Germany’s progress in increasing the share of renewable energy in the country over the past three years has been a success that could be undermined in upcoming elections, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck argued on Tuesday. Habeck, speaking at a German solar industry gathering in Berlin, warned against jeopardizing the energy transition with divi

Israeli ground troops have reached the symbolic Litani River during their advance in southern Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday. The Israeli army published a picture on the social media platform X that apparently showed soldiers crossing a bridge over the river. Numerous weapons and enemy infrastructure have been found and destroyed in the area

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Tuesday ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on allegations of spying as tensions soar over the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s Federal Security Service, the top domestic security and counterintelligence agency, said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the diplomat, identified as

The amount of fireworks being imported into Germany remains noticeably below the pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, although it has risen so far this year compared to 2023, according to new government figures released on Tuesday. Through the first three quarters of 2024, Germans imported a total of 25,900 tons of fireworks, 6.8% more than during the

The German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday brought charges against four alleged members of Hamas, arrested late last year, for membership in a foreign terrorist organization. The office in the western city of Karlsruhe said they have been active for years as foreign operatives of Hamas and “held important positions within t