German Red Cross Outraged by Government Cuts to Humanitarian Aid
The German Red Cross (DRK) sharply criticises the federal government’s cuts to humanitarian aid. “I am truly astonished; it is short‑sighted and wrong, and it clearly breaks the coalition agreement” President Hermann Gröhe told the “Tagesspiegel”. The coalition contract had called for a strengthening of aid, yet around one billion euros were cut…
According to U.S. media reports released Thursday, President Donald Trump has apparently dismissed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi was reportedly informed of her dismissal on Wednesday, just before Trump’s address on the Iran war. That same day she accompanied a Supreme Court hearing that involved Trump’s effort to eliminate U.S. citizenship by birthright.…
April 2, 2026
Lower Saxony Womens Union Demands Stronger Deepfake Protections After Alleged CDU Incident
The Women’s Union in Lower Germany has expressed alarm over an alleged deep‑fake incident involving a member of the CDU caucus in the state parliament and has called for stronger protection for victims. “For me it is clear: zero tolerance and full investigation. We must support the woman who has been affected” said state chair Mareike Wulf to the news…
April 2, 2026
German CDU MP Demands Fixed Fuel Price Cap as Gas Prices Soar
Facing rising fuel prices, drastic measures are already being considered to protect consumers. Saxon CDU parliamentarian Florian Oest has demanded a fixed fuel‑price ceiling. “The current fuel‑price package is insufficient” Oest told the newspaper “Stern”. “We need tax reliefs and a price cap modeled on Poland”. In Poland a weekly…
April 2, 2026
CDU Workers Wing Criticizes Merz’s Reform Direction
In the CDU there is growing discontent over how Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government is approaching the planned major reforms. “The new Germany trend is alarming” said Dennis Radtke, chairman of the CDU’s employee wing, in the Sunday edition of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. According to an Infratest survey, only 15 percent of citizens are…
April 2, 2026
OSCE Rejects EU Criticism Over Hungary Election Observation Mission
Pere Joan Pons Sampietro, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE, rebuffed criticism from EU members of parliament regarding the makeup of its election‑observation mission in Hungary.The mission, comprising more than 100 parliamentarians and headed by two political officers appointed by Pons, was described in a letter he sent to the signatories of a protest. In…
April 2, 2026
DAX Drops Amid Iran Conflict Fears
On Thursday the DAX slipped. At the close of Xetra trading, the index was calculated at 23,168 points, a drop of 0.6 % compared with the previous day’s close. After a weak start that dragged the DAX into losses, the index managed to recover a portion of those losses in the late afternoon. “Investors are worried that another escalation could occur in the Middle…
April 2, 2026
SPD Calls for Legal Review of US Bases’ Role in Iran War
The foreign‑policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group, Adis Ahmetovic, has called for a judicial review of the role of U.S. bases in Germany in connection with the Iran‑War. Speaking to the news portal “T‑Online” on Thursday, Ahmetovic said, “From the SPD and many international‑law experts’ point of view, the attack on Iran is not in line with…
April 2, 2026
Russian Court Sentences Düsseldorf Sculptor Jacques Tilly to 8½ Years for Criticizing Putin’s Ukraine War in Carnival Car
A Russian court has sentenced sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight years and six months in prison in absentia for carnival floats that mocked President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. The Moscow ruling has sparked sharp criticism from political circles in Berlin. “Once again this shows that dictators fear art and culture and therefore curtail freedom of…
April 2, 2026
Johannes Oerding Takes German Album Charts Top Spot While Raye Climbs to Third Place
Johannes Oerding’s new album, “”Hotel”” has risen to the top spot on Germany’s official album charts, announced by GfK on Thursday. It marks the singer‑songwriter’s third number‑one release, following ””Konturen”” and ””Plan A””. BTS’s ””Arirang”” which was…
April 2, 2026
Germany Sees Third Straight Decline in New Asylum Applications this March
In March 2026, the number of people who filed a first‑time asylum application in Germany fell again compared with the previous year. According to new data from the federal interior ministry, reported by “Bild”, 6,981 first‑time applications were registered in that month. That represents a drop of roughly 22 percent relative to March 2025, when 8,983 applications…
April 2, 2026
Green Party Demands Pragmatic Fuel Cuts as Gas Prices Surge
Faced with rising petrol and diesel prices, Green Party leader Felix Banaszak urges a range of measures to cut fuel consumption. “We need basic actions now to protect people and businesses – and that without ideological blinders” he told “Der Spiegel” on Thursday. “A temporary speed limit would immediately lower fuel use, soften prices,…
