What India needs to learn from spiraling gas, electricity prices in Europe
Markets do not solve the problem of energy pricing. What is required is planning and long-term investments in infrastructure
Understanding Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition
Germany’s new coalition government is set to be voted in today. Pawel Wargan, organizer, researcher, and coordinator of the International Secretariat of the Progressive International, speaks on the contradictions of the coalition
Global effort seeks to untangle Libyan crisis
The meeting hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron saw the participation of leaders from 30 countries and organizations around the world.
Christian Democrats face setback as Social Democrats and Greens gain in German federal polls
The center left Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) emerged as the single largest party in the German federal parliament, surpassing German chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right CDU/CSU alliance
Can the Nord Stream 2 pipeline bring Russia and Europe closer?
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the importance of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany
Free the vaccine: Protests greet German chancellor Angela Merkel on US visit
Demonstrations calling for Germany to stop blocking patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines were held in the US capital, Washington DC, among other places, as German chancellor Angela Merkel made an official visit to the US to meet president Joe Biden
Mass famine looms in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as civil war spreads and other stories
Today we look at the humanitarian crisis in Tigray as the civil war re-escalates, protests for vaccine equity during Angela Merkel’s visit to the US, and more
Special police unit in Frankfurt disbanded over links to far-right
20 active and ex-officers from the special operations unit of Frankfurt police were found sharing far-right symbols and hate messages in their group chats, once again exposing the level of far-right entrenchment in the German security forces
US spied on its close allies in Europe including Germany and France with the help of Danish secret service
A detailed report on Denmark’s role in the American project to spy on its close allies was published in several European media on Sunday confirming the revelation made by whistle blower Edward Snowden’s in 2013
Germany goes for a stricter semi-lockdown amid alarming COVID-19 spike
According to the new regulations, schools and non-essential shops will remain closed across Germany from December 16 till January 10. As of December 14, around 1,348,851 COVID-19 cases had been reported in Germany, with 22,607 deaths
Healthcare workers in Germany strike for better work conditions
The trade union Ver.di is demanding an increase in salaries by 4.8 percent for federal and local employees, as well as a maximum of a 45-hour work week. They are also demanding a hike in trainee pay
US announces withdrawal of around 12,000 troops from Germany
US president Donald Trump has said that Germany needs to pay for its own defense and stop taking advantage of the US. Germany called the move senseless and harmful for NATO
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- Lebanese president urges France, US to pressure Israel to uphold ceasefire deal after bombing Beirut
- Protesters march against “transphobic” and “authoritarian” resolution of Brazil’s Council of Medicine
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