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Blow to German Chancellor as conservatives win key state with 35.7% votes

Figures published by public broadcaster WDR forecast the Christian Democrats making small gains in the North Rhine-Westphalia state election to take 35.7 per cent of the vote

EU envoy to Iran nuclear talks, colleagues detained at German airport

Enrique Mora of Spain, who has long led the EU delegation at the talks in Vienna, said the incident happened Friday morning as he was trying to make a connecting flight from Tehran to Brussels

Blinken to travel to Germany, France to attend NATO, US-EU trade meeting

On May 14, the Secretary will travel to Berlin to attend an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers where Allies and partners will discuss their unified response to Russia's war against Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Russia cuts gas supplies to unit seized by Germany

Moscow prohibited dealings with Gazprom Germania and its various subsidiaries now under the control of Germany's energy regulator

Zelensky discusses defensive aid for Ukraine with Germany's Olaf Scholz

In their talks, the parties touched upon the sanctions against Russia over its conflict with Ukraine and the cooperation between Ukraine and Germany in the energy sector

Google paying more than 300 European publishers for news, will add more

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google has signed deals to pay more than 300 publishers in Germany, France and four other EU countries for their news and will roll out a tool to make it easier for others to sign up too, the company told Reuters.

Vladimir Putin marks Victory Day with little to show for 11-week war

Many Western analysts had expected Putin to use the holiday to trumpet some kind of victory in Ukraine or announce an escalation, but he did neither.

France, Germany advocate ceasefire in Moscow-Kyiv negotiations: Macron

France and Germany want to achieve an early ceasefire in Ukraine that will allow the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow to be brought to a conclusion in order to achieve peace, President Macron said

Germany prepares crisis plan for abrupt end to Russian gas: Report

The preparations being led by the Ministry for Economic Affairs show the heightened state of alert about supplies of the gas that powers Europe's biggest economy

Germany plans to cap number of Afghan refugees to 5,000 annually: Report

Since the Taliban's takeover of power, as many as 18,800 Afghans have managed to enter Germany, according to the German Ministry of Interior

Our dependency on Russian energy significantly reduced: German President

Germany's dependency on Russian oil is currently 15 percent, said President Frank Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday

Germany shortens quarantine for Coronavirus infected to five days

Previous rules in Germany required people infected with Covid-19 to isolate themselves for seven days and then test negative before ending their quarantine

Germany commits 10 billion euros for green projects in India by 2030

PM Modi says both sides launched Indo-Germany partnership on sustainable development

PM Modi seeks Indian diaspora's support for 'Vocal for Local', Khadi

PM Modi has addressed diaspora events in several countries he has visited and has always sought to establish a stronger connection between Indians living abroad and India's development journey

Germany's Economics Minister Robert Habeck warns high energy prices to stay

The aid package for companies currently includes a loan programme via the state development bank KfW as well as energy cost subsidies

India to receive 10 bn euros for green projects from Germany until 2030

The Foreign Secretary highlighted the agreement signed between the two countries on collaboration on green hydrogen and renewables.

India, Germany ink pact on green hydrogen during Modi's Berlin visit

Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh and German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Change Robert Habeck signed the joint declaration virtually

PM Modi, Chancellor Scholz interact with top business executives

PM Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz interacted with top executives from German and Indian companies to strengthen the economic and commercial partnership between the two countries.

Germany pledges additional 10 bn euros for India's climate action targets

India had committed to net zero emissions by 2070 and declared to source 50 per cent energy requirements from renewables by 2030

India-Germany sign agreement on direct encrypted connection between offices

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on Monday and signed an agreement on a direct encrypted connection between the two foreign offices.Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar informed that both the leaders discussed the Ukraine conflict and Indo-Pacific."Good conversation with FM @ABaerbock. Reviewed our bilateral cooperation. Discussed the Ukraine conflict & Indo-Pacific. Signed agreement on direct encrypted connection between the two Foreign Offices. Will be reporting at the Inter-Governmental Consultations Plenary," Jaishankar tweeted.This comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Germany. PM Modi held a meeting with German chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin as the two leaders look forward to expand India-Germany cooperation.The Prime Minister earlier today received a guard of honour at Federal Chancellery in Berlin on Monday in the presence of the German Chancellor.PM Modi, who arrived in Germany on the first ...