fans at last EL group game
Union Berlin coach Urs Fischer has a full squad to chose from for Thursday’s deciding Europa League group game at Saint-Galloise but has lamented the absence of their fans in Belgium. Union were not allowed to sell tickets for the game to their fans af…
Frederiksen set to start talks on new government on Friday
Mette Frederiksen, who resigned as prime minister of Denmark on Wednesday after the country held early elections, has been given the first chance to form a new government. She will start the negotiations on Friday and invite all parties as well as repr…
The tale of the ducktail: 50 years of the Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
Stuttgart (dpa) — When Porsche presented the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 at the Paris Motor Show in October 1972, the sporty coupe struck a chord. Dubbed “the ducktail” because of its spectacular rear spoiler, it quickly became a bestseller. The planned 500 uni…
German government agrees on one-off payment for gas users
The German government has agreed on a proposed one-off payment for gas customers during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The so-called emergency relief measure should cover the cost of consumers’ regular upfront gas payments for the month of December. I…
German president visits Japanese emperor at Imperial Palace
German President Frank Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender were received by Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on their visit to the Imperial Palace on Wednesday. “It is a special honour that the emperor granted us one of his trul…
Erdogan: Poor African nations to receive grain shipments first
Impoverished nations in Africa will be given priority regarding new grain shipments from Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says. Russian President Vladimir Putin had suggested prioritizing countries including Somalia, Djibouti and Sudan, …
Schalke defender Ouwejan out for the rest of the year after injury
Schalke left-back Thomas Ouwejan will miss the final three games of 2022 due to a knee injury, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday. The player suffered the injury during the 2-0 defeat against Freiburg on Sunday. He went down and received treatment o…
Neuer reveals he had skin cancer and was operated three times
Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has made public that he had skin cancer and had to be operated three times as he announced his participation in a cosmetics company with tennis star Angelique Kerber on Wednesday. “We both have a very p…