Erik Kirschbaum

Germany receive heroes welcome from Brazilians near base

November 4, 2021 at 1:59 a.m.

SANTA CRUZ CABRALIA Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilians in a northeastern town near Germany's training base adopted an "if you can't beat them, join them" approach to Tuesday's World Cup semi-final...

Globetrotting Germans dig deep for Brazilian adventure

May 14, 2019 at 6:04 a.m.

By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - For globetrotting Germans who love to travel and love soccer, the World Cup in Brazil could be about as close to paradise as many...

Schroeder says his Putin meeting helped free OSCE hostages

August 25, 2021 at 4:53 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Sunday his controversial meeting with Vladimir Putin helped win the release of European military observers held in eastern Ukraine days...

Merkel tells Putin Russia has not done enough to ease Ukraine crisis

August 25, 2021 at 4:19 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel said on Friday that she had told Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone that Moscow had not done enough to urge separatists in Ukraine...

Germany asked U.S. about monitoring of Merkel but got no response: MP

August 25, 2021 at 3:45 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government asked the United States what information the National Security Agency had collected on Angela Merkel after monitoring her mobile phone for years but got...

Germany dismisses suggestions it’s soft on Russia

August 25, 2021 at 3:28 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is not trying to thwart a more forceful NATO reaction to Russia's seizure of Crimea, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday in response to a...

Putin’s apologist? Germany’s Schroeder says they’re just friends

August 25, 2021 at 3:25 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has come under fire in Germany for defending his close friend Vladimir Putin and warning of the perils of isolating the Russian...

Germany’s Merkel convenes allies to restore confidence after scandal

November 4, 2021 at 1:07 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel aimed to restore public confidence in her governing coalition at a meeting of party chiefs on Tuesday to clear the air after a scandal...

Germany’s Merkel convenes allies to restore confidence after scandal

December 23, 2018 at 9:53 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel aimed to restore public confidence in her governing coalition at a meeting of party chiefs on Tuesday to clear the air after a scandal...

Hamburg sack coach Van Marwijk after losing run

August 25, 2021 at 1:16 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hamburg SV have sacked coach Bert van Marwijk after Saturday's 4-2 defeat at Bundesliga basement side Eintracht Braunschweig, a seventh straight league loss which left them second-bottom....

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