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Germany, Japan to unblock oil reserves as G-7 stands ‘ready’ to act

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan would release oil reserves as early as March 16.

Germany, Japan to unblock oil reserves as G-7 stands ‘ready’ to act

Germany is limiting how many times petrol stations can raise prices to just one per day.

Ukrainian trainers will help German army get ready to defend against Russia by 2029, chief says

FILE PHOTO: General Christian Freuding welcomes German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht during her visit at the Munster military base, in Munster, Germany, February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo

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Russia emerges a winner in Iran war, while Ukraine and Germany come under greater pressure

The Iran war has handed Russian President Vladimir Putin a strategic windfall he could not have arranged better himself: an oil price spike filling Russia’s war chest.

Suspected Hamas member detained in Cyprus over weapons procurement

Germany helps procure scarce air-defence missiles for Ukraine

Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius proposed during a meeting in February that Germany would provide five PAC-3 missiles from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine.

Meteorite crashes through roof in Germany after fiery light show

An extremely bright fireball burned through the twilight skies of north-western Europe on March 8.

Germany's Merz says state election will not impact his coalition

German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz and CDU top candidate for the Baden-Wuerttemberg state election, Manuel Hagel, attend a press conference after the Baden-Wuerttemberg state election, in Berlin, Germany, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

German Greens lead Chancellor Merz's conservatives in state election

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) top candidate Manuel Hagel and his wife Franziska vote during the Baden-Wuerttemberg state election, at a polling station in Ehingen, near Ulm, Germany, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Spain, France and Brazil are World Cup favourites, not Germany: 1990 winner Karl-Heinz Riedle

Former Germany international Karl-Heinz Riedle posing with fans during a meet-and-greet session at Our Tampines Hub on March 6.

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