Berlin, Germany – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said freedom of opinion “also applies to multi-billionaires,” after Elon Musk said that only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) can ‘save’ the country. At a press conference in Berlin, Scholz told reporters that “freedom of opinion also means that you can say things that are…
Berlin, Germany – The upper chamber of Germany’s parliament, the Bundesrat, on Friday held its annual commemoration of the Sinti, Roma and Yenish who were persecuted and murdered under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Across Europe, 500,000 members of these minorities fell victim to the Nazis and were murdered in concentration camps, said Bundesrat President Anke Rehlinger….
Frankfurt, Germany – A man who managed to drive with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s motorcade onto the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport and hugged the chancellor in a bizarre incident in May 2023 is now facing criminal charges. The man is accused of endangering road traffic and trespassing, said Dominik Mies, spokesman for the Frankfurt Public…
Berlin, Germany – The German climate activist group Last Generation is changing its name but will continue its advocacy with a new focus, the group has announced. Co-founder and spokeswoman Carla Hinrichs told news magazine Spiegel that “something new, something big,” would evolve from the group. There would still be protests, highlighting the need for…
Maseru, Lesotho – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is concluding his four-day trip to Africa with a visit to Lesotho on Saturday. Steinmeier’s visit is the first by a German President to the small mountainous country, which is situated within South Africa.The trip follows an invitation from King Letsie III, extended during a visit to Berlin…
