German police call for crackdown on growing climate protests

[ad_1] Police representatives, members of the judiciary and politicians in Germany are calling for harsher penalties for climate activists, including preventive detention and longer prison terms, in an effort to halt their disruptive protests. This week has seen the most intense protests yet by the campaign group Letzte Generation (LastContinue Reading

Russia expels at least 20 German diplomats

[ad_1] The Russian government is kicking several German diplomats out of the country in an alleged tit-for-tat move, its foreign ministry said on Saturday. “The German authorities have decided on yet another mass expulsion of employees of Russian diplomatic missions in Germany. We strongly condemn these actions of Berlin, whichContinue Reading

Olaf Scholz faces new probe over German tax fraud scandal

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germany’s center-right opposition wants to raise the heat on Chancellor Olaf Scholz by launching a parliamentary investigation into his alleged connection to a massive tax evasion scandal. The case — which dates back over five yearsContinue Reading

German Christian Democrats rewrite Merkel’s China playbook

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germany’s Christian Democrats, the country’s largest opposition group, are planning to shift away from the pragmatic stance toward China that characterized Angela Merkel’s 16 years as chancellor, claiming that maintaining peace through trade has failed. It’sContinue Reading

Iran ousts 2 German diplomats over Berlin’s ‘interventionist’ measures

[ad_1] Tehran: Iran has declared two German diplomats to be personae non gratae and has expelled them from the Islamic republic over Berlin’s “interventionist and irresponsible” measures against Tehran. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani blamed the German government for its “irresponsible interference” in Iran’s internal and judicial affairs, accordingContinue Reading