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Australia will set aside at least 30% of its land mass for conservation to protect its unique plants and animals. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek launched a 10-year-plan on Tuesday. It includes objectives to reverse the decline of 110 priority spe…

German politicians celebrated the 32nd anniversary of German reunification on Monday but warned that togetherness should not be taken for granted amid a raft of modern challenges. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier were…

A wet and cold Oktoberfest came to an end on Monday with visitor numbers down compared to three years ago. The coronavirus pandemic meant the traditional Munich beer extravaganza did not take place in 2020 and 2021. But hopes that crowds would return t…

The director general of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in south-eastern Ukraine has been released from custody, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi w…

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock headed to Warsaw on Monday in a bid to find common ground after Poland’s right-wing government intensified its demands for World War II reparations. Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has signed an official request …

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blamed unrest in the country on a “conspiracy” involving the United States, Israel and “Iranian traitors abroad.” “A young woman died and that was very bitter and regrettable,” Khamenei said on Monday i…

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner defended on Monday an aid package worth up to €200 billion ($196.4 billion) to subsidize gas prices amid criticism from abroad. “We don’t do economic stimulation, what we are doing is dampening ruinous price pe…

Winger Kingsley Coman has returned to Bayern Munich team training ahead of their Champions League game against Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday. He joined his team-mates during the first 15 minutes of the training session on Monday open to the media, after re…

Schalke centre-back Sepp van den Berg and midfielder Rodrigo Zalazar will not be available for the rest of the year after suffering “significant injuries,” the Bundesliga club said on Monday. Van den Berg suffered a “serious” ligament damage during the…

The German government takes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats “very seriously” but will not allow itself to be blackmailed by Moscow, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in an interview. “We take his words very seriously, anything …