Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Johann Wadephul

‘Embarrassing’: pressure on Merz after Germany’s failure to win UN security council seat

Criticism comes from across political spectrum after blow to Friedrich Merz’s government

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: US clears aid worth $8bn for Kyiv as Zelensky offers to meet Putin to end war

Crucial aid bill for Kyiv cleared as Trump says would be great if Zelensky and Putin meet

The Independent UK

Germany calls for end to EU unanimity rule to stop decision-making 'standstill'

Twelve countries have already backed the initiative, with repeated obstruction by Viktor Orbán's Hungary increasingly fuelling calls for reform.

Euronews

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ukraine war briefing: Putin threat to foreign embassies in Kyiv

Russia vows ‘retaliatory’ strikes if Moscow parade if attacked – despite Ukraine offering truce; departing Orbán surrenders Ukrainian cash and gold. What we know on day 1,534

The Guardian - AU

US to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the latest rift in transatlantic ties over the Mideast war.

Radio France Internationale

'Why shouldn’t I?': Trump escalates pressure on Nato allies, signals troop cuts in Italy, Spain over Iran conflict

President Trump is considering reducing US troop presence in Italy and Spain, citing their lack of support for the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz efforts. This move signals a widening rift with European allies over military objectives and burden-sharing within Nato.

The Times of India

Trump tells Merz to ‘fix his broken country’ in new attack on German chancellor

US president’s latest outburst comes a day after he suggested a ‘possible reduction’ in US troops in Germany

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Trump says US may cut troops in Germany as Iran row rages

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is considering reducing the number of its troops in Germany, amid a row with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war.

Radio France Internationale

Donors pledge €1.5 billion for Sudan at Berlin conference

International donors have pledged about €1.5 billion for Sudan at an meeting held in Berlin to mark three years of war in the country that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.

Radio France Internationale

G7 agrees to secure Strait of Hormuz but only after war in Iran ends

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven made the mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz conditional on the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East.

Euronews

Trump Asks 7 Countries to Send Warships in Strait of Hormuz—No Commitments Yet as Tensions Escalate

President Donald Trump calls on seven nations, including China and the UK, to deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz following US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

International Business Times UK

EU weighs extending naval mission Aspides to Strait of Hormuz amid Iran crisis

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday are set to discuss extending the bloc's naval mission Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz, as the Iran war pushed global energy prices up. Over the weekend, US President Trump called on several countries to send ships to secure the passage.

Euronews

Germany's Merz says Israel's West Bank settlement plan a 'big mistake'

Berlin has called for a unified European response to the "E1 project," which some officials warn poses an "existential threat" to the future of the two-state solution. Israel disputes this and maintains that the status of settlements is a matter of negotiations.

Euronews

France and Germany agreed to build the fighter jet of the future. Now they can’t agree who is in charge

FCAS, which also involves Spain, is imploding at a high-stakes moment for Europe, as threat rises from Russia

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Euronews

Alexei Navalny dart frog toxin poisoning: What we know

Epibatidine, found in the Ecuadoran dart frog, causes muscle paralysis and eventual asphyxiation. Experts have said the toxin can also be produced synthetically, instead of extracting it directly from the frog itself.

Radio France Internationale

Germany criticises France's defence spending shortfall, urges Europe to step up

Germany’s foreign minister has criticised France for not spending enough on defence, adding strain to the already tense relationship between the traditional European allies.

The Guardian - UK

Germany calls on France to increase defence spending

Foreign minister puts pressure on Emmanuel Macron amid doubts over US’s commitment to European defence

AAP

EU trade deal inches closer amid minerals talks

Australia and Germany have agreed to deepen ties as negotiations over a free trade deal with Europe drag on.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Euronews

Germany slams Russia's 'stubborn insistence' on Ukraine territorial claims

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticised Russia's inflexibility on territorial issues, warning that peace talks in Abu Dhabi may be prolonged.

Euronews

Germany pledges increased Arctic role as Trump says Greenland protected by 'two dog sleds'

Germany is increasing its Arctic commitments after the US president threatened to seize Greenland, sparking a diplomatic crisis with Europe.

Evening Standard

Don't invade Greenland, Britain urges Trump after raid on Venezuela to seize dictator Maduro

The US president has repeated his desire to grab control of the vast frozen territory

Euronews

Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged election interference and cyberattacks

The foreign ministry said that Germany "would take a series of countermeasures to make Russia pay a price for its hybrid actions in close coordination with our European partners."

Euronews

Europe accuses Putin of feigning interest in peace after Ukraine talks with US envoys

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Putin to “stop wasting the world’s time,” while the UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on the Russian leader to “end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace”.

The Guardian - UK

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protection

Axios

Zelensky agrees to negotiate on Trump's peace plan for Ukraine

"The decision is to try to work on it jointly to make peace possible," a Ukrainian official said.

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.