Olaf Scholz
- World
German leader in Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion grow
Kyiv: More NATO troops headed to Eastern Europe and some nations worked to move their citizens and diplomats out of Ukraine on Monday, as Germany’s chancellor made a last-ditch attempt to head…
- World
French, German leaders to visit Russia, Ukraine amid tension
Paris: The French president and the German chancellor will head to Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks, adding to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching…
- World
Germany set to decide on post-Christmas COVID-19 restrictions
Berlin: Germany announced new restrictions Tuesday that will begin after Christmas to slow the spread of the new omicron variant, rules that will fall short of a full lockdown but will include…
- Middle East
Israeli PM invites new German Chancellor to visit Israel
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held the first phone conversation with new German chancellor Olaf Scholz and invited him to visit Israel, the Prime Minister’s office has said. The talk came on…
- World
End of an era: Angela Merkel bows out after 16 years
Berlin: Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was…
