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Pragmatism is at play in each relationship between the West and China, not least with Berlin and Beijing. For German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, that means continued engagement and commerce.

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Latest cancellation by University of Cologne of prestigious visiting professorship of Nancy Fraser, one of the world’s foremost philosophers, is just tip of the iceberg, according to Hans-Georg Moeller.

  • German authorities last month arrested suspect only named as Thomas R over spying for Beijing, with information trail suggesting man is Thomas Reichenbach
  • Reichenbach previously worked as marketing manager for Hong Kong Trade Development Council, but body only says former employee under investigation

Further attacks on politicians in Germany have rattled the country and prompted renewed outrage from leaders, after Berlin’s former mayor was assaulted in a library.

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Former US president Donald Trump has sharpened his allegation that his Democratic successor has weaponised the US justice system against him, comparing Joe Biden’s tactics to those of Hitler’s secret police.

Matthias Ecke, a European parliament lawmaker, was set upon by four attackers as he put up election posters in an attack decried as a threat to democracy.

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The arrival of Russian personnel in the West African country came in the wake of a decision by Niger’s junta to expel US forces from the country.

Judges at the International Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled against issuing emergency orders to stop German arms exports to Israel, adding that they remained deeply concerned about conditions in Gaza.

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The suspects, members of Reichsbuerger (Citizens of the Reich), allegedly aimed to impose martial law on Germany and install an aristocrat as leader in a plot foiled by police in 2022.

The victims, who were 23 and 36, were killed on the premises of a shopping centre in the village of Murnau in Upper Bavaria. Possible motive for the killings was not yet known, police said.

The Post’s arts editor Enid Tsui reports back from opening week at the Venice Biennale 2024 with the pavilions, exhibitions, artists and performances that stood out for her.

The next-generation Main Ground Combat System, equipped with artificial intelligence and laser technology, has been billed as a game changer in modern warfare.

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With an estimated net worth of US$140 million, in 2020, Forbes reported Vettel made some US$40 million a year when racing – endorsement brands have included Casio, Tirendo, Pepe Jeans and Infiniti

Yemen’s Iran-based Houthi rebels have attacked almost 100 vessels in the vital trading route of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in months of strikes.

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Having fled to Hong Kong from Vietnam in the 1970s, Berlin-based chef The Duc Ngo has gone on to redefine Asian fusion cuisine in restaurants in Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany.

Germany’s Allianz Global Investors looks forward to tapping mainland China’s ‘vast potential and steady growth’ after getting the green light to operate an onshore fund management company there, says regional head.

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At a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy, a US official said China is ‘contributing to Russia’s ability to prosecute’ the Ukraine war in ways that threaten all of Europe.

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The Protestant Heiliggeistkirche in the old centre of Heidelberg, a medieval university town in southwest Germany, saw its 423 seats quickly booked up for the initial service on May 12.

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