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Berlin

Head of State

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Head of Government

Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Banking & finance

Moody’s downgrade, US debt fears revive mini ‘sell America’ trade

Rating downgrade risks reinforcing Wall Street’s growing worries over the US sovereign bond market.

4 hours ago

China-EU relations

Editorial | Air begins to clear on better EU-China ties

19 May 2025 - 6:30AM

Italy

Italy’s Meloni scores diplomatic ‘win’ by bringing US, EU to same table

19 May 2025 - 9:04AM

Tourism

Want 2 weeks’ free lodgings? German city desperate to attract new residents

Successful applicants can spend two weeks in a furnished flat in Eisenhüttenstadt, some 100km southeast of Berlin, in September.

18 May 2025 - 6:12PM

The current population in Eisenhüttenstadt in eastern Germany, near the border with Poland, has declined to some 24,000 in recent years, from around 50,000 in 1990. Photo: Getty Images

Spain

Lufthansa plane flown by autopilot after pilot faints in cockpit

The captain was in the bathroom when his colleague lost consciousness, leaving the aircraft carrying 199 passengers without a pilot.

18 May 2025 - 1:17AM

China-EU relations

Europe warned to change fast or become a ‘shock absorber’ of US-China trade war

Continent’s outlook is bleak despite reduced Sino-American tensions as it needs to adapt quickly amid Washington’s efforts, analysts say.

16 May 2025 - 4:43PMvideocam

China’s military

China’s defence chief forges Europe ties in Paris, Berlin plus UN peace pledge

Dong Jun’s first European tour concludes with major commitment to United Nations peacekeeping efforts.

16 May 2025 - 3:56PMvideocam

China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun (centre) takes part in a family photo of his fellow state representatives at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza rescuers say 80 killed in Israeli strikes

Bombardment intensifies after Israel’s Netanyahu vowed ‘full force’ Gaza offensive.

15 May 2025 - 1:03PM

Ukraine war

Putin not on Kremlin list for Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had challenged the Russian leader to meet him in person in Istanbul.

15 May 2025 - 11:15AM

China-EU relations

Germany’s new chancellor to pursue ‘strategic de-risking’ from China

With ‘international order changing profoundly’, Friedrich Merz says China’s relations with Russia are an area of ‘great concern’.

15 May 2025 - 4:11AM

Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag on Wednesday that Germany’s ties with China were being “shaped by systemic rivalry and power politics”. Photo: AP

US-China relations

My Take | Unlike Plaza Accord, Mar-a-Lago deal would speed up US decline

Weakening the dollar to rebuild domestic manufacturing and exports is a pipe dream, but that will not stop ‘brains’ behind tariffs from trying.

14 May 2025 - 9:00PM

Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran seen outside the White House in Washington, on April 16. Photo: EPA-EFE

Ukraine war

Germany arrests 3 Ukrainians over Russian sabotage plot

The accused allegedly aimed to send packages from Germany containing explosive devices to recipients in Ukraine.

14 May 2025 - 8:37PMvideocam

US-China trade war

Tariff flux leaves Chinese car-parts makers in limbo on global growth plans

The fluid tariff situation makes planning difficult, particularly with regard to offshore investment, S&P analysts say.

14 May 2025 - 9:57AMvideocam

Espionage

3 Germans go on trial over hi-tech spying for China

Prosecutors say they collected information on boat engines, sonar, propulsion systems for armoured vehicles and military-grade drones.

14 May 2025 - 12:26AM

The flags of Germany and China wave in the wind in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. Photo: dpa

Art

Family of Germany’s last emperor ends 99-year dispute over art treasures

The Hohenzollern family had been challenging the German state’s ownership of thousands of artworks and artefacts in museums since 1926.

13 May 2025 - 1:45PM

Detail from a portrait of Joachim I of Brandenburg painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder, one of 27,000 artworks and artefacts formerly the property of Germany’s imperial family whose ownership has been settled after a 99-year dispute. Photo: Wikipedia

Espionage

Bulgarians in Russian spy ring jailed in the UK

UK-based spy ring posed risk to national security, judge says in handing down sentences.

13 May 2025 - 2:31PM

United States

On Balance | How Trump’s erratic tariffs could crash his US car production goals

While levies may prompt some foreign carmakers to start scaling up US-based production, many see a market plagued by uncertainty and risk.

12 May 2025 - 8:30PM

Science

Drug trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat lung cancer in China, US

New medication appears to be safer and more effective than standard therapy, according to trial led by Chinese and US scientists.

12 May 2025 - 3:24PMvideocam

Lung cancer is the most prevalent type of the disease worldwide, with an estimated 2.5 million new cases globally last year. Photo: PR NEWSWIRE

Ukraine war

Trump ‘starting to doubt’ that Ukraine will reach deal with Russia

Ukrainian President Zelensky said Ukraine welcomed peace talks but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire first.

12 May 2025 - 1:05AM

China-EU relations

China is the ‘elephant in the room’ as EU scrutinises US trade deal with Britain

European officials are studying the agreement for signs of how Trump might cajole them into adopting tougher policies on China.

10 May 2025 - 7:43PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Europe’s leaders call for Ukraine ceasefire in Kyiv visit

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss a 30-day ceasefire in the war.

10 May 2025 - 10:38PM

(right to left) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk visit Maidan Square on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

US-China trade war

Macroscope | World will need to borrow its way out of Trump’s tariff mess

The US president’s trade wars could push the mountain of global debt to the point of eruption and harm emerging economies.

10 May 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

A passer-by walks in front of a graffiti by artist Eme Freethinker that shows US President Donald Trump next to the writing “Made in China” at the Mauerpark in Berlin, Germany, on April 28. Germany was among the largest contributors to the global surge in debt in the first quarter. Photo: EPA-EFE

United States

Opinion | Trumpism is waning but leaders still need to address voter frustrations

In recent elections across three continents, Trumpism mainly backfired – but democracies still need to understand why it resonates.

9 May 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Russia

Watch: China’s president joins Putin at Russia Victory Day parade

President Xi Jinping a special guest at Moscow parade where military units from 13 countries, including China, were taking part.

9 May 2025 - 10:34PMvideocam

China-Russia relations

Why some Chinese academics say it’s time to rethink WWII history

The ‘Western-centric’ view of events plays down the role of Chinese forces in defeating fascism, one observer says.

9 May 2025 - 11:34AMvideocam

The Aviation Martyr Memorial in in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing pays tribute to those who died in battles against Japan during World War II. Photo: AFP

China-EU relations

‘We need all the Chinese tech’: why China could benefit from the EU blackout

China is a leading provider of energy storage and grid-forming technologies that are crucial to preventing major power outages.

8 May 2025 - 4:00PM

A woman uses her phone’s flashlight while she walks her dog on a pitch-dark street in Vigo, Spain, on April 28. A massive power cut affected the entire Iberian peninsula and parts of southern France on that day. Photo: TNS

China-Russia relations

China, Russia have ‘special responsibility’ to stand up to power politics: Xi

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow for their first face-to-face talks this year.

8 May 2025 - 9:50PMvideocam

Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific says operations unaffected by India-Pakistan clashes

Nuclear-armed rivals have engaged in their worst fighting in more than two decades.

7 May 2025 - 11:30PMvideocam

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