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The firm will eliminate 3,460 jobs in Europe, some three quarters of those in Germany, the maker of ball bearings and hybrid-electric drivetrains said Tuesday

French authorities expressed relief Sunday after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends. But police expect new demonstrations as high schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break. Germany faced its own challenges after nationwide protests Saturday ended with rioters attacking police and looting stores in some cities. Around Europe, hundreds of thousands joined overwhelmingly peaceful marches Saturday inspired by young people, despite scattered unrest. In Paris, rioters targeted police with Molotov cocktails at the end of Saturday's march on the city's eastern edge, injuring three officers and setting a car ablaze, police said. Across town, masked groups hurled fireworks at officers at a viewpoint across from the Eiffel Tower, and police charged repeatedly, sending panicked visitors fleeing the area. Overall, however, the violence was less severe than on Oct. 17, when a city hall was torched and more than

Thousands demonstrated across Germany against rising living costs, cuts to public services and military service, before violence erupted in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg

A German airline crew member and an IBM project manager were among those killed; two others injured while attempting to rescue them are out of danger

Automaker Volkswagen posted a 5.8 billion euro (USD 6.5 billion) after-tax loss for the July-September quarter as large one-time charges piled on top of weak demand in China, US tariffs and lower profits from electric vehicles. The results announced Thursday underline the challenges facing the company as it seeks to cut costs through a restructuring that could mean the loss of up to 100,000 jobs and the closure of four German plants. Chief financial officer Arno Antlitz said in a statement that the company's results so far this year mean that "we cannot afford to lose any time and must act quickly and decisively." Sales revenue decreased 6.3 per cent to 80.3 billion euros from the year-earlier quarter. Earnings also suffered from a 6.4 billion euro reduction to account for the fallen value of Volkswagen's stake in luxury carmaker Porsche. China was once a key profit centre for Volkswagen, but now the company faces declining demand for cars there on top of fierce price competition f

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said talks with Moscow must not come at Ukraine's expense or bypass President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid Donald Trump's efforts to ease sanctions on Russia

The victims, two women aged 25 and 27 and a 26-year-old man, were studying in Germany. German police have provisionally arrested a 41-year-old resident as authorities investigate the fire

India has outlined plans to become a major green hydrogen producer, even as developers worldwide have struggled to secure the long-term offtake agreements required to underpin large-scale investments

Victor Sebestyen's Weimar Germany explores how cultural conflict, political extremism and weakened democratic institutions contributed to the collapse of Germany's first democracy.

The investigation was launched after the ‌discovery of an alleged leak ‌of intelligence reports intended for the chancellery

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv Sunday in a show of support as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukrainian cities. The aerial war has intensified, with Moscow menacing cities across Ukraine with hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, while Kyiv has been striking Russia's oil industry and businesses. Merz said he travelled to Kyiv, his second trip as chancellor, to demonstrate Germany's support for Ukraine. "If Russia is not stopped, its war machine will sooner or later turn against us," he said in a statement Sunday, adding that he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, "You can continue to count on our help." Merz said the partnership between the two countries was "not a one-way street," pointing to German and Ukrainian companies jointly developing technologies that benefit both sides. "This makes us safer and stronger," he said. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the agenda would focus on "strengthening Ukraine, our defenc

Germany is aiming to double annual overnight stays by Indian visitors by 2030, its national tourism board chief Petra Hedorfer said, as the country seeks to tap the growing appetite among Indian travellers for longer, experience-led holidays beyond traditional city itineraries. India is an important strategic growth market for Germany, with Indian visitors accounting for 9,28,635 overnight stays in 2025, up 3.4 per cent from the previous year, Hedorfer, CEO of the German National Tourist Board (GNTB), said in an interview to PTI. The positive trend has continued this year, with 5,37,565 overnight stays by Indian visitors recorded during January-July 2026, an increase of 2.9 per cent year-on-year. July alone saw 85,400 overnight stays, up 3.6 per cent compared with the same month last year. "Looking towards 2030, our longer-term ambition is to double overnight stays annually from India," Hedorfer said. She said Germany remained positive about the potential of the Indian market, ...

The warning marks an escalation of pressure on Europe as US President Donald Trump considers a potential diesel export ban to ​bring down US fuel prices ahead of November's midterm elections

Russia's top diplomat rejected German calls to ease off its "dangerous path of escalation" toward the country, instead accusing Germany of being Ukraine's main sponsor and seeking to be a leading military power in Europe. "Does Berlin understand what this could lead to?" Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asked in his speech at the UN General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders. "Didn't they not learn the lessons of World War II?" Lavrov was dismissive after the German and Russian foreign ministers met Saturday on the sidelines of the meeting, holding what's believed to be the first such tete-a-tete since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. "He simply reiterated his official public position condemning Russia," Lavrov said. "You can judge for yourself whether that counts as dialogue or not." The meeting, at German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's request, came just before Lavrov addressed world leaders, where he also criticised the militarisation of Japan

Jasper Wieck says Germany is ready to sign the $8 billion submarine pact and seeks closer defence cooperation with India amid a worsening strategic environment

The Left party's lead candidate Elif Eralp, 45, could potentially become the first mayor of Turkish descent in Germany's capital after focusing her campaign on high housing prices

German firms invested €5.6 billion ($6.50 ​billion) more in China ​than in the same period of the ​previous year, based on IW's analysis of Bundesbank data

Founded in 2013 as a euro-sceptic party, the AfD has moved sharply right on migration and national identity, turning anger over immigration, economic strain and mainstream politics into votes

The AfD is already Germany's most popular party at the national level and is seeking to secure a foothold for advancing its agenda

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed Saturday's launch in a statement, calling it "the beginning of a new era"