Clashes between police and Kurdish protesters occurred over banned PKK symbols. Germany has taken a harder line against PKK symbols in response to criticism from Turkey. German police clashed with Kurdish demonstrators protesting against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in … Read More
German police watch as Yamen Alahmad appears in courtULI DECK/AFP On the surface, at least, Yamen Alahmad was a model refugee, a Syrian teenager apparently motivated only by the hope of starting a new life far from the hell of … Read More
Both share strategic interests and are trusted friends at global fora, says President Halimah On the surface, Germany and Singapore look very different, but the two countries have forged a tight bond, President Halimah Yacob said yesterday. This is because … Read More
ANGELA Merkel’s Germany must lead the movement to reform the European Union or watch it fail, a leading German politician said today. Merkel: We hope to be ready to initiate phase two by December Former foreign minister Joschka Fischer said … Read More
GERMANY’S Angela Merkel faces political turmoil as coalition talks look likely to ground to a halt as the parties remain divided on the main issue of immigration. Politicians from all three camps have signalled deals on immigration and climate policy … Read More
After the victory of Sebastian Kurz of Austrian People’s Party in legislative elections on October 15, German Chancellor Angela Merkel of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has to prepare for a changed dynamic in neighborly relations. Although the two parties belong … Read More
FILE PHOTO: Migrants wait to be rescued by the Aquarius rescue ship run by non-governmental organisations in the Mediterranean Sea © Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP Two years after the peak of the refugee crisis, Germany, which has been the most … Read More
Police guard the area at Rosenheimer Platz square in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Police say a man with a knife has lightly wounded several people in Munich. Officers are looking for the assailant. Munich police called on people … Read More
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the EU summit meeting in Brussels — REUTERS BRUSSELS – 19 October 2017: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her fellow leaders on Thursday to cut European Union funds to Turkey that are linked to … Read More