The number of Germans seeking conscientious objector status has risen sharply amid Berlin’s military buildup and debate over reinstating conscription, the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) reported on Tuesday. According to RND, whose parent company is partly owned by the ruling coalition’s Socia»»»

STRASBOURG, France — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Tuesday against a push by Germany and other member states for "large cuts" to the EU's next long-term budget, saying "critical" European priorities were at stake.Germany and five other so-called "frugal" countries , Austria, Denmark, Finland»»»

BRUSSELS — EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will travel to Beijing Thursday for two days of high-stakes talks aimed at staving off a trade war with China.The trip comes as the European Union has toughened its stance towards Beijing to defend businesses against what it believes is unfair competition in»»»

DPA Berlin Qatar and India are among seven countries interested in hosting the 2036 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday. An IOC statement said that Germany, Hungary, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey were the other interested parties before an October 31 deadline.»»»

France and Germany are pressing Brussels to take a tougher line on China by creating new powers that could rapidly shut foreign countries out of the EU market. The proposal effectively tells Brussels to beef up its position as it prepares for negotiations with Beijing. It also marks a shift for Ger»»»

The European Commission has proposed up to 15 years of post-accession safeguards to punish new member states in case of bad behaviour, in a long-delayed pre-enlargement policy review out on Tuesday (6 October). The reforms were initially requested by the European Council in June 2024 to be ready by»»»

DAMASCUS: Kurdish forces still hold around 2,200 foreign relatives of suspected Daesh group fighters in a northeast Syria camp, an official there told AFP, despite an integration agreement between the Kurds and Damascus. Two government officials also told AFP that transferring the administration of»»»

BERLIN: Ever since the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party won a regional election last month, not a day goes by without Ola Akhras and her husband discussing whether they should go back to Syria. The couple live with their two young daughters in Magdeburg, where Saxony-Anhalt’s»»»

The Commission is “going a bit too fast” in unlocking €4.2bn and restarting the Erasmus+ student exchange programme in Hungary, according to budget committee MEPs. The EU froze its financial assistance to Hungary in 2022 due to concerns about rule of law breaches and misappropriation of funds by Vi»»»

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has joined MEPs in urging the bloc’s governments not to gut the EU’s next seven-year budget, as talks on spending reach a critical phase. “I would like to caution against large cuts. It would risk cutting deep into critical priorities that we all t»»»

Hungary is officially among the countries in the running to host the 2036 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, with Budapest named as the central location for the proposed Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that Hungary is one of seven interested parties currently in continuous »»»

Rohan Rane, an Indian national who came to France to study before becoming a fitness coach, went on trial on Monday behind closed doors in Paris, on charges of torture and acts of barbarity against minors. Investigators say he is the leader of a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring that ran its operati»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 6: The death of a researcher in Siberia, reportedly from the plague, sparks concern despite Russian authorities' denial. But first: French high school protesters are promising "Act 3" of their protest movement against learning conditions. Also, Le Monde spe»»»

Discussions at the Lebanese-Israeli military meeting on October 20 will focus on mechanisms for establishing verifiable security arrangements, media reports quoted U.S. State Dept. officials as saying. “This includes forming a verification committee to ensure that the area south of the Litani River»»»

Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó travelled to Russia 16 times during his final four-year term in office – roughly once every three to four months – while visiting the country more often than Germany, according to detailed Foreign Ministry data obtained by 24.hu. The figures show th»»»

Julian Assange is a key figure in the creation of alternative media, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern has said, expressing hope that the Australian journalist and activist is preparing to get back to work. McGovern spoke to RT as WikiLeaks marks its 20th anniversary. The website, co-founded by Assan»»»

Public Affairs Solutions, a consultancy specialising in public affairs and government relations, announces the promotion of Decebal Mohîrță to the position of Managing Associate, following more than five years with the company and approximately three years and five months as Senior Government Relat»»»

HEADLINES Bulgarian media on Tuesday focus on the presidential election, prices and the economy, healthcare and public safety. Polling and expectations of a runoff in the presidential race receive considerable attention across print and broadcast media, while economic coverage centres on fuel and f»»»

LONDON: It is half a century since the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 3379, declaring that “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.” Passed on Nov. 10, 1975, with 72 states in favor — including all six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council — 35 against and 32 ab»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The German leadership is artificially presenting Russia as some ephemeral enemy in order to justify its costs of militarization, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "This is, let us say, an informational technique, artificially creating an ephemeral enemy in order to»»»

Secret assessments prepared by the US Central Intelligence Agency have warned that ‘Israel’ faces the risk of civil war or state collapse, driven by deepening political, economic, and social divisions following years of war involving Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. According to two US sources who briefed »»»

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Lionel Messi will pull on Argentina's sky blue-and-white jersey for the last time on Tuesday and enjoy an emotional farewell in front of his adoring fans in a stadium with a name to match his legacy: Monumental. Some 85,000 Argentina fans will be on hand to watch the 39-yea»»»

Germany's Ambassador to Bucharest Angela Ganninger conveyed a message on the occasion of German Unity Day, underscoring that her country remains a reliable partner for Romania, both in bilateral relations and within multilateral organisations and ...»»»

Stanford professor balances Nobel honour with making lunches for his kids STANFORD, California (AP): Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning early Monday that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called optogenet»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday announced they would develop a new legal tool to enable the EU to respond rapidly to trade wars or measures, such as dumping. While they did not say the proposal was a direct response to the actions of any particular co»»»

Germany could become “embroiled in a violent conflict with Russia,” the country’s foreign intelligence chief has warned, claiming that a mysterious drone incident at Leipzig airport is an example of the “real and imminent” threat posed by Moscow. Speaking to lawmakers at a parliamentary hearing on »»»

BusinessEuropeEuro plummets against US dollar: has the next crisis begun?Arthur SullivanThe euro has fallen to a 17-month low against the dollar. That will make inflation worse in the EU, where political worries and concern over French debt are already troubling investors. Is a fiscal crisis at han»»»

A 17-year-old Bulgarian national has been remanded in custody after allegedly attacking a police commander during protests in Belfort, France, with prosecutors charging him with violence against a law enforcement officer, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Belfort prosecutor Paul-É»»»

BusinessEuropeEuro plummets against US dollar: has the next crisis begun?Arthur SullivanThe euro has fallen to a 17-month low against the dollar. That will make inflation worse in the EU, where political worries and concern over French debt are already troubling investors. Is a fiscal crisis at han»»»

Y-Axis CEO says students need a long-term plan when choosing courses and countries Students planning to study abroad need to consider what happens after graduation before choosing a country or course, said Xavier Augustin, CEO, Y-Axis, Platinum Sponsor of Gulf News Edufair. With immigration policie»»»

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has blamed Russia for a wide range of security concerns facing the EU, including the influx of migrants over the summer into Ceuta, Spain’s enclave in Morocco. He later admitted that he did not know the situation in Ceuta “well enough to take a position.” Stubb mad»»»

The expansion of charging infrastructure comes amid continued growth in Romania’s electric vehicle fleet. According to data from the General Directorate for Driving Licences and Vehicle Registrations (DGPCI), more than 7,000 new fully electric passenger cars were registered in Romania in the first »»»

Berlin: German intelligence services warned Monday that Chinese high-tech goods could pose security risks due to the potential for data to be collected and passed on to "state agencies". Concerns are mounting in Germany about the threat from an overreliance on Chinese technology as sales grow of eq»»»

Gulf remittance outflows rose $19b as expatriate employment and non-oil activity expands Dubai: Workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries sent a record $161 billion in remittances abroad in 2025, making the six-member bloc the world's largest source of outward worker remittances. The new da»»»

EINDHOVEN - The Serbia men's national football team lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in a UEFA Nations League Group A2 Match Day 4 clash in Eindhoven on Sunday evening. Despite a much better performance compared to their previous three games in the competition, Serbia suffered a sixth consecutive defeat»»»

Malaysian discount retailer MR.DIY is preparing to open its first Hungarian store at Budapest’s KÖKI shopping centre, with recruitment already underway. The rapidly expanding chain has entered several European markets in recent years, and industry sources say hundreds of stores could eventually be »»»

“We are witnessing a situation of political madness, where the current ruling coalition is banking on two ‘dangers’,” international affairs commentator Zarko Rakic told Sputnik, commenting on President Steinmeier’s Unity Day warning that Germany mustn’t let “extremist forces” repeat the history of »»»

EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao are meeting in Beijing on Thursday (8 October) to discuss China’s growing trade surplus with the EU. The surplus reached a record €360.6bn in 2025, up 15 percent from 2024, and widened another 10 percent in the first fou»»»

Some of the world’s wealthiest nations agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude from their reserve stockpiles over the next four months in an effort to rein in runaway fuel prices. That amounts to around one day’s worth of global oil demand and includes a “frontloaded sub»»»

BRUSSELS: EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will head to Beijing on Thursday for two days of make-or-break meetings with Chinese officials to try to stave off a trade war. The European Union has toughened its stance toward Beijing to defend businesses against what it believes is unfair competition in c»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday marked by renewed Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, including the latest drone attack on a bridge spanning the Dnipro River. Ukraine and»»»

The German president’s warning that the Federal Republic must not repeat the fate of the Weimar Republic, and attack on “extremist forces” over their “intolerable political demagoguery” and “thirst for destruction” is inappropriate from a historical perspective, Germany expert Alexander Kamkin told»»»

RIYADH: Gulf Cooperation Council countries recorded the highest value of outward workers’ remittances globally in 2025, with transfers reaching about $161 billion, official data showed. The figure rose 13.6 percent from 2024, marking a second consecutive year of growth after remittance outflows dec»»»

Nationwide support for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance has collapsed to a historic low following a series of defeats in regional elections, a new poll suggests. The bloc’s popular backing stood at just 18%, its worst in German postwar history, according to a survey conducted by »»»

Kyiv’s North bridge was hit in a new Russian attack on Sunday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, soon after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Ukraine's capital. Merz is on a surprise visit to demonstrate European support in the face of an upsurge in Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday on an unannounced visit in a show of support for the country in its war with Russia. Merz's visit comes just a day after Russia warned foreigners and diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital, saying that "massive" new airs»»»

Muscat: Data from the report "Outward Workers' Remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, 2025," issued by the Statistical Center for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), showed that the GCC countries collectively recorded the world's highest total of»»»

Russian strikes intensify, Indian-operated plant in Ukraine among latest targets A pharmaceutical plant in Ukraine’s Sumy region operated by India’s Kusum Group was largely destroyed in a Russian drone attack, with one person killed and several others injured, according to Ukrainian officials and m»»»

Smuggling of drugs, weapons and counterfeit goods as well as trafficking of irregular migrants were uncovered during a week-long operation dubbed Balkan Bridge II that ended on Sunday, head of the General Directorate Border Police Anton Zlatanov and Deputy Director of the National Customs Agency St»»»

MUSCAT: Data from the report "Outward Workers' Remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, 2025," issued by the Statistical Center for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), showed that the GCC countries collectively recorded the world's highest total of»»»