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Germany’s straight-talking new leader is meeting with Trump for the first time. Here’s why it matters
Friedrich Merz, the newly inaugurated German chancellor, will take a seat in the Oval Office on Thursday for his first ...
Musk vs. Trump drama dominated in DC, but Germany's Merz quietly walked away with a win
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was overshadowed by the drama surrounding Trump ...
US tariff policy could cost Germany 90,000 jobs within a year, says labour office chief
U.S. tariff policy could cost Germany 90,000 jobs within a year, the country's labour office head told Sueddeutsche Zeitung ...
What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II
Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
The Economist2d
Germany is building a big scary army
It is also the starkest sign of the extraordinary turn taken by a country that took full receipt of the peace dividend after ...
France lose Dembele and Barcola to injury ahead of Germany clash
Strikers Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola will be unavailable for France's Nations League third-place clash against ...
Germany's Merz to 'adapt' to Trump during high-stakes meeting on tariffs, defense
German Chancellor Merz's meeting with President Trump is expected to cover trade disputes and defense concerns, with Merz ...
Euthanasia Advocate Who Assisted in Woman’s Suicide Dies in Germany
Dr. Florian Willet had been under investigation in Switzerland after being present when an American woman died using a ...
The Economist1d
Germany thinks about cancelling a public holiday
If Germany is to pay for much needed investments in defence and infrastructure, this needs to change, reckons Clemens Fuest, ...
Germany's Merz says some US lawmakers have 'no idea' of scale of Russia's rearmament
Some U.S. lawmakers do not understand the scale of Russia's rearmament campaign, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on ...