Frankfurt Market Shows Slight Uptick Despite US Weakness
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The German stock market is expected to post moderate gains at Thursday's opening, continuing a pattern of cautious trading as investors await clearer market direction. Market analyst Thomas Altmann from QC Partners noted that "the search for direction continues," with both buyers and sellers holding back until a clearer trend emerges. The prevailing investor motto...
Berlin Authorities Clear Partially Occupied Building Following Years-Long Dispute
Berlin police deployed approximately 130 officers in a major operation to secure the eviction of a partially occupied residential building in the city's Mitte district near the Federal Intelligence Service and Natural History Museum. The operation, which has now concluded, saw police officers don protective helmets after protesters launched pyrotechnic devices from windows of the...
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European defense technology company Helsing has unveiled its CA-1 Europa unmanned combat aircraft, presenting the design concept during a media event at its subsidiary Grob Aircraft's facility in Tussenhausen. The presentation was attended by Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder and Helsing's co-supervisory board chairman Tom Enders, highlighting the significance of the project for...
Social Democrat Andrea Henze has been elected as the new mayor of Gelsenkirchen, defeating AfD candidate Norbert Emmerich in Sunday's runoff election. The 49-year-old SPD politician secured 66.9 percent of the vote compared to Emmerich's 33.1 percent, according to final results. Henze succeeds longtime SPD mayor Karin Welge, who did not seek reelection after completing her term.</p>
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At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, India launched a sharp diplomatic counterattack against Pakistan over what it characterized as hypocrisy on human rights issues. Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain called it "deeply ironic" that a country with what he described as one of the worst human rights records globally was attempting to lecture others through...
In a historic political shift, Alexander Omar Kalouti of the CDU has been elected as Dortmund's new mayor, ending the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) nearly 80-year hold on the city's top political position. Kalouti secured 52.92% of the vote in the runoff election, defeating incumbent Thomas Westphal of the SPD, who received 47.08% of the ballots. This marks the first time since 1946 that...
A violent incident unfolded at the Düsseldorf Central Library on Saturday morning when a woman attacked a 17-year-old teenager with a knife. The assault occurred around 11:13 AM following an altercation between the woman and two youths, according to police reports. The seriously injured teenager was transported to a hospital by emergency services.</p>Police confirmed that a second...
The Lufthansa Group has confirmed plans to eliminate 4,000 administrative positions by 2030 as part of a comprehensive cost-cutting initiative. The German airline conglomerate, based in Munich, announced that the reduction will affect approximately 20% of its administrative workforce outside direct flight operations. The move follows unconfirmed reports from the previous week that had...
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The German stock market is expected to post...
Berlin police deployed approximately 130 officers in a major...
Zurich residents have voted decisively to implement strict new...
A large-scale fire in Freiburg's industrial district has caused...
A 27-year-old Spanish circus performer died on Saturday after...
A collision between two public buses in Hamburg left 20 people...
Voters across North Rhine-Westphalia returned to the polls on...
Germany's economy is set to leave its stagnation behind, with growth...
