German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Denmark helped US spy on German chancellor Angela Merkel and other top European allies: Report

The US spying occurred during and after the 2013 Edward Snowden affair, when the ex-NSA contractor unveiled documents detailing vast US surveillance

Germany 'urgently preparing' mission of support to help India battle COVID-19, says Chancellor Angela Merkel

While Merkel did not offer details, Der Spiegel weekly on Saturday said Germany's armed forces had received a request to help organise oxygen supplies

Germany tightens COVID-19 lockdown till 10 January; schools, businesses to shutter in festive period

The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Germany has risen over the past two weeks from 21.23 new cases per 100,000 people on 28 November to 26 new cases per 100,000 people on 12 December

Angela Merkel's handpicked successor bows out of race for chancellor, throws party further into crisis

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told leading members of the Christian Democratic Union that she won't be seeking the chancellorship in next year's election, upending Merkel's plans to hand her the reins after more than 15 years in power

Germany's Angela Merkel calls for high-security standards across Europe when it comes to 5G network rollout

All the telecoms operators in Germany, which has close trading ties with China, are customers of Huawei and have warned that banning it would delay the launch of 5G networks.

After India opts out of China-led RCEP, Piyush Goyal says India supports FTA with European Union

India should hold talks with the European Union for a free trade agreement, Piyush Goyal said, a day after it refused to join a China-backed regional trade pact for fear of a flood of cheap Chinese imports.

India, Germany will sign numerous agreements to signify 'very close' relationship between them, says Angela Merkel

A number of agreements will be signed between India and Germany signifying their broad-based ties and the "very close" relationship between the two countries, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said

Scottish court rules Boris Johnson's suspension of UK Parliament 'unlawful', refers matter to Britain's Supreme Court

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the country must leave the EU on 31 October, with or without a divorce deal to smooth the way

Hong Kong an internal affair, says China after German foreign minister meets Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

Hong Kong has been gripped by weeks of protests, initially against a now-shelved extradition bill and now focused more on securing greater freedoms for Hong Kong

With 50 million followers on Twitter, Narendra Modi continues to be most followed Indian; Obama leads world leaders with 108 mn followers

Narendra Modi continues to be the most followed Indian on Twitter with his followers crossing 50 million mark on the microblogging site.