The Latest Breaking News from Friedrich Merz

Meloni and Trump’s cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU-MAGA middle ground

As recently as October 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump was heaping praise on Giorgia Meloni, telling the Italian prime minister how “beautiful” she was.

The Conversation · Apr 24

Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl

The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions

The Independent UK · Apr 23

German police launch mass raids of 50 premises to smash Syrian trafficking ring

Police believe the ring operated by using genuine residency documents issued to Syrian refugees in Germany, which were sent to people in Syria with a similar appearance.

Euronews · Apr 21

Berlin approves defence initiatives as domestic industry receives drone and frigate deals

New combat drones are planned for use by the so-called Lithuania Brigade, a unit of around 5,000 soldiers who guarantee the defence and security of NATO's eastern flank until the end of 2027.

Euronews · Apr 16

German workers take more than a day off work sick, every single month—so now the government is stepping in and proposing to cut their pay for it

Germany already told its workers to ditch four-day weeks and work-life balance. Now the government wants to cut their pay for calling in sick, too.

Fortune · Apr 16

Europe is quietly building a backup NATO without America and Trump just gave them every reason to stop being quiet about it

Plan B is in motion.

We Got This Covered · Apr 15

Magyar calls on Orbán to lift veto on €90bn Ukraine loan before leaving office

If oil flows resume through the Druzhba pipeline, then Viktor Orbán should lift his "technical veto" on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, Péter Magyar said. Brussels is already laying the groundwork to make the first payment.

Euronews · Apr 15

Europe's responsibility in the world (dis)order

The EU must be able to act. The principle of unanimity in foreign and security policy is an obstacle to this. A "European Security Council" could change this, say Hans-Gert Pöttering, former President of the European Parliament, and Klaus Welle, Martens Centre for European Studies.

Euronews · Apr 15

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Child among 13 killed as Putin’s forces attack Kyiv and other cities overnight

Major attack comes just hours after Putin's forces hit Ukraine with more than 380 drones and missiles

The Independent UK · Apr 15

Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainian assault using only unmanned robots, says Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky was in Germany on Tuesday to agree a major drone deal with Germany

The Independent UK · Apr 14