
German Greens Party Regains Some Electoral Momentum After Months of Decline
After a period of anxiety and falling popularity, the party recorded unexpected electoral results amid growing political challenges.

After a period of anxiety and falling popularity, the party recorded unexpected electoral results amid growing political challenges.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany is in discussions with partners to increase air defense supplies for Ukraine, calling it currently the country's weakest point.
The German foreign minister said he expects additional air defense supplies for Ukraine from at least two more countries.
Johann Wadephul urged a halt to hostilities in the Black Sea as a first step toward restarting grain shipments before stockpiles are lost.
The German chancellor said he is holding talks with multiple heads of state and government to secure additional air defense supplies for Ukraine.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev described Germany as a key strategic partner in Europe during talks with his German counterpart.
A report from Anadolu Agency (Turkey) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova pushed back on media claims that Germany's top diplomat made a concession by agreeing to meet Lavrov, according to TASS.
Yevhenii Khmara delayed the trips this week, citing an increase in Russian attacks that requires immediate attention, a source told Ukrinform.
A report from TASS (Russia) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
A report from TASS (Russia) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
A report from Anadolu Agency (Turkey) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
A report from TASS (Russia) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
A report from TASS (Russia) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
Berlin’s Foreign Ministry said Israel must also address issues including reconstruction in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave, Anadolu Agency reported.
Immigrant workers make up 56 percent of cooks and 55 percent of food manufacturing workers in Germany, among sectors most reliant on foreign labor, according to Anadolu Agency.
Left party politician Elif Eralp filed a criminal complaint against Germany's interior minister, arguing that being falsely labeled an antisemite amounts to a criminal insult under German law.

German authorities are intensifying scrutiny of the Russian embassy in Berlin and tightening oversight of Russian businesspeople holding German visas, according to the newspaper Bild, cited by TASS.

An unnamed diplomat claimed the meeting between Germany's foreign minister and Russia's Sergey Lavrov was intended chiefly for domestic political effect.

Berlin moves to diversify its energy and raw materials supply after closing the file on Russian gas, amid escalating regional tensions.