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Germany cautions flights over Iran as Lufthansa rejigs Middle East operations

GERMANY issued a new directive cautioning the country’s airlines from entering Iranian airspace, Flightradar24 said on Wednesday, shortly after Lufthansa rejigged its flight operations across the Mid...

{From left) Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at a press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan 13, 2026.

Greenland says it chooses Denmark and rules out joining US

GREENLAND’S prime minister categorically ruled out joining the US and said the Arctic territory prefers to be in a union with Denmark, suggesting the island is putting independence plans on the back b...

During Merz’s two-day visit, Germany and India are expected to sign agreements on business cooperation, semiconductor development and defence projects.

Merz eyes India business, defence deals in his first Asia trip

Both nations also aim to deepen cooperation in the pharmaceuticals sector and between defence companies

“With GDP valued at US$4.18 trillion, India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, and is poised to displace Germany from the third rank in the next two-and-a-half to three years, with projected GDP of US$7.3 trillion by 2030.”

India’s economy overtakes Japan, eyes Germany

India says its continued growth reflects its “resilience amid persistent global trade uncertainties”

Tesla is preparing to invest a nine-figure sum in the site to enable the plant’s existing infrastructure to bring full production online.

Tesla eyes battery-cell production in Germany from 2027: report

Europe continues to trail China in the development of large-scale cell-production capacity

N26 has seen tumultuous times in recent months, with an array of management and supervisory board changes.

German regulator orders oversight, limits on GIC-backed online bank N26

The measures mark the second time since 2021 that BaFin has directed a special monitor to oversee the fast-growing Berlin-based lender

The Ifo Institute cut its growth forecast from 2025 to 2027, expecting growth of 0.1 per cent for this year, down from 0.2 per cent previously.

German economy stuck in slow lane, institutes say

A planned fiscal expansion from next year is set to provide limited momentum

The advance in industrial production was driven by construction, machinery and electronic products, though output in the car industry fell.

German industrial production jumps, supporting economic rebound

Its 1.8% rise in output surpasses analyst estimates of a 0.3% gain

The improvement was driven by large-scale orders – in particular a 87 per cent jump in the transport category that includes aircraft, ships, trains and military vehicles.

German factory orders jump on 87% surge in big transport items

Demand increased 1.5% from the previous month, which was revised significantly higher to show a 2% gain

German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil says: “We simply have a world ... that is reorganising itself and where we are very well advised, also in the interest of our national interests, to consider with which states we can expand partnerships.”

Germany to work closer with Singapore on supply chain issues

Export-driven Germany is squeezed between Trump’s tariffs and China’s tightening export curbs