The Latest Breaking News from Germany

All it took was an inconsiderate leader without a backbone.

The leaders of France and Germany on Friday vowed to step up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine, warning that President Vladimir Putin was showing little appetite to end Moscow's three-and-a-half year onslaught against its neighbour.

The 23-year-old Germany international was undergoing a medical on Friday.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are down -0.27%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are down -0.47% this morning as investors trimmed risk ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge, which could offer more insight into the interest-rate outlook.

Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.

France and Germany will on Friday discuss a new way of producing weapons in the European Union – the so-called “best athlete” model, where the company most suited to the job builds systems for the whole bloc instead of each country developing its own.

Satisfaction with financial situations is generally high in Northern and Western Europe, while it is lowest in the EU candidate countries. Despite its strong economy, Germany reports comparatively low satisfaction.

Europe’s move to re-impose UN sanctions against Iran will make nuclear diplomacy more difficult, experts say.

Newcastle have agreed a £70m deal for Nick Woltemade which could well open the door for Alexander Isak to secure his long-coveted move to Liverpool