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Opposition says Germany’s chancellor has become ‘best piece on Putin’s chessboard’
Prosecutors allege defendants masked money flows involving Franz Beckenbauer and Qatari official
The EU’s two leading powers are causing confusion and anger among allies as Ukraine’s future hangs by a thread
Accusations come after Moscow leaks discussion about supply of missiles to Ukraine
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Senior German air force officers appeared to discuss supplying missiles to Ukraine in phone call recording
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Rules would have made companies liable for alleged human rights abuses by suppliers based in China’s Xinjiang region
Berlin and central European countries reject French president’s comments on deploying forces
Berlin unlikely to release convicted killer Vadim Krasikov in exchange including US journalist Evan Gershkovich
Capital markets adjusting to ‘new world order, not just a single event of Russian aggression against Ukraine’
Artists such as Haring, Basquiat and Dalí made attractions for the funfair, now reconstituted in LA
Controversial law falls short of allowing wholesale cultivation and retail of the drug
German central bank uses up €19.2bn of provisions it built up to cover financial risks to absorb deficit
Chemicals maker intensifies downsizing at home site as it battles high energy prices and sinking demand
Residents reject carmaker’s proposals to increase production capacity at gigafactory next to Berlin
S&P Global’s flash eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index rises to 8-month high
Investors have punished Deutsche Pfandbriefbank for its exposure to the ailing American office market
Liberals and Greens in Scholz government propose diametrically opposed solutions
Pollster Forsa draws comparison to Weimar period before Nazis took power
MPs in ruling coalition set to vote this week on sending long-delayed Taurus to Ukraine
Central bank blames budget uncertainty, strikes and weak demand for likely ‘technical recession’ in first quarter
Strong American economy and tax incentives lure investors as Berlin frets over deindustrialisation
Cycle, swim or sweat it out in Germany’s financial hub
Berlin has withdrawn support for law that would punish companies for environmental abuses in distribution networks
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