For those striking at the gates of the SRW scrap metal plant just outside the eastern German city of Leipzig, time can be counted not just in days (136 so far), but also in the thousands of card games played, liters of coffee drunk, and armfuls of firewood burned. Or it can be measured by…
Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and Vice Chancellor, pictured during the weekly cabinet meeting on February 21, 2024 in Berlin. Florian Gärtner | Photo library | Getty Images Germany’s gross domestic product is expected to grow by just 0.2% this year as the country finds itself in “difficult waters,” Federal…
Germany’s defense minister said Saturday that his country’s pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the starting point and that more was likely needed. Previously, Chancellor Olaf Scholz had insisted that the 2% spending target would be achieved “in the 2020s, 2030s and beyond”. However, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized that…
Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press at Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, on February 16, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images MUNICH, Germany (AP) — NATO members on Saturday mulled a possible U.S. withdrawal from the military alliance if Donald Trump returns…
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, is escorted from the Lefortovsky Court building in Moscow on January 26, 2024. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin said “an agreement could be reached on the release of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich,” signaling he was open…
