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Jump or be pushed: German conservatives turn on ex-Nazi hunter over race comments

Once he was Germany's top Nazi hunter. Now the conservative opposition want to kick former domestic security chief Hans-Georg Maassen out of their party for allegedly repeating anti-Semitic and racist tropes.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Germany's Ukraine tank decision has major economic implications

It puts a final dagger in the heart of Germany’s decades-old policy of avoiding war in Europe through trade and cooperation.

Fortune · Jan 26, 2023

Liberal progressive icons like Jacinda are facing a colder climate today

When Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation from the New Zealand premiership last week, she essentially admitted that her party has a better electoral chance without her. It’s not yet two years since she was on stage at an Asia summit telling Angela Merkel what a “very good person” she was.…

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2023

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Germany's ties with China could change fundamentally - SPD leader

Germany would be forced to cut ties with China in the way it has with Russia should China attack Taiwan, the leader of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) told the weekly Die Zeit in comments published on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

Editorial: A refugee crisis has arrived in Denver even if the US won’t acknowledge it

America’s government — from the White House to the halls of Congress to the judicial benches — must treat this influx of asylum-seekers from Haiti and South and Central America as a refugee crisis.

The Denver Post · Dec 27, 2022

Germany's Merkel offers her thoughts on Wagner's Ring cycle

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a longtime opera fan, is offering her thoughts on Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Ukraine cherry picks targets as Russia hammers the east

In the 42nd week of the war, Kyiv targets Russian ammunition and command centres, while Moscow insists on a land grab.

Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2022

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Kremlin says Minsk deals failure led to Russia's Ukraine offensive

Russia launched what it calls a special military operation in Ukraine because its concerns around peace accords between Kyiv and Russian-backed separatists were ignored, Russian news agencies quoted the Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday.

Reuters · Dec 11, 2022

US warns of expanding Iran, Russia defence ‘partnership’

Washington accuses Moscow of offering Tehran ‘an unprecedented level of military and technical support’.

Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022

Vladimir Putin says agreement will ‘have to be reached’ to end Ukraine conflict

Vladimir Putin has said that an agreement “will have to be reached” to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022

Russia must pull troops out of Ukraine before peace talks, says Rishi Sunak

PM promises more weapons in phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Putin says loss of trust in West will make future Ukraine talks harder

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia's near-total loss of trust in the West would make an eventual settlement over Ukraine much harder to reach, although contacts between Russian and U.S. intelligence services were at least continuing.

Reuters · Dec 9, 2022

Putin: Russia may have to make Ukraine deal one day, but partners cheated in the past

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would likely have to reach agreements regarding Ukraine in the future, but felt betrayed by the breakdown of the Minsk agreements.

Reuters · Dec 9, 2022

Analysis: Germany's government looks inward as challenges mount, allies fret

In its first year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government has driven the biggest overhaul of German policy since World War Two. The next year could be even tougher, further absorbing Berlin's bandwidth to Europe's detriment.

Reuters · Dec 8, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

Angela Merkel says she lost influence over Putin as a lame duck leader

Germany’s former chancellor defends her actions amid barrage of accusations since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022

Angela Merkel: I was too weak to influence Putin in run-up to Ukraine invasion

Former German Chancellor says she ‘didn’t have the power to get my way’

Reuters · Nov 24, 2022

Germany's Merkel says didn't have political strength for pre-invasion Ukraine talks

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had aimed to convene European talks with Vladimir Putin the year before his invasion of Ukraine but in the end did not see any possibility of influencing the Russian president at the end of her term.

Reuters · Nov 19, 2022

Germany plans to tighten rules for firms highly dependent on China - document

Germany's foreign ministry plans to tighten the rules for companies deeply exposed to China, making them disclose more information and possibly conduct stress tests for geopolitical risks, a confidential draft document seen by Reuters said.

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France 24 · Nov 4, 2022

German Chancellor Scholz asks China for economic ties 'as equals'

Germany's Olaf Scholz said Friday on his first visit to China as chancellor that he sought a deeper economic relationship with Beijing but expected equal treatment.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

The Guardian view on Olaf Scholz’s visit to Beijing: treading a fine line

Editorial: There are no easy solutions to Germany’s China problem

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Germany's Scholz makes difficult visit to assertive China

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to China as German leader this week, a diplomatically delicate trip while Germany and the European Union work on their strategy toward an increasingly assertive and authoritarian Beijing

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Germany’s Scholz heads to China amid questions over strategy

Scholz’s coalition government seems uncertain about what sort of relationship it wants with Beijing

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

Worries over Germany's China dependency overshadow Scholz trip

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an inaugural visit to China on Friday that will be closely watched for clues on how serious Germany is about reducing its economic reliance on Asia's rising superpower and confronting its Communist leadership.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

French-German friendship ‘still alive’ as Macron meets Scholz amid tensions

Two leaders under pressure to repair relations after rifts over defence, energy and China

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

Analysis-Behind facade of unity, Franco-German relations falter as crises mount

When Germany unveiled a 200 billion euro ($200 billion) package to shield its industry and consumers from soaring energy prices, its government failed to notify neighbouring France beforehand, leaving French President Emmanuel Macron seething in private.

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