Ukraine and Germany strengthen strategic cooperation in the field of defense

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and First Deputy Minister Serhiy Boiev held a meeting with a delegation from the German Federal Ministry of Defense to discuss expanding security support and forging a strategic partnership in the defense industry. …

France, Germany, Poland, and UK call for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

Photo: Participation of the President of Ukraine and European Leaders in Coalition of Willing Events, May 10, 2025   French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald …

Australia, Germany, 11 others identified for steel tech transfer

The government has identified 13 countries under the international comprehensive cooperation framework for technology collaboration in the steel sector. Under the framework, the steel ministry has consulted with the power ministry, Department for Promotion …

Germany declared the AfD a threat. But here's a better way to defeat the far right

The recent German decision to label its Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a far-right threat, pending litigation, is one way to address the rise of extreme right-wing politics. The party, which became the second largest in the Bundestag in February…

India-Pakistan truce 'first important step': Germany

Germany, on Saturday, welcomed as a first step the full and immediate ceasefire agreed to by India and Pakistan after days of deadly attacks. "The ceasefire agreed between  #India and #Pakistan is a first, important step out of the escalation spiral. …

'Israel knows what’s best for national security,’ ambassador to Germany tells 'Post'

On May 12, 1965, 60 years ago, history was made: Israel, the young Jewish state and the even younger Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) – known at the time as West Germany – established diplomatic relations. Twenty years after the end of World War II and …

Germany’s New Chancellor Is a Man Without Qualities

There is a telling rumor in Berlin political circles. Upon his appointment as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) in 2022, Friedrich Merz was gifted a copy of Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) by his conservative colleague Wolfgang Schäuble, the …

Germany's Merz comments on Taurus missiles for Ukraine and confirms that future arms supplies will be classified

Stock photo: Getty Images During a visit to Kyiv, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to continue military support for Ukraine, stressing close coordination with European partners and the United States. Source: Merz in a comment to German news …

Russia celebrates defeat of Nazi Germany with Victory Day parade

Mother’s Day in Germany is a reminder that motherhood is a battle that’s not for me

To be honest, mothers make me sad. Especially working mothers with small children. Sometimes, when I see a woman in the late afternoon – pushing a buggy, a sniffling toddler in tow, tote bags swinging from her shoulder and two dark circles around her eyes …