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Bild: Alternative for Germany is now the leading political force

BGNES · August 12, 2025

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling red-black coalition has collapsed to 37%, while Alternative for Germany is on the rise and is currently the largest political force in the Federal Republic with 26%. It has thus overtaken the CDU/CSU, which...

German ZEW Economic Confidence Deteriorates On Trade Deal

RTTNews · August 12, 2025

Economic sentiment in Germany deteriorated sharply in August due to the disappointing trade agreement reached with the United States, and also due to the declining economic output in the second quarter, results of the monthly survey conducted by...

Preview: Birmingham vs Sheff Utd - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole ·

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Birmingham City and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. After both were left frustrated at the weekend, Championship clubs Birmingham City and Sheffield...

State Department human rights report scaled back, omits details on abuses in politically allied countries

CNN · August 12, 2025

Follow Washington — The US State Department on Tuesday released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. The report covers the 2024 calendar year – before the Trump...

Far-right AfD takes lead in Germany, says bombshell new survey

Politico Europe · August 12, 2025

In Britain, Nigel Farage’s hard-right Reform UK is also topping polls amid broad public dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government. While POLITICO’s Poll of Polls shows that Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats...

New attorneys for Tupac murder suspect to address media

Las Vegas Review Journal - Nevada · August 12, 2025

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who awaits trial in connection with the 1996 fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip, recently replaced his lawyer. August 12, 2025 - 10:13 am Updated August 12, 2025 - 12:18 pm Attorneys conducted a news...

German Greens politician demands social media ban for all under 16

Brussels Signal · August 12, 2025

A representative of Germany’s Greens party has come out in favour of a total ban on social media for children and youths. Cem Özdemir, former education minister until May 2025, told news agency dpa on August 11 he wanted to forbid everybody under...

German aviation association urges tax cut as carriers ‘avoid’ country’s airports

FlightGlobal ·

German airline representatives are claiming that point-to-point carriers have not restored their fleets stationed in the country to pre-pandemic levels, and that recovery has stagnated over government-imposed costs. The German aviation association...

Tariff Pain Fuels Investors’ Hopes for Rate Cuts

Investing ·

Trade policy continued to dominate market conversations this past week as the Trump administration’s full tariffs took effect early Thursday morning. Imports from most countries now face 10 percent levies, and some key trading partners pay much...

Every word Thomas Frank said on Eberechi Eze, Yves Bissouma suspension, new captain and injury news

Football London · August 12, 2025

Thomas Frank has been speaking on Tuesday ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's UEFA Super Cup clash against Paris Saint-Germain in Udine on Wednesday night. The Dane has the opportunity to claim a trophy in his first competitive match in charge of the...

AIT Home Delivery launches game-changing two-person delivery service in Germany

Northampton Chronicle & Echo · August 12, 2025

AIT Home Delivery, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIT Worldwide Logistics, is proud to announce the official launch of its two-person delivery service in Germany, marking a major milestone in the European home delivery marketplace. Operating from a...

Demand for air conditioners rising sharply in Germany as well as the Netherlands

NL Times · August 12, 2025

Germany is producing and importing more air conditioners as a result of the increasingly hot summers. This comes a month after business association Techniek Nederland reported that they are expecting a record 300,000 air conditioning units to be...

German investor morale falls more than expected in August

RTE Ireland · August 12, 2025

German investor morale fell more than expected in August, the ZEW economic research institute said today, citing widespread disappointment with the US-EU trade deal and sluggish economic performance in Germany in the second quarter. The economic...

Genelec delivers spatial audio for German Football Museum

AV Magazine · August 12, 2025

The In Motion – Art & Football exhibition at Dortmund’s German Football Museum celebrates ‘the beautiful game’ through works by 20th-century artists from around the world. Deploying high-powered projectors, LED displays and an advanced audio...

‘Not politicking for it’: Trump goes all in on Nobel push with risky Putin summit

Roll Call · August 12, 2025

ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump could be risking his push for a Nobel Peace Prize with a high-stakes meeting Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he’s got plenty of backers around the globe for the gold-plated prize....

Remembering George H. Brickner's Death Anniversary: reflections on the career of the businessman, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer (August 12)

EC Wisconsin News · August 12, 2025

George H. Brickner died on August 12, 1904, in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. He was 70 years old. Brickner was a German immigrant who arrived in the United States as a child. His family first settled in Ohio. As a young man, Brickner moved to...

German expert warns that emerging territorial disputes in Ukraine jeopardize international order

Ukrinform ·

Some politicians raise the issue of “territorial exchange” to end Russia's war in Ukraine. It is dangerous because it could destroy the entire post-war international order. This opinion was expressed in a comment to Ukrinform by Andreas Umland, an...

German business sentiment deteriorates more than expected in August - ZEW

ShareCast ·

German business sentiment deteriorated more than expected in August amid disappointment over the US-EU trade deal, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim. The ZEW economic sentiment...

News9 Global Summit: India, Germany emerge as strategic anchors of stability and growth amid tariff wars

News9 Live · August 12, 2025

India News The News9 Global Summit 2025, held in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 9-10, focuses on "Democracy, Demography, Development: The India-Germany Connect." The summit aims to strengthen bilateral relations, particularly addressing the...

Business live blog: August 12, 2025 — as it happened

The Times ·

Wall Street stock indices have opened higher after inflation data kept alive hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.The S&P 500, Nasdaq and the Dow Jones industrial average are opened up about 0.5 per cent...