German Investigated in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Released After Serving Time in Unrelated Case 

A German man who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was released from prison Wednesday after serving his sentence in an unrelated case, police said. The man, who has been identified by...

Main suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance case released from German jail

Published on 17/09/2025 - 11:37 GMT+2 The main suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal's region of the Algarve in 2007 was released on Wednesday from a prison in Germany. Christian Brückner, 48, was serving a...

Indonesian tabs ex-rival for security job

Indonesian tabs ex-rival for security job JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday appointed a former rival as the new security minister after deadly protests that have been viewed as one of the toughest tests for...

The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland review – a propulsive story of German resistance

On 10 September 1943, a loose group of well-connected friends met in a small apartment in the Charlottenberg area of Berlin. The host was Elisabeth von Thadden and the nominal reason for the get-together was her younger sister’s 50th birthday....

LG Electronics seeks voluntary resignations from employees amid weaker earnings

Published: 18 Sep. 2025, 11:46 Updated: 18 Sep. 2025, 14:12 The picture shows the stand of Korean manufacturer LG at the IFA international trade show on Sept. 5 in Berlin, Germany. [AFP/YONHAP] LG Electronics has begun accepting voluntary...

Germany’s EV registrations jump 35 per cent to record levels in first half of 2025

Registrations of electric vehicles (EVs) in Germany reached an all-time high in the first half of the year, according to the energy industry association BDEW‘s mobility report. Almost 249,000 new EVs were registered, a 35 per cent increase...

Northern Uganda roads, food nutrition project strengthens ties with Germany

Ben Kumumanya, the ministry of Local Government permanent secretary, says the Rural Development and Food Security in Northern Uganda (RUDSEC) programme holds a high stake in the national development protocol and will not only contribute to rural...

Green light for huge Goole paper factory set to create 450 jobs

05:00, 18 Sep 2025 A Finnish firm has been given the green light to create the biggest tissue paper mill in the UK at Humber Freeport, creating more than 450 jobs. Metsä Group first unveiled plans to build a factory in Goole in 2023 ahead of...

GermanFest, parade in ‘26 budget

By DUNCAN DENT GLUCKSTADT — Aldermen voted Monday to approve the 2026 budget with raises for employees and a $50,000 fund for special events, including GermanFest and the Christmas parade, despite some in-fighting among board members. The 2026...

OECD jobless rate steady at 4.9% in July, youth...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) unemployment rate remained stable at 4.9 per cent in July 2025, holding at or below 5 per cent since April 2022. The number of unemployed persons totalled 34.3 million. Compared...

VDI statement on job cuts in industry

Germany is currently undergoing profound changes, which are reflected, among other things, in job cuts in German industry, particularly in the automotive sector. VDI Director Adrian Willig says: “As the VDI, we are naturally concerned to see job...

Germany: five people were sentenced for violating sanctions against Russia

The Hamburg Regional Court in Germany has sentenced five people accused of violating the sanctions regime against Russia. This was reported by AFP. The five defendants were charged with violating the Foreign Trade Act by exporting electrical...

Germany extradites Ukrainian appraiser over $2 million land-sale scheme

The long-running struggle against entrenched corruption in Ukraine took a sharp turn this week as German authorities extradited a Ukrainian property appraiser accused of facilitating the fraudulent sale of communal land worth nearly $2 million....

Germany faces ruin without reform of welfare state, warns economist

Germany is heading for significant job losses and a “massive” rise in old age poverty unless it can curb the runaway costs of its pensions system, according to one of the government’s economic advisers. The ruling coalition is locked in a tetchy...

Ford Slashes 1,000 German Jobs Because No One Is Buy Their EVs

Ford Motor Company is preparing to cut an additional 1,000 jobs at its electric vehicle production facility in Cologne, Germany, marking another significant step in the company's ongoing restructuring effort across Europe. This move comes in...

Ford to Cut 1,000 Jobs at Cologne EV Plant as Demand Stalls

Ford’s big bet on electric cars in Europe is hitting a reality check. The company said it will cut around 1,000 jobs at its Cologne plant by January 2026, scaling production back to a single shift after demand for its EVs came in weaker than...

Merz Planning 'Autumn of Reforms' to Fix Germany's Woes and Save His Butt

Yeah, right. Things continue not to go so well in what was once the industrial powerhouse of Europe, and the flailing little con artist who is in the chancellor's seat at the moment, master of the Old Maggo Friedrich Merz, is planning on conjuring...

Far-right Alternative for Germany wins in former SPD strongholds

In municipal elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was able to exploit the anger and frustration over the decades-long policies of the establishment parties and nearly...

German Investor Confidence Stabilizes Despite 'Painful' Signs Of Structural Weakness

German investor confidence unexpectedly stabilized in September, even as Europe's biggest economy experienced a steep drop in industrial jobs and business creation, showing "painful" signs of structural weakness. The ZEW indicator of economic...

Christian Brueckner heads straight to McDonald's while wearing an ankle tag as he is released from prison - after prosecutors won last-minute legal fight to stop him fleeing Germany

The prime suspect in the case of Madeleine McCann's disappearance headed straight to McDonalds after being freed from prison in Germany today. Christian Brueckner, 48, had been serving a seven-year term at Sehnde prison for an unrelated offence...