- 2h ago
Zelenskyy proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin in open letter, offers full ceasefire during talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published an open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing a personal meeting in a neutral country, a comprehensive ceasefire during negotiations, and an all-for-all prisoner exchange.
- 13h ago
Germany fails to win UN Security Council seat for the first time, losing to Portugal and Austria
Germany failed to secure a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2027–2028, losing in the first round of voting to Portugal and Austria. It is the first time Berlin has been rejected in a Security Council candidacy.
- 20h ago
Israel and Lebanon agree to implement fragile ceasefire, with Iran warning against attacks on Beirut
Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a path to implement a repeatedly broken ceasefire, while Iran's foreign minister warned that any Israeli strike on Beirut would trigger a full resumption of war.
- 20h ago
Germany's UN Security Council bid fails, triggering coalition demands for a sharper stance on international law
Germany's campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council has ended in defeat, prompting immediate calls from within the governing coalition for Berlin to adopt a more consistent position on international law.
- 23h ago
Hungary lifts veto on Ukraine and Moldova EU accession talks after minority-rights deal with Kyiv
EU ambassadors cleared the way for formal accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on Wednesday evening, after Budapest withdrew a two-year blockade in exchange for expanded rights for ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine.
- 2d ago
Germany loses UN Security Council election for first time as Austria, Portugal win seats
Germany lost its bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the first time on Wednesday, as Austria and Portugal secured the two available seats for the Western Europe group in a single round of voting.
- 2d ago
Abolishing Germany's 'pension at 63' would save €9.5 billion per cohort, study finds
A DIW study for the Bertelsmann Stiftung calculates that scrapping the abschlagsfreie Frührente would save the state €9.5 billion per retiree cohort and retain 125,000 full-time workers.
- 3d ago
Russian overnight barrage kills at least 18 across Ukraine, with Dnipro and Kyiv hardest hit
Russia launched 73 missiles and 656 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding over 100. Dnipro and Kyiv bore the brunt, with rescue workers still searching for survivors under collapsed apartment blocks.
- 5d ago
FDP wählt Wolfgang Kubicki zum neuen Vorsitzenden – 74-Jähriger setzt sich in Kampfabstimmung gegen Strack-Zimmermann durch
Wolfgang Kubicki has been elected as the new federal chairman of Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP), defeating Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann in a surprise contested vote at the party's federal congress in Berlin.
- May 28
EU foreign ministers reject special envoy for Ukraine talks as Kallas warns of Russian 'trap'
At an informal meeting in Limassol, Cyprus, EU foreign ministers decided against appointing a chief negotiator for Ukraine peace talks, with foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas cautioning that Moscow is trying to dictate who speaks for Europe.
- May 28
Yad Vashem to Open First-Ever International Education Center in Munich, with Satellite in Leipzig
Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial has chosen Munich as the site for its first educational center outside Israel, with a smaller branch in Leipzig, in a move to combat rising global antisemitism.
- May 27
German Economic Advisers Slash 2026 Growth Outlook to 0.5%, Warn Social Charges Could Hit 50% of Wages
The Council of Economic Experts cut its GDP forecast to 0.5% for 2026, blaming the Iran War’s surge in energy prices, and warned that social security contributions could reach 50% of income by 2040 without deep reforms.
