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• O presidente dos EUA criticou o chanceler da Alemanha, Friedrich Merz, e levantou a possibilidade de retirar tropas americanas da Itália e da Espanha. • Além disso, 10 grandes lições sobre o fim da era dos combustíveis fósseis

• O mais recente desabafo do presidente dos EUA ocorre um dia após ele sugerir uma possível redução das tropas americanas na Alemanha • Por que os EUA têm bases militares na Alemanha – e será que Trump cumprirá sua ameaça de reduzir o contingente? • Donald Trump atacou novamente o chanceler da Alemanha, Friedrich Merz, dizendo que ele deveria focar em “consertar seu país quebrado” e tentar encerrar a guerra entre Rússia e Ucrânia – e passar menos tempo “interferindo” no Irã.

Renomado artista visual contemporâneo explorou diversas técnicas ao longo de seis décadas de trabalho. O artista alemão Georg Baselitz, cujas pinturas e esculturas expressivas geraram polêmica antes de lhe renderem aclamação global, morreu aos 88 anos, informou a mídia local. Baselitz, nascido Hans-Georg Kern, estava entre os artistas visuais contemporâneos mais proeminentes da Alemanha, com uma obra que se estendeu por seis décadas através de uma variedade de técnicas. Continue lendo...

O Reino Unido ficou logo atrás, exportando 675.000 toneladas, com grande parte dos resíduos enviada para a Turquia, Malásia e Indonésia. A Alemanha foi a maior exportadora mundial de resíduos plásticos em 2025 e enviou mais de 810.000 toneladas para o exterior, de acordo com uma análise de dados comerciais realizada para o Guardian. O Reino Unido seguiu de perto, de acordo com a análise da Watershed Investigations e da Basel Action Network. O país exportou mais de 675.000 toneladas, seu nível mais alto em oito anos e o suficiente para encher cerca de 127.000 contêineres de transporte. Continue lendo...

A declaração do presidente dos EUA segue os comentários do chanceler alemão de que os EUA estavam sendo ‘humilhados’ no conflito O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, ameaçou reduzir o número de tropas mobilizadas na Alemanha ontem à noite, após o chanceler Friedrich Merz ter dito esta semana que os EUA estavam sendo “humilhados” pelo Irã. Trump disse que os EUA estavam “estudando e revisando a possível redução de tropas na Alemanha, com uma determinação a ser feita em um curto período de tempo”. “O Chanceler da Alemanha, Friedrich Merz, acha que está tudo bem o Irã ter uma Arma Nuclear. Ele não sabe do que está falando! Se o Irã tivesse uma Arma Nuclear, o Mundo inteiro seria mantido refém. Estou fazendo algo com o Irã, agora mesmo, que outras Nações, ou Presidentes, deveriam ter feito há muito tempo. Não admira que a Alemanha esteja indo tão mal, tanto Economicamente, quanto de outras formas! Presidente DONALD J. TRUMP” Continue lendo...

Magnata da mídia homenageado in absentia enquanto críticos denunciam sua sentença de 20 anos sob a lei de segurança nacional O empresário de mídia preso Jimmy Lai foi agraciado com o prêmio de liberdade de expressão da Deutsche Welle por sua contribuição ao movimento pró-democracia de Hong Kong. A emissora pública alemã informou na quinta-feira que Lai receberia in absentia a 12ª edição do prêmio em 23 de junho no DW Global Media Forum em Bonn. Continue lendo...

A ameaça do presidente dos EUA ocorre após Friedrich Merz, da Alemanha, sugerir que a equipe de Trump está sendo superada em suas negociações com o Irã. Os EUA podem reduzir o seu número de tropas mobilizadas na Alemanha, anunciou Donald Trump, dias após o chanceler do país dizer que a América estava sendo “humilhada” pelo Irã. Em uma postagem em sua plataforma Truth Social, o presidente dos EUA disse que seu governo estava “estudando e revisando a possível redução de tropas na Alemanha, com uma decisão a ser tomada em um curto período de tempo”. Continue lendo...

Vets say whale stranded for a month near Lübeck is fit to be transported in rescue effort funded by two entrepreneursGerman officials have given the green light for a fresh attempt to rescue a humpback whale that has been stranded off the country’s Baltic Sea coast for more than a month.The 13-metre (40ft) whale’s struggle for survival has gripped Germany since the creature beached on a sandbank near the city of Lübeck, far from its natural habitat. Continue reading...

Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German policeA German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have said.The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early April. Continue reading...

Families say ‘Ulm 5’ have been detained under extreme prison conditions since arrest last SeptemberFive pro-Palestinian activists are due to appear in court over an attack on an Israeli arms company in Germany, in proceedings their families say could become a “show trial”.The Berlin-based activists, who are British, Irish, German and Spanish citizens, have been held in pre-trial detention in separate prisons since 8 September. They are alleged to have broken into Elbit Systems, in the city of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, in the early hours of 8 September, causing hundreds of thousands of euros of damage before calling the police to arrest them. Continue reading...

Millionaire funded operation called ‘pure animal cruelty’ after environment minister sent threats on social mediaFinal preparations are reportedly under way for a millionaire fundedplan to tow a sickly humpback whale into the North Sea.The 12-tonne whale, nicknamed Timmy, has been stranded on the Baltic Sea coastline for almost a month. A barge resembling a giant steel aquarium will attempt to transport Timmy 400km (248 miles) towards the North Sea, and then hopefully back to the Atlantic Ocean from where it is believed to have arrived. Continue reading...

Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capital in half, blaming its decision on soaring aviation taxes in the country.The Irish budget carrier said its relocation of seven aircraft to other centres would reduce its Berlin passenger numbers from 4.5 million to 2.2 million a year, with flights in and out of the city served from October by planes based at other airports. Continue reading...

Critics say efforts to rescue the animal, nicknamed Tommy, unlikely to succeed and could lead to further harmA last-ditch effort to rescue a wayward whale that has transfixed Germans for weeks has begun in the Baltic Sea despite criticism it has little chance of success and could further harm the 12-tonne creature.The male humpback whale was first spotted last month near Timmendorfer Strand on the northern coast of Germany, giving rise to its nickname Timmy. It has repeatedly become stranded and then freed itself after human assistance but it is now stranded again, with rescuers saying it is fighting a losing battle for its life. Continue reading...

Ron Prosor says verbal attack on Friedrich Merz referencing Nazi regime ‘erodes the memory of the Holocaust’Israel’s envoy to Germany has criticised a far-right Israeli cabinet member who made historically charged accusations against the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying the attack “[eroded] the memory of the Holocaust”.In a rare rebuke of a top Israeli official by an active ambassador, Ron Prosor said he wished to “unequivocally condemn” Bezalel Smotrich’s tirade against Merz, in which he made reference to the Nazi regime and said: “You will not force us into ghettos again.” Continue reading...

Lisa Nandy says there are no grounds to refer Axel Springer deal to Ofcom, ending almost three years of uncertainty for titlesBusiness live – latest updatesThe culture secretary has cleared Axel Springer’s £575m takeover of the Telegraph, paving the way for the end of almost three years of uncertainty over the ownership of the titles.Lisa Nandy said that she does not believe there are grounds to intervene and refer the deal to the media regulator, Ofcom, for an in-depth regulatory investigation. Continue reading...

Leaders say automated mowers’ blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlifeGerman mayors have called for a nationwide ban on night-time use of robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs and other small nocturnal animals from being killed or maimed in the dark.Recent studies have highlighted the threat lawnmower blades pose to wildlife active between dusk and dawn, prompting growing calls for regulation. Hedgehogs also tend to curl into a ball when threatened rather than running away, making them harder for a robot mower’s sensors to detect. Continue reading...

Clause says those aged up to 45 may need permission from armed forces to leave country for more than three monthsA little-noticed clause in sweeping changes to Germany’s military service policy has caused uproar after it emerged that the law requires men aged up to 45 to get permission from the armed forces before any significant stay abroad, even in peacetime.The legislation, which went into effect on 1 January, aims to bolster the the military and demands all 18-year-old men fill out a questionnaire to gauge their suitability to serve in the armed forces, but stops short of conscription. Continue reading...

Policy is still divisive two years in, with SPD hailing it while CDU minister claims it is risk to young people’s healthGermany is divided over how the legalisation of cannabis two years ago is going, with critics and proponents at odds over its impact on consumption, youth welfare and organised crime.On 1 April 2024 the previous centre-left-led government made Germany the first big EU country to legally allow personal recreational use of cannabis for over-18s. Continue reading...

The German chancellor has drawn condemnation from NGOs and members of his own governmentFriedrich Merz has drawn condemnation from NGOs and members of his own government after he called for the vast majority of Syrians living in Germany to “go back to their homeland.”The German chancellor, who was elected last year after promising a tough line on immigration in a bid to beat the far right, made the remarks during a visit to Berlin on Monday by the interim Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa. Continue reading...

Publisher’s lawsuit alleges AI research company’s chatbot violated its copyright over Coconut the Little Dragon seriesPublishing company Penguin Random House has filed a lawsuit against AI research company OpenAI, alleging its chatbot ChatGPT violated copyright by mimicking and reproducing the content of a popular series of German children’s books.The lawsuit, which was filed on Friday with a Munich court against OpenAI’s Ireland-based European subsidiary, states Penguin Random House’s legal team had prompted ChatGPT to write a story in the vein of Penguin author and illustrator Ingo Siegner’s Coconut the Little Dragon series. Continue reading...

Collien Fernandes accuses ex-husband, Christian Ulmen, of sharing sexually explicit deepfake images of her online A high-profile German TV star’s allegations that her ex-husband spread AI-generated pornographic images of her have triggered a national debate and put pressure on the government to tighten laws around digital violence against women.In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel last week, Collien Fernandes accused her former husband Christian Ulmen, a prominent TV presenter and producer, of impersonating her online for years and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images. Continue reading...

Weak and sick mammal has twice become stuck on a sandbank, with news of the rescue efforts captivating the German publicThe fate of a humpback whale stranded in shallow bays off Germany’s Baltic coast hangs in the balance after several rescue attempts.The roughly 10-metre-long (33ft) mammal appeared weakened and sick on Sunday and was struggling to find a route back to the Atlantic. Continue reading...

Rescuers used boats and excavators to try to guide 10-metre long sea mammal to deeper watersA humpback whale stranded on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast since early this week has freed itself and swum into deeper waters, rescuers said on Friday.A flotilla of vessels were following the weakened animal at a distance, hoping to help guide it into the North Sea and toward the Atlantic Ocean, its natural habitat. Continue reading...

Mors Imperator caused a scandal in 1887 amid fears it mocked the German kaiser – more than 100 years later it is being displayed in a state museumWrapped in a cloak with ermine fur and wearing a jagged iron crown, a hulking skeleton rests one foot on a globe and knocks over a royal throne with a dramatic flick of its ivory wrist.Entitled Mors Imperator (“Death is the Ruler”), the German artist Hermione von Preuschen’s 1887 symbolical painting was meant to express the transience of fame and power. But authorities feared the picture could be seen as mocking the ageing German Emperor Wilhelm I, who then had recently turned 90, and refused to accept its submission to the Berlin Academy of the Arts’ annual exhibition that year. Continue reading...

Energy company plans full return to London by moving global HQ to new development on South BankBusiness live – latest updatesBP has agreed to sell its giant German oil refinery site in Gelsenkirchen to investment firm Klesch Group as part of the British oil company’s plan to sell off $20bn (£15bn) worth of assets and cut its costs.The value of the sale was not disclosed but BP said it would save the oil company about $1bn of underlying operating expenditure at the complex, which processes about 12m tonnes of crude oil every year, mainly as fuel for cars and aircraft. Continue reading...

Habermas’ political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to surviveThe influential German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas has died at the age of 96, his publisher has said.Habermas, a towering figure in the intellectual history of postwar Germany, is best known for his theory of political consensus-building. Widely considered one of most influential philosophers of the 20th century, he also helped to shape the discourse around European integration and the formation of the EU. Continue reading...