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POLITICS11h agoGermany’s Merz cancels trip to UN in New York as pressure mounts at homeGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has cancelled a trip to the UN General Assembly next week as he faces mounting pressure at home during a string of difficult state elections. A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they couldn’t publicly discuss a trip that hadn’t been announced officially, said Wednesday that Merz won’t travel to New York as originally planned because “his presence is required in Berlin”. Merz had been expected to speak at the General Assembly next...South China Morning Post
POLITICS23h agoGermany’s embattled leader Merz cancels New York trip amid mounting domestic pressureChancellor Friedrich Merz will instead stay in Germany to deal with fallout of elections in which his party is expected to fare badly.Politico Europe
WORLD2d agoGermany's Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open titleZverev dashed Shelton's hopes of becoming the first Black player to win the men's championship since Arthur Ashe in 1968 and the first American man to win the title since Andy Roddick in Flushing Meadows in 2003.EuroNews [en]
WORLD2d agoGermany's Zverev wins US Open in golden yearAlexander Zverev has won the US Open for the first time, defeating Ben Shelton in the final. It is Zverev's second Grand Slam win of 2026 after a long wait for his first title, but controversy still hangs over him.DW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 75 dead after crash at Miami Airport. And, Germany's far-right wins state electionNPR News
SCI & TECHAug 25Waymo to launch driverless rides in Germany in 2027, entering third market outside U.S.Waymo has been the biggest robotaxi player in the U.S., and has announced plans to enter the UK, Japan and now Germany.CNBC
CONFLICTAug 20UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement projectEuropean countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.BBC World