U.S. and German relations at a crossroads as Afghanistan crisis unfolds
A handout photo provided by the German Government Press Office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Joe Biden stand in the White House with a view of the…
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Europe fears a repeat of 2015 refugee crisis as Afghanistan collapses
Internally displaced Afghan people, who fled from the northern province due to battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces, gather to receive free food being distributed by…
The Greens were once favorites ahead of Germany’s ‘rollercoaster’ election, but not anymore
The good old days: Members of the German Greens party, including co-leader Annalena Baerbock (C) and local candidate Katharina Fegebank (C-L), react to initial exit polls that…
Swedish researchers are paying unvaccinated people $23 to have their Covid shot
A man walks into a Covid-19 vaccination center in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 6, 2021. Wei Xuechao | Xinhua | Getty Images LONDON — Swedish scientists are attempting to find out…
How Angela Merkel changed Germany — and the world
Angela Merkel is so well-known that simple things have become synonymous with the German leader. For example, her distinctive hand gesture — known…
Video: Merkel Visits German Town Devastated by Flood
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met with survivors and volunteers in Schuld, Germany, after extraordinary flooding. The destruction in Germany and Belgium has killed at least…
Europe wants to stop the Covid delta variant. But experts say it may already be too late
French police walk on street during the French midsummer Festival of Music on June 21, 2021 in Paris, France. Rafael Yaghobzadeh | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images LONDON…
Is it time for big business to pay up?
The G-7 nations have taken a major step toward global tax reform by agreeing to a minimum corporate tax rate of 15% on multinational companies. CNBC's Tom Chitty is joined by…
Merkel’s party wins big in crunch state election as Greens ‘hype’ fades
People walk past election campaign posters of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), the German Social Democrats (SPD) and the German Greens on May 28, 2021 in Magdeburg, Germany.…
German industry could see winners and losers as Berlin plots a new political path, ex-Siemens boss says
Germany’s Green Party is riding high in the voter polls and looks set to become a central political force in the country, with federal elections due in September. And while…