July 13, 2023 UN climate talks leader, who is the head of an oil company, calls for governments to cut down on emissions Sultan al-Jaber, the owner of an oil company, is leading this year's United Nations climate talks. He is calling for governments to tackle global warming by reducing emissions.
July 11, 2023 Activist fined for parachuting into stadium before European Championship match as part of climate protest A 40-year-old Greenpeace activist has been fined $7,900 for parachuting into the stadium before a European Championship match in Munich, Germany, as part of a climate protest.
July 11, 2023 Zelenskyy outraged after Biden rejects Ukraine's NATO membership: 'unprecedented and absurd' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he would travel to NATO's Vilnius, Lithuania, summit, where he will meet with world leaders.
July 10, 2023 Russian national tried to bomb Berlin building housing news agency staff: German authorities A 55-year-old man has been charged in Berlin with attempting to set off an explosive or incendiary device at a residence housing a Russian news agency's employees.
July 7, 2023 Nebraska Army vet faces extradition to Germany for killing mistress in 1978 Tommy Molina, 69, of Nebraska, was arrested last month for killing his German mistress in 1978 while stationed overseas. Molina is currently awaiting extradition.
July 7, 2023 Germany, Austria brace for weekend heat wave as temps near 100 The German government on Friday warned the elderly and other vulnerable populations to seek cool shelter as the country braces for a weekend heat wave.
July 6, 2023 German lawmakers fail to agree on assisted suicide regulations German lawmakers rejected two cross-party proposals regarding assisted suicide in the country. Both proposals were rejected by margins of dozens of votes.
July 4, 2023 Man responsible for attack on German schoolgirls sentenced to life in prison A man who assaulted and killed a young girl in Germany last year has been handed a life sentence. The man was found gulity of murder and attempted murder with dangerous bodily injury.
July 3, 2023 Germany accuses Poland of continuing to dump pollutants after killing thousands of fish last summer Germany accused Poland of continuing to pollute the Ode River after killing thousands of fish last summer. The Ode River runs between Germany and Poland.
June 30, 2023 Madeleine McCann witness claims suspect in her kidnapping drunkenly confessed to crime A German man with apparent information about Madeleine McCann's disappearance told a newspaper this week that suspect Christian Brueckner had confessed to kidnapping her.