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US President Donald Trump speaks about the US role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden. (Photo: AP)

Trump's exit from climate pact opens up opportunities

The American administration's decision is a major blow to the global consensus that took more than two decades to reach.

6 Jun 2017 12:43 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

World won't wait while Trump experiments

Trump is suggesting that his relationship with the world is transactional, apart from ending the so-called Islamic...

5 Jun 2017 12:10 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about the US role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden. (Photo: AP)

After Trump jolt, who'll take lead to save planet?

The climate deal is, after all, to do with saving the planet rather than scoring diplomatic points.

5 Jun 2017 12:04 AM IST

German chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Merkel, Trump talk over concerns over Afghanistan, Ukraine

Merkel's spokesperson Steffen Seibert said in a statement on Thursday that the two leaders had talked by phone on...

6 April 2017 1:49 PM IST

Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday that such a law was a non-issue at the moment and noted that religious freedom is guaranteed by the German constitution. (Photo: AP)

No need for new legislation to regulate Islamic organisations: German...

The arrival of thousands of Muslim migrants in Germany in recent years has rekindled debates about the country's...

3 April 2017 4:26 PM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

'Awkward' photo-op: Trump says 'I did not ignore Merkel, I really like...

In a photo op after their Oval Office meeting in March, the two leaders sat next to each other in separate chairs.

3 April 2017 2:35 PM IST

Anis Amri, a 24-year-old Tunisian who had failed to obtain asylum, rammed a stolen truck into crowds at the market on the Breitscheidplatz, a popular destination for Berliners and tourists alike.(Photo: AFP)

Angela Merkel to meet relatives of victims, one year after Christmas...

An Islamic jihadist ploughed a truck into a Christmas market crowd killing 12 in 2016.

18 Dec 2017 6:13 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Macron: young, daring, optimistic prez leads as man with Midas touch

The Macronmania in France is similar to the Obamamania that swept the US after Barack Obama was elected president in...

11 Jun 2017 2:06 PM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street, London. (Photo: AP)

Britain's May reaches power deal in battle to cling on

May also confirmed to Merkel in a phone call that Britain was ready to begin Brexit negotiations 'as planned in the next...

11 Jun 2017 11:42 AM IST

LGBT rights activists said womens safety shouldnt be used to discriminate against gay couples (Photo: AFP)

German lawmakers vote for same-sex marriage; Merkel opposes

Merkel voted against a law to legalise same-sex marriage which passed parliament, saying she believed it was preserve of...

30 Jun 2017 1:34 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modil embraces U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Do not get too up, close and personal

Decoding the apt body language as a representative of your country is essential. Etiquette experts weigh in...

30 Jun 2017 12:07 AM IST

LGBT rights activists said womens safety shouldnt be used to discriminate against gay couples (Photo: AFP)

German parliament to vote on bill to legalise same-sex marriage

The bill was hastily put on the parliamentary agenda on the last day before the summer break by the centre-left Social...

28 Jun 2017 3:49 PM IST