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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, where a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan began

Germany, Finland 'deeply concerned' about severed undersea telecom cable: joint statement

Following Finnish media reports that an unexplained failure of an undersea telecommunications cable has disrupted communication services between Finland and Germany, Telia says that the communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was also damaged

For the second Monday in a row, drivers in Frankfurt protested against Uber and other ride-hailing companies. They demanded more money for their work

Russian opposition staged anti-war rally in Berlin

President Zelensky: Regarding one of today's news stories. Chancellor Scholz told that he is going to call Putin. Olaf's call, in my opinion, is Pandora's box. Now there may be other conversations, other calls. Just a lot of words. And this is exactly what Putin has wanted for a long time: it is crucial for him to weaken his isolation. Russia's isolation. And to engage in negotiations, ordinary negotiations, that will lead to nothing. As he has been doing for decades. This allowed Russia to change nothing in its policy, to do nothing substantial, and ultimately it led to this war. We understand all these challenges now. We know how to act. And we want to warn everyone: there will be no Minsk-3; what we need is real peace

Scholz talks to Putin on the phone

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is speaking on the phone with Russian President Putin. It's the first time they have spoken since 2022

Chancellor Scholz is ready to pave the way for new elections this year. He told ARD that it would be no problem for him to ask the question of confidence before Christmas

Hundreds of Amhara residents in Frankfurt Germany protest against Abiy Ahmed government

Protest by Syrians in Stuttgart, Germany against the forced deportation of Syrians

US State Department: Blinken discussed with his German counterpart efforts to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza

Scholz is open to an earlier date for the vote of confidence - it depends on the upcoming legislative decisions. He wants to speak to the opposition soon

Chancellor's speech is a general reckoning with Christian Lindner. "Too often compromises have been made through publicly staged disputes. Too often Federal Minister Lindner has blocked laws that are irrelevant to the matter. Too often he has acted in a petty party-political manner. Too often he has broken my trust." Scholz justifies Lindner's dismissal in the Chancellery with the words: "I see myself as being forced to take this step in order to avert damage to our country." He had previously offered an economic package, including demands from the FDP. "No willingness whatsoever" for this from Lindner

Scholz on Lindner's dismissal: "I see myself compelled to take this step in order to avert damage to our country."

Germany’s three-party ruling coalition collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced he would fire his Finance Minister Christian Lindner over persistent disagreements about economic reforms

Germany's Scholz, France's Macron discussed 'close coordination' after US vote, says Berlin

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has arrived in Kyiv

Turkish protesters belonging to the Anatolian Youth Association (AGD) stormed the German cargo ship "Katherine" [laden with explosives to "Israel"] tonight after it docked at the "Haydarpaşa" port in Istanbul. Amidst shouts of "Allahu Akbar", the protesters expressed their rejection of "the murder ship "Katherine"

Iranian Foreign Ministry summons German Chargé d'Affaires in Tehran "to protest Germany's decision to deny" Iranians consular services

German Foreign Ministry: We are working with the European Union to impose additional sanctions on Iran

Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian consulates in the country on Thursday in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd

Germany's sputtering economy unexpectedly saw gross domestic product (GDP) grow by 0.2% in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office

Lufthansa extends suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until November 25

Volkswagen intends to close at least three plants in Germany and cut tens of thousands of jobs, according to the firm's works council

German Foreign Minister: We will provide an additional 96 million euros in humanitarian and development aid to the people of Lebanon

German Foreign Minister from Beirut: Hezbollah must withdraw beyond the Litani and the Israeli army beyond the Blue Line

German Foreign Minister: Lebanon on the brink of collapse

German Foreign Minister arrives in Beirut

Lufthansa extends suspension of Beirut flights until end February, via @AFP