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France, Germany, UK express willingness to reinstate sanctions on Iran
Major European powers have informed the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter obtained by AFP. The...

Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border

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Zelensky heads to Berlin for online meeting with Trump, European leaders

Police find body of missing 13-year-old Czech boy in Germany
More than 100 police officers and rescuers searched for the boy over two days at the campsite on Lake Silbersee near the village of Friedersdorf, in the Bautzen district of Saxony near the village of Friedersdorf. The search involved boats,...

Zelensky to meet with Merz in Berlin today
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin today. According to Ukrinform, the Spokesman for the President of Ukraine, Serhii Nykyforov. The Spokesman claimed that a bilateral meeting...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be in Berlin for Trump conference on Ukraine war: govt source

Human rights worsening in Germany — US report
Human rights, such as freedom of expression, are under threat in Germany and other European countries, according to the 2024 Human Rights Report by the US State Department. The report, which in former years has been seen as a reliable point of...
Ukraine’s Zelensky to join Germany’s Merz in Berlin for video call with Trump
BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Berlin on Aug 13 to join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for a video call with US President Donald Trump, a government source told Reuters. Mr Zelensky will be in the German capital...

Britain, France, and Germany ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran
The letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Security Council says the three European powers are "committed to use all diplomatic tools at our disposal to ensure Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon" unless Tehran meets the...

Zelenskyy to attend joint video conference with Europeans and Trump from Berlin
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Berlin on Wednesday 13 August to attend a joint video conference with European leaders and US President Donald Trump. Source: Zelenskyy’s spokesman...

Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2025. There are 140 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin’s eastern and western...

France, Germany, UK threaten snapback sanctions if Iran avoids nuclear talks
France, Germany and the United Kingdom have told the United Nations they are prepared to reinstate sanctions on Iran if it does not return to negotiations with the international community over its nuclear program by the end of the month, the...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy to come to Berlin on Wednesday: government source
Reuters 13 August, 2025, 01:35 pm Last modified: 13 August, 2025, 01:37 pm Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will travel to Berlin on Wednesday to join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for a video call with U.S. President Donald Trump, a...

Britain, France, Germany tell UN they are ready to reimpose Iran sanctions

European leaders to speak with Trump ahead of his Friday summit with Putin
BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday for talks with European and U.S. leaders ahead of a Trump-Putin summit later this week, the German government said. Merz has...

Zelenskyy to visit Berlin for meetings ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Zelenskyy in Berlin to participate in video conference with European leaders, Rutte and Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday, August 13, after which the leaders will take part in a video conference with European leaders, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US...

Germany’s nightmare becomes reality as EU acquires taste for debt
Separately, the Commission can also hand out up to €395 billion in cheap loans to countries facing an unexpected and unspecified crisis. In a concession to critics of joint debt, however, the approval of national capitals and the European...