Rail services across Germany were brought to a standstill for several hours after a nationwide communications system failure disrupted railway operations, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and causing widespread travel chaos. The disruption began late Tuesday when a fault affected the GSM-R digital communications network, a critical system used for internal railway operations. The outage […]
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Germany maintain winning run as Portugal, Belgium claim warm-up victories
Germany earned a 2-1 victory over World Cup co-hosts United States in their final warm-up match in Chicago on Saturday, while there were also victories for Portugal and Belgium as teams fine-tune ahead of the tournament’s kickoff next week. It was the ninth win in a row for four-time world champions Germany, who are looking […]
KP Minister Meena Khan offloaded at Peshawar Airport while leaving for Germany
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Minister for Higher Education Meena Khan Afridi was offloaded at Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar while leaving for Germany. Meena Khan Afridi was on a visit to the University of Tubingen in Germany on behalf of the Higher Education Department. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials stopped Meena Khan from going abroad. Meena […]
Germany’s Karl ruled out of World Cup with muscle tear
Germany’s attacking midfielder Lennart Karl will miss the World Cup after sustaining a muscle tear in training before Saturday’s friendly international against the United States, coach Julian Nagelsmann said. The 18-year-old suffered a muscle bundle tear in his left thigh during training on Friday in Chicago and was taken to hospital. He will be replaced […]
What Germany’s UNSC Defeat Revealed
The most revealing votes at the United Nations are often the ones cast in silence. When the General Assembly convened on June 3 in New York to elect the next slate of non?permanent members to the Security Council, there was no dramatic denunciation of Berlin, no public reprimand, no veto and no visible rupture. However, […]
Germany looking for World Cup redemption after successive early exits
The memories of two successive World Cup group-stage exits weigh heavily on the Germany team before another attempt at restoring lost pride. Surely it couldn´t happen again? Germany, the four-time world champion, has been on a quest for redemption since its ignoble exit from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar marked a new low for […]
Nato seeks details as US says it will pull about 5,000 troops from Germany
NATO said on Saturday it was working with the United States to understand Washington’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany as a rift in transatlantic ties deepens over the Middle East war. The Pentagon’s announcement of the troop withdrawal follows a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said […]
Germany, Italy block bid to suspend EU-Israel trade pact
Germany and Italy have blocked a bid to suspend a European Union trade pact with Israel. Spain, Slovenia and Ireland urged a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Tuesday to debate suspending the association agreement due to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and violence in the occupied West Bank. However, opponents said the […]
Germany questions US-Israel strategy on Iran conflict
Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that Berlin would have advised against the current US-Israel military approach toward Iran if it had been consulted, underscoring differences among Western allies. Addressing parliament, Merz stated that Germany shares the broader objective with the US and Israel of ensuring that Iran no longer poses a threat. […]
European Union condemns Israel’s new West Bank measures
ISTANBUL – The European Union and major European nations including France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands condemned Israel’s recent decisions to strengthen its control over the occupied West Bank. Read More: 9 EU nations demand end to trade with Israeli settlements in west bank The Israeli security cabinet approved measures on Sunday that include repealing a law […]