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Monday July 14, 2025

German minister urges EU to push back if tariff talks with US fail

German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Sunday that the European Union (EU) must take firm action against the United States if tariff negotiations fail to ease the escalating global trade conflict, according to German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, reported Xinhua. Klingbeil's remarks are in response

Published: 00:48 am,Monday 14 July 2025

Macron announces extra military spending over next 2 years

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday an additional 6.5 billion euros in military spending to be allocated over the next two years, aiming for annual defense expenditure to reach 64 billion euros by 2027, reported Xinhua. In an address to the nation's armed forces, Macron outlined France's

Published: 00:07 am,Monday 14 July 2025

Fire in Türkiye's capital kills 3

Three people, including a three-and-a-half-month-old baby, were killed after a fire engulfed a 26-story apartment building in Türkiye's capital Ankara, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Sunday, said Xinhua. The blaze reportedly began at around 10 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) Saturday on the fourth floor and quickly spread

Published: 21:53 pm,Sunday 13 July 2025

German police seize drugs worth €20 million

Police in Germany seized hundreds of kilograms of stimulant drug Captagon that they found in a vegetable shop in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, officials said on Sunday, reported dpa. An investigation revealed that pallets of oil-yielding fruit were being delivered to a vegetable shop in Landsberg which could be

Published: 23:13 pm,Saturday 12 July 2025

EU urged to respond firmly as Trump's tariff threat sparks outrage

U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of sweeping 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports on Saturday has provoked a fierce backlash across the bloc, with officials and industry leaders demanding a strong and united response amid continued trade talks, reported Xinhua. The proposed tariffs, set to

Published: 23:03 pm,Saturday 12 July 2025

2 killed, 20 injured in Russian airstrike on western Ukraine

A barrage of drones and missiles launched by Russian forces overnight on Friday targeted cities in Ukraine's western regions, killing at least two people and injuring 20 others, reported Xinhua, quoting local authorities. In the city of Chernivtsi, a 26-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man were killed by

Published: 22:08 pm,Saturday 12 July 2025

Berlin aims to boost civil defence, tells Germans to prep for crisis

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has called for strengthening Germany's civil protection systems in response to changing threat landscapes - and urged citizens to prepare themselves for potential disaster scenarios, reported dpa. The country cannot just focus on "military security" but also "civil defence and population protection," he said

Published: 02:34 am,Saturday 12 July 2025

French police probe into social media platform X

The Paris prosecutor's office announced on Friday that the social media platform X is under investigation by French police, reported Xinhua. At this stage, X is primarily accused of two offenses -- "impairing the operation of an automated data processing system by an organized group," and "fraudulently extracting

Published: 00:45 am,Saturday 12 July 2025

Kiev says US resuming aid for Ukraine

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi said Friday that U.S. defense assistance to Ukraine, which had been reportedly suspended, is now back, reported Xinhua. "As of today, defense support continues. We are grateful to the U.S. side for its clear signals regarding the continuation and potential strengthening of

Published: 23:23 pm,Friday 11 July 2025

Ford to cut 2,900 jobs at German plants

US carmaker Ford has agreed a deal with trade union representatives at its plant in Germany to avert a dispute over planned job cuts, reported dpa. Ford and the IG Metall union announced on Friday that a deal has been reached to achieve the company's targeted reduction of 2,900

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