Germany

Lufthansa says strike to axe up to 90% of flights

FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - Up to 90 percent of Lufthansa's flight schedule will be cancelled Wednesday due…

Global turbulence the ‘new normal’: EU’s von der Leyen

BERLIN, Jan 26, 2024 (AFP) - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned on Friday that global disruptions and…

German train drivers’ union calls six-day strike

FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan 22, 2024 (AFP) - German train drivers will hold a six-day strike this week, the GDL union…

Hundreds of thousands protest against far right in Germany

By Pauline CURTET, with Sebastien ASH in Berlin MUNICH, Germany, Jan 21, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands joined rallies…

Schwarzenegger watch fetches $290,000

VIENNA, Jan 19, 2024 (AFP) - The Swiss watch that got Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger in trouble with German custom…

Arnold Schwarzenegger held over luxury watch at Munich airport

MUNICH, Germany, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger was held at Munich airport on Wednesday for…

Heavy snow, freezing rain hamper German travel

BERLIN, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Severe winter weather prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights Wednesday at Frankfurt airport,…

Germany urges citizens to leave Lebanon swiftly

BERLIN, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - Germany on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave Lebanon quickly, warning that an expansion…

Scholz visits flood-hit northern Germany

BERLIN, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled Sunday to parts of northern Germany hit by floods after…

Arrests in Germany over ‘Cologne cathedral attack plot’

BERLIN, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - German police arrested three people on Sunday over an alleged attack plot targeting the…

Germany charges 27 over far-right ‘treason’ plot

By Deborah COLE BERLIN, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) - German federal prosecutors said Tuesday they charged 27 suspected adherents of…

Flights resume at Munich after snow, trains still disrupted

MUNICH, Germany, Dec 3, 2023 (AFP) - Flights resumed at Munich airport on Sunday, a day after they were suspended…

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