By Julian Weber, dpa Germany’s leading car manufacturers lagged behind much of the global competition last year, struggling with weak sales and falling profitability, according to an analysis by auditing and consulting firm EY.While Volkswagen reported a slight sales increase in 2024, BMW and Mercedes-Benz saw declines, leading to an overall revenue drop of 2.8%…
A train carrying RB Leipzig fans was attacked by unknown individuals before its return journey from the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday. Social media accounts said butyric acid had been thrown. Police said on Sunday that a foul-smelling liquid had leaked from broken bottles in two carriages. No one was injured as many supporters…
The European Commission on Monday approved a €5 billion ($5.4 billion) German government initiative to assist businesses in decarbonizing their production processes. “The scheme approved today will support ambitious projects that will significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of industrial production processes in Germany,” said Teresa Ribera, the commission’s vice president for a clear, just and…
By Petra Albers and Christoph Driessen, dpa A nurse charged with murdering nine patients through overdoses went on trial in the western German city of Aachen on Monday.The 44-year-old man faces nine counts of murder and 34 counts of attempted murder. The crimes are alleged to have taken place in a hospital in Würselen, in…
Relatives of the 150 people killed in a Germanwings airplane crash in the French Alps marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy on Monday. Germanwings Flight 9525 was en route from Barcelona to the western German city of Dusseldorf on March 24, 2015, when it crashed near the commune of Le Vernet, killing all on board….
Cup title in a dramatic season finale on Sunday in Oslo which saw her French title rival Lou Jeanmonnot fall in the closing stages. Germany’s Franziska Preuss clinched the women’s biathlon World Cup title in a dramatic season finale on Sunday in Oslo which saw her French title rival Lou Jeanmonnot fall in the closing…
“Several tens of thousands” of people attended a mainly peaceful celebration of the Kurdish New Year in the German city of Cologne on Saturday, police said after the event. Crowds gathered at a site directly on the Rhine River, singing, dancing and drumming on an occasion that was “largely free of disruption and in compliance with the…
By Marion van der Kraats, dpa A large right-wing extremist demonstration in Berlin ended prematurely on Saturday as hundreds of counter-protesters blocked the intended route of the marchers.The rally leader called off the event after around four hours when participants got little further than their arrival point at the German capital’s eastern Ostkreuz train station, the…
Germany’s Bundestag budget committee approved €3 billion ($3.2 billion) in additional military aid for Ukraine in 2025 and a further €8.3 billion for 2026 to 2029, attendees told dpa on Friday. By Andreas Stein, dpa The funds, which can now be released, are intended to bolster Ukraine’s increasingly difficult defence against Russian forces.An important part of…
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….