Germany’s political elite are scheduled to bid farewell to former president Horst Köhler with a funeral service and a state ceremony at Berlin Cathedral on Tuesday. Köhler passed away in early February at the age of 81. He was chosen in 2004 to become the country’s ninth president, succeeding Johannes Rau. Köhler was re-elected for [&he

At least 31 people have died after a bus crash in Bolivia, police have said. An officer said the driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to drop more than 2,600 ft (800m) off a precipice in the southwestern area of Yocalla. Among the injured, 10 adults and four children were […]

Emergency crews are responding at Toronto Pearson Airport after a plane crash. Up to eight people have been injured, Canada’s CP24 Media is reporting. The airport posted on X that the incident involved a plane arriving at the international airport from Minneapolis. “Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted f

German Finance Minister Jörg Kukies on Monday argued that countries such as Italy, Spain and Belgium should not be able to benefit from special exemptions regarding EU debt limits in order to invest more in defence. Kukies said during a meeting of the Eurogroup in Brussels that in Germany’s view, only countries that spend at […]

Young adults in Germany aged 20 to 24, are increasingly participating in the workforce, the official Institute for Employment Research (IAB) said from its Nuremberg headquarters on Monday. Between 2015 and 2023, participation increased by more than six percentage points to around 76%, mainly due to students increasingly taking on part-time jobs, ac