Gunter Wetzel and Peter Strelzyk decided they could no longer live in the communist state of East Germany. So, the two men proceeded to put together an epic project, creating a hot air balloon that ...

When German voters go to the polls Sunday, the country’s moribund economy — and promises to fix it — will be front of mind.

Parties must clear a 5% electoral threshold in Germany to win seats in the national parliament or at least three of the party's candidates must win their local elections outright. Parties must ...

Residents in the German town of Geretsried have long wanted to run their buildings with clean heat and electricity from ...

In the former East Germany it is already dominant. The AfD’s leader, Alice Weidel, has sold herself as a “libertarian conservative” and she counts Elon Musk among her most enthusiastic converts.

But Arab states have yet to tackle critical issues like who will foot the bill for Gaza's reconstruction or how the Strip will be governed. Middle Eastcategory Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for ...

East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly half of its people live in poverty. Vendors at the Taibesi market in Dili ...

Although his asylum application had been rejected, he lived in Germany legally with a residence permit and had no previous convictions. He is being investigated for 36 counts of attempted murder ...

February 17, 2025 • An Israeli delegation is in Cairo to hash out details for the second phase of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. February 17, 2025 • After meetings in Israel, Secretary of State ...

February 20, 2025 • After 14 years of a devastating civil war, Syria is in the process of reinventing itself. One big question is how the country will be governed now that the more than 50 years ...

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