A test rocket aimed at building the ability to launch satellites from Europe crashed about 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian spaceport on Sunday. The unmanned Spectrum rocket, an orbital rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides and then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion after launching … Read more
A woman in Germany has recently become the mother of a 10th child, having conceived the baby naturally without the use of in-viro fertilization at the young age of 66. The woman, identified as Alexandra Hildebrandt, delivered the baby boy named Philipp via cesarean section on March 19 at the city’s Charite Hospital. The baby … Read more
Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, met with top executives of Saudi Aramco, BMW, Toyota Motor, FedEx and dozens of other foreign companies at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday as China seeks to boost foreign investment amid worsening trade relations between China and the United States. It was the third time … Read more
Mexico deployed thousands of National Guard troops to the border to deter migrants from reaching the United States. South Korea said it would invest $21 billion in expanding U.S. manufacturing. Japanese officials descended on Washington, offering to invest $1 trillion in the United States and buy more American natural gas. None of that was enough … Read more
Even if the Volksbund is cautious in its dealings with AfD members, Germany’s far-right party is vocal about its support for the group and its mission. On the AfD website, a petition by its leader, Alice Weidel, lists funding the group as one of its legislative priorities, along with establishing a “National Day for Unborn … Read more
Two days after a coalition of conservatives won Germany’s federal election last month, the governor of Bavaria took to Instagram to say the party was “ready for political change” and posted a group picture of the likely future chancellor, Friedrich Merz, with five other leaders. The photo seemed to suggest that a changed Germany will … Read more
On average, about one in every 30 corners leads to a goal. The success rate tends to go up dramatically, however, when the goalkeeper and their entire defence are standing outside their six-yard box when a corner is taken. That was the remarkable scene during the UEFA Nations League quarter-final in Dortmund on Sunday. Germany’s … Read more
The United States gave Germany its democracy and its constitution. It supported German reunification when France and Britain had their doubts. It has some 35,000 troops in Germany, dedicated to the defense of Europe. But President Trump and his administration now see Europe as an adversary, NATO as a burden and Russia as a friend. … Read more
Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II. Friedrich Merz, soon to take the reins as Germany’s new chancellor, has unveiled plans for a nearly 1 trillion euro boost to the country’s military budget, signaling a dramatic transformation in the country’s post-war … Read more
In Germany, a country with one of the world’s most extensive public transportation systems, traveling has gotten a whole lot simpler. That’s thanks to the Deutschland-Ticket, or Germany-Ticket, a new type of (almost) all-inclusive travel pass. Priced at just 58 euros, or about $63, for a month of travel, it lets you crisscross the country … Read more