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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on France election.

Germany's Scholz hopes France will prevent far-right-led government

July 03, 2024 2:55 am

Germany itself is seeing rising support for the far-right Alternative for Deutschland, which currently score second in opinion polls, although national elections are not due until autumn next year.

Italy's Meloni will welcome the G7 summit fortified by an EU vote that shook French, German leaders

June 11, 2024 12:36 pm

“I am proud that this nations presents itself at the G7, and in Europe, as the strongest government of all," Giorgia Meloni told supporters early Monday.

Scholz vows to toughen up German deportation rules after attacks

June 06, 2024 3:28 pm

Scholz, a Social Democrat who rules with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats, faces a stiff challenge from the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) in European Parliament elections which take place in Germany on Sunday.

Olaf Scholz gives reminder to Russian President Putin.

We'll defend 'every square inch' of NATO territory: Germany's Scholz to Putin

June 02, 2024 6:42 pm

Chancellor Scholz said Germany has played a leading role in NATO's presence in the Baltics on Russia's border, stretching back nearly a decade.

Giffey, a former mayor of Berlin and an ex-federal minister, "briefly went to hospital for outpatient treatment for head and neck pain," police and the Berlin prosecutor's office said in a statement. (Reuters Photo)

Franziska Giffey: Man arrested over Berlin politician attack

May 08, 2024 10:23 pm

The Berlin public prosecutors office on Wednesday said a 74-year-old man had been temporarily arrested, and that an investigation into the motive of the alleged perpetrators was ongoing.

What to expect from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s China visit

April 14, 2024 11:37 am

The German chancellor is set for a balancing act during his talks with China’s Xi Jinping, as Berlin weighs economic interests against geopolitical concerns.

Germany's Scholz warns of the rise of right-wing populists ahead of upcoming EU elections

April 06, 2024 11:32 pm

Scholz arrived in Romania's capital Bucharest for a conference of the Party of European Socialists, part of the Socialists and Democrats group, the second biggest in the Parliament. Voters in the 27 EU member states go to the polls 6-9.

Germany's defence minister overhauls military command as he seeks 'war-capable' armed forces

April 04, 2024 9:57 pm

Chancellor Olaf Scholz set in motion a big increase in military spending shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, which he described as a “turning point”.

China yet to confirm if Xi will attend G20 meeting, Premier Li Qiang an option

September 01, 2023 12:49 am

Xi last came to India in October 2019, when he went to Mamallapuram for the informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

German Chancellor Scholz warns of 'consequences' if China sends arms to Russia

March 06, 2023 8:10 am

Scholz's comments came in an interview with CNN that aired on Sunday, two days after he met US President Joe Biden in Washington.

Among the cast of Nag Ashwin's epic sci-fi film Kalki 2898 AD, Amitabh Bachchan has been receiving the most acclaim for his performance.

‘Big B would ask for permission to use restroom during Kalki 2898 AD shoot’: Nag Ashwin

EntertainmentUpdated: July 8, 2024 21:51 IST

Nag Ashwin's sci-fi film Kalki 2898 AD, starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Deepika Padukone, has surpassed Rs 900 crore in worldwide gross and is likely to join the Rs 1,000 crore club soon. Bachchan's performance as Ashwatthama has received praise. Despite working as an actor for the past 55 years, Bachchan still exhibits a child-like curiosity about cinema, according to Ashwin.

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