German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck arrived in Kiev on Thursday for a visit focused on Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, emergency aid, and strengthening the country’s economy. Habeck, who also serves as economy minister, is accompanied by a business delegation. The trip comes as Germany prepares to put on the next Ukraine Recovery Conference […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Israel not to respond to Iran’s direct attack with a “massive attack of its own” in an appeal for calm. Scholz called for further de-escalation and for Israel to now use the successful defence against Iran’s missile and drone attack “to strengthen its own position in the entire region.” On […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to pressure Russia to end its “insane campaign” in Ukraine, the latest in a parade of European leaders and senior officials to make such an appeal. The Chinese side gave no sign of any change in its position, which has been to blame Europe […]
Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping who hosted him in Beijing on Tuesday that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine threatens global security. It was an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbour and close strategic partner to resolve the conflict. Mr Scholz also told Mr Xi at their […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of threats posed by right-wing populists as he addressed a gathering of centre-left European parties on Saturday ahead of elections for the European Parliament in June. Mr Scholz arrived in Romania’s capital Bucharest for a conference of the Party of European Socialists, part of the Socialists and Democrats group, the […]
It’s been nearly five months since NC State University closed Poe Hall after tests showed the presence of toxic chemicals. Further tests in the campus building, as well as a federal health evaluation, remain ongoing — but as those processes unfold, the university could adopt new protocols for how, and when, it tests other buildings […]
Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending the war in Ukraine. “We have worked together sensibly for many years. Perhaps that can still help to find a negotiated solution, I don’t see any other way,” Schröder said in an interview […]
Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending the war in Ukraine. “We have worked together sensibly for many years. Perhaps that can still help to find a negotiated solution, I don’t see any other way,” Schröder said in an interview […]
Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending the war in Ukraine. “We have worked together sensibly for many years. Perhaps that can still help to find a negotiated solution, I don’t see any other way,” Schröder said in an interview […]
The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday that it has picked its next Duluth chancellor: Charles Nies, a higher education administrator based in California, who has Minnesota ties. The announcement came weeks after Nies and two other finalists appeared at public forums on the U’s Duluth campus, which enrolls about 9,400 students and employs about 1,700 […]
OSHKOSH ― At least one administrator doesn’t think the Universities of Wisconsin system has “sold out” its students of color. Even after the Board of Regents accepted a deal that restructured 43 diversity positions, UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt believes the campuses are still catering to all of their diverse student groups. Leavitt made the […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called for a swift ceasefire in the Gaza war as he prepared to visit the crisis-ridden region. “It would be important for an agreement to be reached very quickly now on a ceasefire that would enable the hostages to be released and at the same time allow humanitarian aid […]