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President Trump has defended his decision to introduce tariffs on goods from other countries by arguing that it will lead companies to shift production to the United States, bringing back jobs. For German companies, which have been producing their goods in the United States since the late 1800s, such arguments ring hollow. Thousands of German […]
Eight decades ago, U.S. Army soldiers raised the American flag in the center of Nuremberg. They stood atop a bunker adorned with Nazi symbols, now in the hands of Allied forces after five days of fierce urban combat. By April 1945, the invasion of Germany was well underway. After crossing the Rhine River, American soldiers […]
A Volkswagen (VW) Passat R car (L) and a Golf GTI car are pictured in the tower storage facility of German carmaker Volkswagen at the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on March 11, 2025. Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Germany’s economy minister and auto industry lambasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to […]
The United States gave Germany its democracy and its constitution. It supported German reunification when France and Britain had their doubts. It has some 35,000 troops in Germany, dedicated to the defense of Europe. But President Trump and his administration now see Europe as an adversary, NATO as a . . .
Germany is “monitoring” how its citizens are treated when traveling to the United States, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday. The announcement comes after the recent detention of three Germans in separate incidents. Two have been deported, but one person is still being detained. Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer said Germany was trying to […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The German papers have given their verdicts on Sunday’s election. Bild, the country’s largest circulation newspaper, declared “Merz does it!” in its headline, adding among other things “SPD so bad as never before!”, “AfD almost doubled”, “The Greens cry, the Left […]
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz powered the U.S., tournament winner two years ago, into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event on Wednesday. In the first singles match in Perth, Gauff got the ball rolling for her team with a gritty 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over China’s Zhang […]
Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery on Saturday at a US military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement. Pelosi thanked the staff […]
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the San Francisco Democrat, in a statement. Pelosi thanked the staff […]
The United States and Germany, as the leading Western powers, need to appeal to Turkey to not allow Russian naval vessels previously stationed in Syria to get to the Black Sea. Member of the European Parliament Jaak Madison (Estonia) stated this in a comment to Guildhall, Ukrinform reports. “They should put pressure on Turks with […]