FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his governing coalition.
The date is earlier than the Jan. 15 date he had announced last week and follows pressure for a quicker vote.
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"As a European, it never ceases to amaze me how little the US invests in this for its citizens."
A woman who flew from Los Angeles to Australia with a golden firearm in her luggage has been jailed with a magistrate wanting to send a message to others.
More than 100 people have been arrested and hundreds of bags of illicit drugs, cash and vehicles seized by police as part of a sweeping operation.
"I’ve no interest in making America that kind of 'great' again."
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says police are closing in on the man suspected of killing UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson.
Authorities have revealed what caused the shocking explosion that ripped a hole in a footpath and left a woman in hospital at a popular tourist spot.
An American woman told Australian Border Force officers she “forgot” she had a 24-carat gold plated pistol in her hand luggage when she arrived in Australia.
A Florida man accused of a hate crime for killing a gay man is asking a judge to dismiss the charges, saying he acted in self-defense.
The teenage boy was last seen at a popular beach at 11pm on Friday.
A mum who was found guilty of manslaughter after her two sons drowned in a river says she’s “so tired” after hitting a stumbling block in court.
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Two men in two states have been charged with murder as police investigate a spate of stabbings.
A woman once widely considered Australia’s most dangerous female prisoner has avoided further punishment after attacking her nurse.
Jay-Z, the legendary rapper whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused in a lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl at a party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards alongside the disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. The bombshell allegations were revealed after Carter’s name was added to one of several lawsuits filed over the last year from alleged victims of Diddy, the founder of Bad Boy Records. Diddy is also facing federal charges for sex trafficking and racketeering, and is currently
One social media user has sent shoppers wild after she revealed how she made her own Christmas wreath using items from Kmart. Read more.
Tracy Whitney was killed in 1988. More than three decades later, DNA analysis has led police to the perpetrator.
On-demand drug pushers are being put on notice during the festive period after police arrested more than 100 people over three weekends.
Findings from interviews with 38 former Taliban detainees have been shared with the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan. Arpan Rai and Mahbob Shah Mahbob, for Afghanistan International, report
An explosion occurred on the morning of Saturday 7 December in the Dutch city of The Hague, damaging several apartments and injuring multiple people.View on euronews
