A 51-year-old pilot was killed when a small propeller plane crashed into a field near the city of Bonn in western Germany, police said on Friday. His six-year-old daughter managed to escape the burning wreckage but was seriously injured, police added. Emergency responders treated the child at the scene before taking her to the hospital….
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday signed off on a landmark easing of the country’s debt limit for increased defence spending and a €500 billion ($547 billion) financial package for infrastructure and climate initiatives, his office said. This means that the changes, approved by parliament earlier this week, have cleared the final hurdle and will…
By Klaus Bergmann and Arne Richter, dpa Substitute Tim Kleindienst struck on his first touch and Leon Goretzka in his first match in 16 months as Germany fought to a 2-1 comeback victory in Italy in the first leg of their Nations League quarter-final on Thursday night.Sandro Tonali opened the scoring in the ninth minute…
More than half of people in Germany who identify as part of an ethnic or religious minority regularly experience racial discrimination, according to a study released on Thursday. A representative survey of German residents conducted by the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor showed that 54% of respondents who said they are perceived as ethnic minorities…
By Michael Fischer, dpa Germany on Thursday reopened its embassy in Damascus, more than three months after the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.The embassy – which closed in 2012 after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war – was formally opened by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a visit to the Syrian capital….
