Californian Artificial Intelligence start-up OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced on Thursday that it would open its first office in Germany, located in Munich. Germany is one of the world’s leading countries in terms of AI usage, according to OpenAI.Munich already hosts the German headquarters of US tech giants such as Apple, Microsoft and Intel….
BERLIN – Germany’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals on the North Sea operated at about 65% capacity in 2024, according to the state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal. The floating terminals are located in the northern German cities of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbüttel.Meanwhile, private operator Deutsche ReGas, responsible for two floating terminals on the Baltic Sea, has…
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticized new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. “I don’t think it’s right to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court,” Scholz said on Friday between election campaign events in the southwestern German city of Ludwigsburg.It is perfectly…
Germany is very concerned about US tariffs on Mexico and Canada, a government spokeswoman said on Monday. “Many German companies producing for the US market are present in both Mexico and Canada,” said a spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry, days after the US hit its neighbouring countries with 25% tariffs. Any form of tariffs and a trade conflict…
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to hold an event on Friday in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, where two people were killed in a knife attack earlier this week. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to hold an event on Friday in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, where two people were killed…
A female lawyer has accused a married father-of-four of raping her in front of 1,000 livestream viewers after meeting him on a dating app. The woman, 31, reportedly met the 46-year-old, named in German reports as Tim B due to local privacy laws, in May 2022. According to Bild, the defendant often travelled for work. He matched…
Berlin, Germany – The organizers of a protest against Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have criticized the behaviour of the police left-wing politician who says he was knocked unconscious. “The police’s approach was scandalous,” said Mascha Meier, a spokeswoman for the Widersetzen alliance, the organizer of a mass protest against the far-right party…
By Mark Meadows, dpa Leipzig, Germany – Xavi Simons netted twice on his return from injury to inspire RB Leipzig to a 4-2 Bundesliga win at home to Werder Bremen on Sunday.New Red Bull soccer chief Jürgen Klopp was in attendance in the stands as Dutch playmaker Xavi, out since the end of October with…
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned on Sunday of the consequences of reducing Germany’s financial support for arms deliveries to Ukraine. Speaking on the sidelines of a conference on Syria in Saudi Arabia, Baerbock said that the German government spent almost €7 billion ($7.2 billion) on weapons procurement for Ukraine last year.She said that if…
Berlin, Germany – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is narrowing the gap with Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc in voter support ahead of the February 23 election, according to a new poll released on Saturday. Early nationwide elections were called following the collapse of centre-left German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition in November. The…