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We can't let Putin win this war: German Chancellor on Ukraine conflict

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to win his war in Ukraine and sought to end any dependence on Russian fuels

German FM discusses heavy weapon supplies with Ukraine counterpart Kuleba

"We need more heavy weapons delivered as soon as possible, especially MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket Systems), to repel Russian attacks," tweeted Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

Germany to recognize Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN for travel from June 1

WHO in November last year issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for COVAXIN, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated for the prevention of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2

German economy dodges recession in Q1 despite Ukraine war, pandemic

The German economy grew in the first quarter, in line with expectations, despite difficult economic conditions caused by the war in Ukraine and the pandemic

Germany to loosen Covid-19 entry rules over the summer as cases decline

Germany's health minister says the government plans to suspend a pandemic rule requiring people to show proof of vaccination, a negative test result or recent recovery from Covid-19

German chancellor kicks off trip to Senegal for gas exploitation project

Senegal is believed to have significant deposits of natural gas along its border with Mauritania at a time when Germany is trying to reduce their dependence on importing Russian gas

Germany allows further tax relief to cushion Covid's impact on economy

The German government has passed a bundle of tax relief measures to help citizens and companies cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

$142-million Mercedes-Benz smashes Ferrari's classic car record: Report

A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sold for €135 million ($142 million) in a secret auction in Germany on May 5, Mercedes-Benz Chairman Ola Källenius has confirmed

Germany backs 40 bn euro supplementary budget to fund Ukraine costs

The draft supplementary budget envisages new borrowing will take Germany's net debt in 2022 to 138.94 billion euros with the total government expenditure estimated at 495.8 billion euros

Ukraine conflict: Germany pushes towards energy independence from Russia

The German government's new plan seeks to encourage all segments of society to use energy more efficiently in order to reduce the country's dependence on Russian fossil fuels by next winter.

Blinken discusses Ukraine, Iran deal with German, French, UK counterparts

'Discussed with my counterparts from Germany, the UK, and France today our plans to continue supporting Ukraine while holding Putin (Russian President Vladimir Putin) and his enablers accountable'

Blow to German Chancellor as conservatives win key state with 35.7% votes

Figures published by public broadcaster WDR forecast the Christian Democrats making small gains in the North Rhine-Westphalia state election to take 35.7 per cent of the vote

EU envoy to Iran nuclear talks, colleagues detained at German airport

Enrique Mora of Spain, who has long led the EU delegation at the talks in Vienna, said the incident happened Friday morning as he was trying to make a connecting flight from Tehran to Brussels

Blinken to travel to Germany, France to attend NATO, US-EU trade meeting

On May 14, the Secretary will travel to Berlin to attend an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers where Allies and partners will discuss their unified response to Russia's war against Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Russia cuts gas supplies to unit seized by Germany

Moscow prohibited dealings with Gazprom Germania and its various subsidiaries now under the control of Germany's energy regulator

Zelensky discusses defensive aid for Ukraine with Germany's Olaf Scholz

In their talks, the parties touched upon the sanctions against Russia over its conflict with Ukraine and the cooperation between Ukraine and Germany in the energy sector

Google paying more than 300 European publishers for news, will add more

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google has signed deals to pay more than 300 publishers in Germany, France and four other EU countries for their news and will roll out a tool to make it easier for others to sign up too, the company told Reuters.

Vladimir Putin marks Victory Day with little to show for 11-week war

Many Western analysts had expected Putin to use the holiday to trumpet some kind of victory in Ukraine or announce an escalation, but he did neither.

France, Germany advocate ceasefire in Moscow-Kyiv negotiations: Macron

France and Germany want to achieve an early ceasefire in Ukraine that will allow the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow to be brought to a conclusion in order to achieve peace, President Macron said

Germany prepares crisis plan for abrupt end to Russian gas: Report

The preparations being led by the Ministry for Economic Affairs show the heightened state of alert about supplies of the gas that powers Europe's biggest economy