'Sign of life': defence boom lifts German factory orders - Factory orders in long-struggling Germany unexpectedly posted a sharp jump in November, boosted by higher demand for defence equipment as Europe rushes to rearm, official data showed Thursday.The jump in orders is some positive news for Eur
Russia's Medvedev floats kidnapping scenario involving Germany's Merz - Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev said he could envisage abduction operations against other world leaders similar to the US action in Venezuela, naming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz among them. "The kidnapping of the neo-Nazi Mer
EU leaders press Belgium on using Russian assets to fund Ukraine - Belgium was under increasing pressure at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels to back plans to provide Ukraine with billions of euros using frozen Russian assets frozen to cover Kiev's economic and military needs for the coming years. Polish
Merz calls on Putin to halt fighting in Ukraine for Christmas - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the fighting in Ukraine over Christmas. "Perhaps the Russian leadership has a shred of human decency left and will at least leave the population in peac
NATO chief says a joint plan to end Ukraine war would 'test' Putin - NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that if the United States and Europeans could agree on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, this would be a "test" of whether Russia "really wants peace".The NATO chief also accused China of being "Russia's
Merz: Ukraine response to US peace plan addresses territorial issues - Ukraine's response to the latest version of the US peace plan also addresses the question of territorial concessions, a main sticking point in negotiations to end the war launched by Russia, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday