23:34

Diplomacy and trade

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledge deeper trade ties and fairer market access

Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed on Wednesday in Beijing to strengthen economic cooperation while addressing trade imbalances, market access concerns, and the war in Ukraine, during Merz’s first official visit to China since taking office.

17:04

Science News

40,000-year-old artefacts in Germany may hint at early writing

New research suggests 40,000-year-old carved objects from south-western Germany bear repeated marks arranged in organised sign sequences similar to early proto-cuneiform, although they are not regarded as a form of writing.

18:12

Social media ban

Germany's ruling party backs social media curbs for children

Germany's ruling conservatives on Saturday (21 February) passed a motion to ban social media use for under 14s and introduce more stringent digital verification checks for teenagers, building momentum for such limits in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.

17:35

Defence systems

Europe's main military powers to develop low-cost air-defence systems

Europe's five largest defence powers are teaming up on a multi-million-euro project to bring low-cost air-defence systems such as autonomous drones or missiles into production within 12 months, ministers meeting in Krakow, Poland, said on Friday (20 February).

07:13

Diplomacy

UK and German defence chiefs say rearmament is ‘not warmongering’ amid warning of Russia threat

Britain and Germany’s highest ranking military chiefs have made an unprecedented joint appeal to the public to accept the “moral” case for rearmament and prepare for the threat of war with Russia.

05:30

Winter Olympic Games

Norway leading in medal standings at Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Norway is holding a commanding lead in the medal standings with 12 golds and a total of 26, with Italy having an historic performance on home soil on the ninth day of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday (15 February).

09:51

Morning Brief

AnewZ Morning Brief - 15 February, 2026

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 15th of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.

12:03

MSC 2026

'Putin cannot let go of war,' Ukraine's President Zelenskyy warns in Munich speech

“Real security guarantees are needed before the war ends,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday (14 February), warning that Russian aggression shows no sign of relenting.

11:57

MSC Sidelines

Azerbaijan's President Aliyev says 'peace with Armenia is done' in France 24 interview

“For me, peace with Armenia is done,” President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev told France 24 on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, reflecting on six months of calm on the border and progress in trade and regional cooperation.

19:56

MSC 2026

AnewZ on the ground: World leaders gather in Munich as transatlantic tensions dominate

AnewZ's Orkhan Amashov reports from Munich as the three-day Munich Security Conference kicked off on Friday (13 February), bringing together world leaders, diplomats, and policy makers to discuss pressing global security challenges.

12:48

MSC 2026

'World order no longer exists,' German Chancellor Merz warns at Munich Security Conference

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared the end of the "world order" as the 2026 Munich Security Conference opened, warning of an era of “big power politics” driven by Russia, China and shifting U.S. leadership.

16:03

Türkiye NATO drills

Turkish aircraft, personnel take part in wide-ranging NATO drills in Germany

NATO member Türkiye has dispatched several military aircraft to Germany, along with roughly 2,000 troops, to take part in the Western alliance’s largest annual military exercise.

06:30

Winter Olympic Games

Langenhan smashes records to claim Olympic luge gold as Sweden, Britain shine across Winter Games

Double world champion Max Langenhan delivered a dominant performance to win men’s luge singles gold on Sunday (8 February), breaking the track record four consecutive times as Germany extended its grip on the sport, now winning four of the past five Olympic titles.

18:42

Oil import

Kazakhstan exports 310,000 tonnes of oil to Germany in January, ships 106,000 tonnes via BTC

Kazakhstan sharply increased oil shipments to Europe in January, exporting 310,000 tonnes to Germany and sending a further 106,000 tonnes via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline.

13:45

World News

Germany arrests five over illegal exports to Russian defence firms

German authorities have arrested five people suspected of running a criminal network to circumvent European Union sanctions by exporting goods to at least 24 sanctioned Russian defence companies, the federal prosecutor’s office said on Monday.

21:24

German tobacco tax

German coalition lawmakers call for higher tobacco taxes to ease health insurance strain

German coalition politicians are pushing for higher tobacco taxes to relieve the country’s loss-making statutory health insurance system, saying rising prices would curb smoking and generate needed revenue.

04:30

IRAN-GERMANY

Iran summons German ambassador over Merz’s remarks

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned Germany’s ambassador to Tehran, Axel Dittmann, to protest what it called “interventionist and offensive” remarks by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

15:57

European Unity

Germany's Merz says Europe has found “self-respect,” calls for stronger NATO within continent

“For some weeks now, we have been seeing with increasing clarity the emergence of a world of great powers,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday (29 January), declaring that Europe had found “self-respect” in standing up for a rules-based global order.

14:44

Allegations Denied

German Chancellery responds to claims Friedrich Merz filed hundreds of criminal complaints

Germany’s Federal Chancellery has addressed allegations that the current Chancellor Friedrich Merz filed hundreds of criminal complaints for defamatory remarks and insults against him in the years before he took office.

13:42

Germany Security

Suspected Hamas member arrested in Germany over alleged Europe attack plot

German police have arrested a Lebanese national on suspicion of being a member of Hamas and of helping to plan attacks in Europe, prosecutors have said.

12:59

Morning Brief

AnewZ Morning Brief - 24 January, 2026

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 24th of January, covering the latest developments you need to know.

16:04

Greenland-U.S. tensions

Trump tariff threat ‘a maximalist move’ on Europe over Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of imposing trade tariffs on European countries is a maximalist move designed to force concessions on Greenland, according to geopolitical analyst Ana Evans.

11:14

SOCAR expands

SOCAR begins delivering gas to Austria and Germany

Azerbaijan's state-owned company, SOCAR, has started supplying natural gas to Austria and Germany, the company has confirmed.

21:11

Germany

German finance minister calls for 'European patriotism' to protect economy

Germany’s finance minister has urged a new era of “European patriotism” to protect the continent’s economic interests, calling for state-backed companies to retain jobs in Europe and for public spending to prioritise European-made goods.