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TopicFriedrich Merz

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German cabinet passes bill for voluntary military service to counter Russian threats

Berlin: Germany's cabinet passed a draft bill on Wednesday that would introduce a voluntary military service as the country seeks to bolster national defences...

Amid tensions with Iran, Netanyahu speaks to PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz, French President Macron

Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French...

‘Unbearable’: Germany threatens action against Israel after food & medicine shortages in Gaza

Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised air strikes on Gaza as no longer justified by the need to fight Hamas and 'no longer comprehensible', in comments at a press conference in Finland.

Germany’s conservative leader Merz’s chancellor bid fails as he falls short of majority in Parliament

Merz's conservatives won national elections in February with 28.5 percent of the vote but need at least one partner to form a majority government.

Envoy Ackermann rejects fears of liberal order collapse in Germany, says ‘80% voted non-extremist’

In an interview with ThePrint, the German ambassador to India said Germany’s ties with India & US will remain strong despite political shifts and realignments in Europe.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Agni’ on the move—India successfully test-fires Agni-Prime nuclear missile from a train

With the latest test, India has the capability to launch a nuclear missile from under the sea, surface, air, and now from a railway network.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.