A planned drawdown of US troops from Germany should spur Europeans to strengthen its own defences further, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, following the latest salvo from Washington against transatlantic ties. The Pentagon announced on Friday that the United States would withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany, its largest European base, as a rift over the Iran war and tariff tensions place further strain on relations between the US and Europe. Pistorius said the move was...
The exiled former crown prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi was splashed with red fluid by an activist during a visit to Berlin.
The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until a German newspaper reported on it.
Under the law, travel approvals must generally be granted and it remains unclear how the rule would be enforced if breached.