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BERLIN — The German government says the death of a Russian journalist who fell from his balcony should be investigated. A foreign ministry official says the German government has no independent information about what happened to Maxim Borodin, who wrote about the deaths of Russian mercenaries ...

Consistent with German confidentiality rules, they declined to identify the suspects in line with Germany confidentiality rules. Spokesmen for Porsche and Volkswagen ... Last month, officials searched BMW offices in Munich as part of an inquiry related to diesel emissions. The Munich prosecutors said they ...

Now, it appears, Germany is set to take matters into its own hands. Agriculture Minister and bookies favourite for future Christian Democrat leader, Julia Kloeckner has allegedly drafted legislation to end the chemical's use in household gardens, parks and sports facilities. The news was reported by the news ...

German senior minister Michael Roth warned "anti-Russian reflexes" could harm EU nations as much as Russia's "nationalist-tinged policies." Speaking to Germany's Die Welt newspaper on Monday, Europe Minister Michael Roth called for the EU to come together to de-escalate tensions with Russia.

I then made the decision to take on political responsibility. DER SPIEGEL: What does that mean for German foreign policy? Maas: Foreign policy is rooted in values and interests. It's not always easy to harmonize the two. But following World War II, Germany saw itself as a peaceful power. We have done our ...

Speaking in a recent interview, the new finance minister of Germany was quoted as saying that everything possible must be done to avoid the ... These comments follow similar comments from the new transport minister, Andreas Scheuer, and also from the German Chancellor herself, Angela Merkel.

That is exactly the plan advocated by Horst Seehofer, the interior minister in the new federal government and a member of Bavaria's conservative Christian Social Union (CSU). He has presented plans to open "anchor centers" to house asylum applicants from their arrival in Germany until their requests are ...

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 21, 2018 file photo, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier arrives for the first regular weekly cabinet meeting of Germany's new government at the chancellery in Berlin. Germany's economy minister says he is confident that Europe and the United States can reach a ...

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must do all it can to avert driving bans for diesel cars, the country's new finance minister said in an interview published on Thursday, urging cities and local communities to boost investments in charging stations for electric cars. In an interview with the Funke Mediengruppe ...

Germany's new environment minister Svenja Schulze is a new face in Chancellor Angela Merkel's fourth cabinet. But the Social Democrat inherits a range of well-known challenges - from coal emissions to air pollution by diesel cars. The country's top climate policy official will face the difficult task of pushing ...

Germany's defense minister has vowed 'consequences' over a nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal, which the UK blames on Russia. She also tied the attack .... The EU will stand with the UK in any action against Russia over a nerve agent attack on British soil, a senior official has said. Russia says ...

Germany's new environment minister Svenja Schulze is not exactly well-known up to now. When it was announced that she would take over the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety under Merkel's new government, hardly anyone outside of the western state of ...

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union is ready to retaliate against the U.S. over President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, the bloc's top trade official said Wednesday. Trump has long ... "The situation is serious," Germany's economy minister said Wednesday in Berlin. Economy ...

Scholz's spending policies and his party's criticism of the 'forced austerity' instituted by chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats could lead to higher spending, a reduction of Germany's historical surplus and the risk of inflation. Still, the new coalition agreed to EU budget rules and to the union's ...

Romanian and German officials raided homes and hotels in both countries Wednesday to smash an illegal migrant trafficking ring they said was one of ... guided migrants and organized their accommodation and transport through Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Austria and Germany aided by ...

The move has drawn criticism from U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as international officials, who have expressed concerns it will start a trade war and ultimately hurt American workers. Gary Cohn, Trump's top economic adviser, resigned Tuesday amid a dispute over the direction of U.S. ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel give a statement in Berlin Thomson Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) - The German Justice Ministry will examine Turkey's request for the extradition of Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim and make a decision based on constitutional ...

Another name making the rounds is Katrina Barley, 49, acting family minister who is also temporarily filling in as labor minister for Ms. Nahles. At the SPD's annual Ash Wednesday political roasting last month, the daughter of a British journalist and German doctor surprised everyone when she said she ...

An environmental activist protests in front of Germany's federal administrative court, before they decide whether German law provides a legal basis for ... affected cities may have found other ways to reduce pollution, Hendrik Wuest, the transport minister of the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, said.

Germany's economy minister on Saturday suggested tightening the rules on foreign investment, following concern over Chinese influence on European ... to scrutinise takeover bids from abroad, especially in sectors affecting critical infrastructure, and to extend the range of deals eligible for official probes.

Maas is making his inaugural visit to the UN in New York and will be joining discussions on peacekeeping as well as meeting with Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UN ambassadors from several countries on Wednesday to highlight Germany's qualification for a non-permanent seat at the UN ...

A "serious" cyberattack on Germany's defense and interior ministry's private network is still ongoing, despite officials saying on Wednesday they were in control of an attack. "It is an ongoing affair, an ongoing attack," Armin Schuster, who chairs the parliamentary committee overseeing intelligence services, ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel isn't known for her political surprises. But she managed a big one this week when she tapped Anja Karliczek, a 46-year-old lawmaker little known outside of party circles, as Germany's next minister for education and research. Even long-term observers of Germany's ...