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Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence its election with endorsement of far-right party
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans in Washington, D.C., in November. The German government accused Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to ‘nonsense.’ (Allison Robbert/Reuters) The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party,Read more
Germany’s Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, as he requested, setting up snap election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz casts his ballot during a vote of confidence against him in a plenary session at the German parliament Bundestag, in Berlin on Monday. (Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press) The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for the Feb. 23 early election necessitated by the collapse of his government. Scholz’s three-party coalition fell apart last month after the pro-market Free Democrats quit in a row over debt, leaving his Social Democrats and theRead more
UK and Germany sign ‘landmark’ defence treaty
Britain and Germany will sign, what the UK government is calling a “landmark defence agreement” aimed at boosting security, investment and jobs. Under the agreement the German defence company, Rheinmetall will open a new factory in the UK to manufacture barrels for artillery guns – supporting 400 jobs. Both countries will work together to develop a new long range missile, and drones. German maritime surveillance aircraft will also periodically fly patrols of the North Atlantic from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. Labour promised to build closer military ties with Germany whileRead more