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German intellectual and author Hans Magnus Enzensberger has died at the age of 93, the Suhrkamp publishing house announced in Berlin on Friday on the basis of information from Enzensberger’s family. The author died in Munich on Thursday. Enzensberger, …

Preliminary figures for the World Cup opening match in Qatar have showed an increase in viewers compared to the corresponding match in Russia four years ago, football governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. According to a statement, an average of 3.3 mi…

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) will agree to bid for an Olympic Games in Germany at its general meeting on December 3 in Baden-Baden, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Thursday. Citing conference documents, the newspaper sa…

Kazakh President Kassym-Shomart Tokayev called for a peace deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, in comments at a defence summit of former Soviet republics. “As far as Ukraine is concerned, I think the time has come for a collective search for a pe…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned the targeted Russian bombing of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine as he argued Russia’s chances of battlefield victory were gone. “This bombing terror against the civilian population must stop – and immediat…

Alexander Zverev’s former coach David Ferrer believes that the Olympic champion can return to his form of the past once he returns from a long injury lay-off and finally aim to win a grand slam title. Zverev, 25, has not played since rupturing ankle li…

German skier Thomas Dreßen wants to return to the downhill elite when he makes his full comeback on the weekend from almost three years on the sidelines due to injuries. Friday’s downhill in Lake Louise, Canada, will be his first World Cup race since M…

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday visited a Philippine island near waters claimed by China, vowing to rally against “unlawful and irresponsible behaviour” to protect communities, their livelihood and the environment. Harris is the highest-rank…

Germany will be without Bayern Munich midfielder Leroy Sané for their World Cup opener against Japan on Wednesday. The German football federation (DFB) said on Tuesday that the player missed the team training and will miss the game due to a knee issue….

Midfielders Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen scored late goals to give the Netherlands a 2-0 victory over Senegal in their opening World Cup Group A game on Monday. The two sets of colourful fans created a decent atmosphere at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, b…