Month: January 2024

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s trip to Djibouti in East Africa has been delayed because her government jet failed to receive permission to fly over Eritrea. Baerbock’s plane was instead diverted to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, where the delegat…

German airline Lufthansa has complained about a lack of innovation at the Munich Airport, the second-largest hub for the flagship carrier. Lufthansa Airline’s chief operating officer, Karl Brandes, said on Tuesday evening that management at Munich Airp…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has acknowledged some responsibility for the low approval ratings of his squabbling centre-left coalition government. “As chancellor, I am responsible for the government. Period. So it would be absurd to say that I have no…

German Culture Minister Claudia Roth believes the Euro 2024 in Germany has a significance that goes far beyond football and it’s an opportunity to showcase a democratic nation. “We want to show a picture of our country, a picture of a colourful, divers…

Elon Musk told conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Monday that he’s“Jewish by association,” after visiting the site of a former concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland. “I must admit to being somewhat frankly naïve about this. In the circles that I…

Former Trump White House press secretary and 2020 campaign national press secretary and senior advisor Kayleigh McEnany heaped praise on President Joe Biden‘s write-in victory in New Hampshire’s presidential primary Tuesday night – angering her former …

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -Three people sought medical treatment for dangerously low blood sugar in the U.S. last year after taking suspected fake versions of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic, America’s Poison Centers told Reuters. One person a…

County council to receive a share of £500 million Government cash injection. Councils across England will receive a £500 million support package, in addition to funding outlined at the provisional settlement to help them deliver key services. The Level…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) had a lot on his plate when 2024 arrived, including a series of special elections, a shrinking majority, the threat of a partial government shutdown, and two possible impeachments of Democratic officials: Presid…

An Il-76 military transport plane went down in the Belgorod region on January 24. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that there were allegedly “prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” on board, while the Ukrainian side said it was checking t…