Germany
UK defence secretary John Healey was expected to confirm today that Britain would double troop numbers in Norway to 2,000 over three years, saying Russia posed the greatest Arctic threat.
Germany's women's ice hockey team reached the Olympic quarterfinals at the Winter Games, securing a place in the medal-round bracket while its next opponent remained undecided.
Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni aligned to push industrial and defense priorities within the EU and dismissed Emmanuel Macron’s eurobond and European‑preference proposals ahead of a competition summit.
Polls showed German public support for the Energiewende fell amid rising security and economic concerns, prompting renewed debate over reliance on fossil fuels and import-dependent gas.
Italy, Germany and Belgium drafted a joint document ahead of tomorrow's informal pre-summit in Antwerp proposing immediate introduction of a 28th regime, cutting business burdens and endorsing technology neutrality.
Lufthansa called pilots' announced strikes in Germany for Thursday "a completely unnecessary escalation" and said its Swiss, Austrian, Ita, Brussels, Eurowings and Discover units were likely not affected.
Germany recorded nearly 500 million overnight stays in 2025, a new record, the Federal Statistical Office said, driven mainly by domestic travelers and gains at hotels, pensions and campsites.
Julia Taubitz won women's singles luge gold at the Milan‑Cortina Olympics in Cortina, overcoming the 2018 Beijing crash that had cost her an earlier title.
BMW recalled hundreds of thousands of vehicles worldwide over a fire risk caused by a defective starter’s magnetic switch that can short-circuit, affecting 28,582 cars in Germany.
Tesla filed a criminal complaint involving police after accusing an IG Metall representative of secretly recording a works council meeting at Grünheide, which IG Metall called a "smear campaign".
SC Freiburg beat Hertha BSC 5–4 on penalties at Berlin's Olympiastadion after extra time, eliminating the second-division club from the DFB-Pokal quarterfinal and ending hopes of a home final.
