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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Germany. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

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Berlin

Head of State

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Head of Government

Chancellor Olaf Scholz

last updated:

29 November, 2024

South Korea

South Korea bans pork from Germany after outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

The outbreak represents the first known cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany since 1988.

6 hours ago

European Union

Germany’s Baerbock announces aid for Syria, calls for ‘smart’ sanctions

12 Jan 2025 - 10:05PM

Croatia

Croatia’s President Milanovic wins second term in election landslide

6 hours ago

China-EU relations

German far-right party wants to limit Chinese role in ports, digital networks

The Alternative for Germany has added the demands to its election manifesto, saying key infrastructure should remain under local control.

12 Jan 2025 - 2:03AMvideocam

A Chinese flag flies in front of the country’s embassy in Berlin, Germany, in April 2024. Photo: dpa via AP

Russia

Germany races to save a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker to prevent an oil spill

The tanker was sailing from Russia to Egypt with almost 100,000 tonnes of oil when its engine failed and it lost manoeuvring ability.

11 Jan 2025 - 11:12PM

Viral stories

German firms hire private detectives to probe if sick staff are really unwell

Chinese netizens express surprise at liberal sick leave rules in Germany as post Covid-19 pandemic period sees surge in absenteeism in country.

11 Jan 2025 - 2:00PM

US-China relations

US national security adviser fears Trump might push some nations toward China

Jake Sullivan is concerned that future questions about US reliability will lead countries to say, ‘maybe we need to hedge with China’.

11 Jan 2025 - 6:28AMvideocam

Jake Sullivan has been the national security adviser for US President Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters

TSMC

Apple and Nvidia chip supplier TSMC’s sales top estimates, boosting AI in 2025

The world’s largest contract chipmaker reported a 39 per cent rise in October-December revenue to US$26.3 billion.

10 Jan 2025 - 5:57PM

European Union

Musk promotes German far-right leader in wide-ranging online chat

X spaces event was Elon Musk’s latest foray into European politics, where he has become a loud advocate for far-right parties.

10 Jan 2025 - 9:51AM

Espionage

Germany charges 3 with spying on naval tech for China

They allegedly gathered information on boat engines, sonar, drones and other technologies and illegally exported specialised lasers to China.

10 Jan 2025 - 2:30AM

A sign is seen at the entrance to the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office building in Karlsruhe in June 2019. Photo: dpa

Donald Trump

EU stays mum as Trump eyes Greenland and Musk courts far-right

Told to cease ‘lecturing and moralising’, Brussels officials ready for ‘strong transatlantic agenda’ as they ‘defend’ trade interests.

9 Jan 2025 - 3:16PMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump takes the stage before he speaks in Greenvale, New York, on December 5, 2024. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Trump may declare national emergency so he can impose tariff plan: US report

Such a move would allow the incoming US president to take control of imports and place new duties on countries like China, Canada and Mexico.

9 Jan 2025 - 4:52AMvideocam

Celebrity children

Meet Anna Ermakova, who’s more than Boris Becker’s ‘broom cupboard’ daughter

The 24-year-old was born after Becker notoriously stepped out on his marriage in a 1999 one-night-stand, but now, she’s carving her own path as a model, reality TV dance champion and singer.

7 Jan 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Middle East

Opinion | Syria a chance for Middle East to shape its own, better future

The stability of Syria, at the heart of the Middle East, is in the interests of all. It is time for regional actors, not external ones, to lead the change.

7 Jan 2025 - 5:32AMvideocam

Syrian leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani waits to welcome a Ukrainian delegation in Damascus, Syria, on December 30. The world has been beating a path to his door. Photo: Reuters

France

Macron affirms Trump has ‘solid ally’ in France, urges realism from Ukraine over territory

President Emmanuel Macron outlined France’s foreign policy for the coming year.

7 Jan 2025 - 11:43AMvideocam

French President Emmanuel Macron and US President-elect Donald Trump in Paris on December 7. Photo: Zuma Press Wire / dpa

China-Germany relations

Will Merz’s tough talk on China fizzle out if he becomes leader of Germany?

With opposition leader Friedrich Merz likely to be Germany’s next chancellor, experts weigh in on whether his tough China stance will hold.

6 Jan 2025 - 8:01PMvideocam

Business of climate change

China’s Trina Solar sets world record for solar conversion technology

The company’s solar module beat the decades old solar cell efficiency record held by University of New South Wales laboratory.

6 Jan 2025 - 5:21PM

Olaf Scholz

Germany’s Scholz outraged over ‘indecent’ Moscow visit speculation

CDU lawmaker claimed that the chancellor would go to Moscow or meet with Vladimir Putin before Germany’s elections.

6 Jan 2025 - 1:25PM

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Extreme weather

Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across UK and Germany

Snow and ice disrupt the end of the busy New Year holiday travel season.

6 Jan 2025 - 1:22PM

Britain

Musk turns on Farage, calls for him to quit as Reform UK leader

World’s richest man Musk says Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ in his latest intervention in UK politics.

6 Jan 2025 - 1:55PM

Ukraine war

Ukraine to ask allies for boost to air defences at Germany meeting, Zelensky says

Ukrainian PM said dozens of partner countries will take part in meeting of the Ramstein group in Germany this week.

6 Jan 2025 - 12:46AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Berlin. Photo: dpa

Austria

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer to quit as coalition talks collapse

Collapse underlines difficulty of forming governments in European countries where far-right on rise but parties refuse to partner with them.

5 Jan 2025 - 6:33AM

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Saturday said he will resign. Photo: AP

Elon Musk

‘Starmer must go’: Elon Musk turns his gaze on Europe’s far-right politics

From Britain to Germany, the Tesla chief’s influence grows in Europe’s politics as he backs the hard-right and challenges democratic institutions.

4 Jan 2025 - 11:35AMvideocam

Education

German school introduces US$5 fine for latecomers. And it’s working

A Nuremberg high school’s fine for students who are regularly late led them to change their ways. It highlights a growing problem in Germany.

3 Jan 2025 - 10:20AM

Middle East

Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on January 13

The 3 European nations had accused Iran of growing its stockpile of high-enriched uranium to ‘unprecedented levels’.

2 Jan 2025 - 12:35AMvideocam

Britain

Opinion | Britain’s pivot towards Beijing is an economic imperative

Britain desperately needs China’s help to revive its economy, but London risks trading Brussels for Beijing as the overseer of its fortunes.

1 Jan 2025 - 8:08AMvideocam

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping at the Sheraton Hotel during the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Crime

Man goes on rampage with excavator in Germany before being shot dead by police

Meanwhile, two people were hurt by a knife-wielding man in Berlin, with the country still reeling from a deadly car attack in Magdeburg.

1 Jan 2025 - 10:28AM

Crime in Hong Kong

3 arrested after 30kg of ketamine seized at Hong Kong airport

Three Hong Kong passengers had flown from Frankfurt in Germany and were detained in two separate drug trafficking cases.

29 Dec 2024 - 11:48PM

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