Germany fell into a recession around the turn of the year, official figures published Thursday showed, as inflation and higher interest rates curbed demand in Europe’s largest economy. Employees of German carmaker Mercedes-Benz work on the bottom side of an
Net profit attributable to shareholders was comfortably above a consensus forecast of 864.54 million euros produced by a Reuters poll of analysts. This marked an 11th straight quarter of profit for the German lender after the completion of a sweeping
From left: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo wave during the North Sea Summit in Ostend, Belgium, Monday, April 24, 2023. Leaders gather on Monday in
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her North Macedonian counterpart, Bujar Osmani (not pictured) speak to reporters in Skopje, North Macedonia March 23,2023.REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski German foreign minister heads to China on inaugural trip Baerbock should show EU solidarity on China,
A Leopard 2 tank The first shipment of Leopard 2 tanks from Germany has been sent to Ukraine, the German defence ministry says. Eighteen cutting-edge main battle tanks were delivered after Ukrainian crews were trained to use them. Defence Minister
People walk past a display board showing the list of cancelled flights at Frankfurt airport during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute, in Frankfurt, Germany March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March
A number of people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness meeting hall in the north German city of Hamburg. Police say the gunman acted alone and is thought to be dead. It is unclear if the
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck backed the European Union membership bid of Russia’s Caucasus neighbor, Georgia,. Habeck noted that Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia likely marked a turning point in President Vladimir Putin’s rule from politician to “tyrant.” Georgian Prime