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Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday tasked caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati with forming a new government in the country roiled by a severe economic crisis. Following consultations with the various parliamentary blocs, Aoun summoned Mikati …

The head of Germany’s central bank, Joachim Nagel, has urged his colleagues in the eurozone to take action to prevent inflation rates from staying high. “As members of the ECB [European Central Bank] Governing Council, we must ensure that high inflatio…

Leaders of the Western Balkans demonstrated both frustration and resolve at the region’s slow EU accession process, after a meeting with their European Union counterparts on Thursday. “It feels good and bad to be with them,” said Albanian Prime Ministe…

More than 21,000 Afghans have been able to get out of their home country and relocate to Germany since the Taliban seized power in August last year, the German foreign minister said on Thursday. Berlin has promised to assist local employees of the Germ…

The South African government has announced the end of entry restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. You also won’t be required to wear a face mask any more when visiting the country. Attendance caps for public events are also bei…

Mandatory coronavirus vaccinations will be abolished in Austria, Health Minister Johannes Rauch announced on Thursday. “No one is getting vaccinated because of the compulsory vaccination [law],” Rauch explained, despite the threat of a fine. On Wednesd…

Leaders of the Western Balkans demonstrated resolve after talks with their European Union counterparts over the region’s slow accession process. “[W]e will keep going and working even harder to make Albania a nice EU member,” Albanian Prime Minister Ed…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Turkey on Wednesday, hoping to normalize relations strained after the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate. The talks in Ankara with Turkish Presi…

German tennis veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber has lost in the second round of Wimbledon qualifying and failed in his attempt to retire at the grass-court grand slam which begins next week. The 38-year-old has slipped to 230 in the world rankings which se…

The German-Israeli Association (DIG) has called on the general director of the documenta art show to resign following allegations of anti-Semitism concerning several works at the exhibition. “The general director of documenta, Sabine Schormann, must re…