A peculiar mystery involving the appearance of over 1,000 QR codes on gravestones in Munich, Germany has finally been solved. The QR codes first caught the public’s attention in December last year when cemetery-goers noticed the discreet stickers pasted on the headstones of their loved ones. When scanned, the codes revealed the names of the … Read more
Berlin: Polling stations in Germany opened Sunday for pivotal snap national elections, which are expected to see conservatives regain power and the far-right scoring its best-ever result as Europe’s ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. After weeks of campaigns dominated by Germany’s faltering economy and a succession of deadly attacks that have made migration and security … Read more
Washington, United States: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was forced to turn back Thursday on his second trip abroad due to a mechanical issue with his airplane, the State Department said. Rubio was headed to the Munich Security Conference when his plane abruptly turned back toward Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, according to … Read more
Munich, Germany: Police arrested an Afghan asylum seeker at the scene of what German leaders labelled a car ramming “attack” Thursday that wounded 30 people, some seriously, in the southern city of Munich. The carnage came on the eve of an international security conference in the Bavarian city and amid a heated debate in Germany … Read more
DACHAU, GERMANY — U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited the Dachau concentration camp memorial on Thursday, walking the solemn halls with a group that included a Holocaust survivor once held at the site of so much suffering and mass murder and experiencing firsthand a powerful symbol of World War II. The tour came amid an … Read more
The 27-nation European Union and Canada quickly vowed Tuesday to stand firm against U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to impose 25% tariffs on their steel and aluminum exports, verbal sparring that could lead to a full-blown trade war between the traditionally allied nations. “The EU will act to safeguard its economic interests,” European Commission President … Read more
Our gender is identical to our sex, written in our genes, can be clearly assigned and does not change over our lifetime. That’s what many people say. The woman on one side, the man on the other ― you’re either a princess or a knight, with nothing in between. And you certainly have no say … Read more
Democracy—widely believed to be the Western world’s crowning achievement, the jewel in its crown so to speak, and the bedrock of its long-held cherished values—is proving remarkably adept at unsettling itself. This most precious system, designed to reflect the will of the people, is now ushering in governments led by far-right parties, riding high on … Read more
On Saturday last week, Germany offered a stark portrait of its political scene. It appears to be a nation grappling with its past, its future and an unsettling present. Thousands took to the streets of German cities, rallying against the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Yet, on the same day, another event … Read more
An image of Elon Musk making a Nazi-style straight-arm gesture, accompanied by the phrase “Heil Tesla,” was projected onto the Tesla Gigafactory in Grunheide, near Berlin, on Wednesday night. The projection was the work of UK – based activist group Led By Donkeys and Germany’s Centre for Political Beauty, according to the Canadian Global Television … Read more