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Poland intends to further increase its defence spending this year amid growing concerns over Russia, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in a policy address to parliament on Thursday.

Germany has deported 20 people to Afghanistan on what was the first flight directly agreed with the Taliban since the militants’ return to power in 2021

Germany’s industrial sector cut around 124,000 jobs in 2025 as the economy struggles, according to an analysis by consulting firm EY seen by dpa.

Around 1.9 million people with a higher education qualification in Germany were at risk of poverty in 2025, around 350,000 more than in 2022, according to data from the Federal Statistical Office requested by the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW).

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to visit Greenland in the coming weeks, a spokeswoman said on Thursday, after a dispute with US President Donald Trump over the Arctic island sparked fears of a NATO conflict.

Preliminary data from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) showed that about 726,000 people were employed in the sector in Germany in 2025, nearly 47,000 fewer than a year earlier and almost 107,000 fewer than in 2019.

The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) application DeepSeek is set to be removed from app stores in Germany at the behest of the federal data protection officer, Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, due to violations of European law.