An image shared on Facebook claims to show the German Foreign Minister leaving a meeting and refusing to take a photo with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Verdict: False The minister was speaking to someone behind her,

Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants at the country’s borders, with the help of a far-right party.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The right to asylum is a fixed component of German laws and values, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday in an address to parliament.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Vulcan Energy's geothermal and lithium extraction facility in Landau, stating the importance of a domestic lithium supply.

If German Chancellor Olaf Scholz undertook to condemn those who support the real ultra-right in Europe, he should start with self-condemnation. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

He is a close ally of conservative U.S. President Donald Trump and has, much to the ire of Scholz, spent the past few weeks boosting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of a national snap election on Feb. 23. The AfD is currently riding high in polls ahead of the vote.

Musk’s campaign for right-wing politicians across Europe ‘is not good for democratic development throughout the European Union,’ Scholz says - Anadolu Ajansı

Multiple casualties were feared after a barrier broke at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, The Hindu newspaper reported, citing news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while AfD is second with about 20%.

(Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock indirectly criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his reluctance to approve a further 3 billion euros ($3.09 billion) in additional military aid for Ukraine.

BERLIN — With Germany’s election less than a month away, center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown cold water on the prospect of reviving the country’s traditional grand coalition — bluntly declaring that he “can’t trust” conservative leader Friedrich Merz anymore.