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Argentina and Germany headline top 10 reshuffle in latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking
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Argentina and Germany headline top 10 reshuffle in latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking

Reigning world champions Argentina surge back into second spot Germany return to the top 10 after a brief absence Niger, Faroe Islands and Lesotho among biggest climbers Following a thrilling round of 173 national-team outings that included FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifiers across five continents, and a flurry of friendlies, the October 2025 edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking serves up several eye-catching changes. Spain (1st) have strengthened their grip on top spot thanks to back-to-back victories, shoring up the position they seized in the previous instalment when they ended Argentina’s reign that stretched back to April 2023. World champions Argentina (2nd, up 1), are hot on their heels, however. The Albicelestehave leapfr...
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Germany summons Russian ambassador over drones in Polish airspace
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Germany summons Russian ambassador over drones in Polish airspace

The German government on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador to express its dismay over the incursion of drones into Polish airspace, an act Berlin is treating as a deliberate provocation by Moscow. The Foreign Office wrote on X that the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin were "dangerous" and "unacceptable." "NATO stands united to defend our alliance territory and our security," the ministry wrote. France and the Netherlands have also summoned Russian envoys following the violation of Poland's airspace by 19 Russian drones, which occurred late Tuesday and early Wednesday during attacks on neighbouring Ukraine. The threat led to a scramble by the Polish Air Force and NATO allies to shoot down the unmanned aircraft. It was the first time Russian drones had been taken ...
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Germany’s Wadephul against suspending the EU agreement with Israel
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Germany’s Wadephul against suspending the EU agreement with Israel

German Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul (L) and Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs Caspar Veldkamp arrive to attend the informal breakfast ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.Credit: Alexandros MICHAILIDIS/European Council/dpa German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday he wants to keep a partnership treaty between the European Union and Israel despite possible violations of the agreement. "We need good relations with Israel," Wadephul said on the fringes of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. "Israel is the democratic constitutional state in the Middle East," he said. An EU internal review concluded recently that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip are not in line with the principles established for its close cooperation with the EU. The...
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Nearly two in three Germans back European nuclear shield
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Nearly two in three Germans back European nuclear shield

Nearly two-thirds of Germans support the creation of an independent European nuclear deterrent, separate from the United States, according to a new survey.The poll, conducted by the Forsa polling institute for the magazine Internationale Politik (International Politics), found that 64% of respondents were in favour of establishing a European nuclear shield as a deterrent, while only 29% were opposed. The survey was conducted on June 12 and 13, before the latest escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran, which included direct US military involvement on Israel's side.Even before taking office in May, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced plans to seek talks with the United Kingdom and France - Europe's two nuclear powers - to explore a shared European nuclear strategy. The i...
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Germany: Iranian nuclear programme heavily compromised by strikes
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Germany: Iranian nuclear programme heavily compromised by strikes

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to coordinate closely with his European partners on the escalating conflict in the Middle East.Credit: Kay Nietfeld/dpa Large parts of Iran's nuclear programme have been compromised following the US attacks overnight, a German government spokesman said on Sunday after a security meeting headed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). However, a precise damage assessment of the US airstrikes would only be possible at a later date, spokesman Stefan Kornelius said after the security Cabinet consultations. Merz was to talk with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the morning on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, according to informed sources. Kornelius also said Merz and the m...
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Arrests in Germany after €90 million drug haul seized in British port
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Arrests in Germany after €90 million drug haul seized in British port

A press spokesman for Hamburg customs presents a small part of a seized cocaine find at a media event in the port in 2022.Credit: Marcus Brandt/dpa German police have detained six men suspected of drug smuggling, after 3,600 kilograms of cocaine were seized in Britain last week, a spokeswoman for police in the northern port of Hamburg said on Thursday. The drugs, estimated to have a street worth of €90 million ($103.3 million) were discovered in the port of Southampton last Thursday hidden among bananas in a refrigerated container, she said. The container, which remained on the vessel, was then shipped to Hamburg, where the suspects loaded it onto a lorry and transported it to a warehouse in the town of Winsen, south-east of Hamburg. Hamburg police special forces detained five ...
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Germany bans far-right group linked to Reich Citizens movement
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Germany bans far-right group linked to Reich Citizens movement

Participants in a gathering of so-called Reich Citizens waving flags.Credit: Philipp Dulian/dpa German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has banned the far-right group "Kingdom of Germany," a prominent faction of the country's Reich Citizens movement, with four of its alleged ringleaders detained during raids across several German states. The organization, which reportedly has around 6,000 followers, has been accused of establishing a "counter-state" and building "criminal economic structures." Four German men, aged between 37 and 59, were taken into custody, including the group's founder, Peter Fitzek, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office said. Later on Tuesday, an investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe ruled that one of the four suspec...
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Germany calls for UN peacekeeping missions to be ‘adquately equipped’
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Germany calls for UN peacekeeping missions to be ‘adquately equipped’

Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defence, speaks at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin, where delegates from over 130 countries discuss the future of blue helmet missions.Credit: Hannes P Albert/dpa German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday called for more support for United Nations Blue Helmets, international peacekeeping forces monitoring peace processes in conflict areas around the world. Pistorius was speaking at the opening of a two-day international conference in Berlin aimed at discussing the future of UN peacekeeping, with representatives from over 130 states expected to attend. "We are very convinced that UN peacekeeping missions are among the most legitimate, effective and cost-effective means of international crisis management," said th...
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Poor flight connections lambasted as foreign travel to Germany dips
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Poor flight connections lambasted as foreign travel to Germany dips

The number of flight passengers arriving in Germany from abroad to visit the country has dropped sharply compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new survey published by the ADV airport association on Tuesday. The share of foreign visitors arriving at German airports declined to 21% last year, compared to 32% recorded back in 2017, the survey of over 125,000 travellers found. The trend reflects a lack of adequate flight connections to Germany which industry blames on high taxes and government fees, the ADV said. The association called for Germany's air traffic tax to be scrapped, citing Sweden as an example. "Germany, once an attractive travel destination, has been on a downward spiral since the pandemic," managing director Ralph Beisel said. "The new German gove...
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Seven arrested in Germany, Belgium over suspected people’s smuggling
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Seven arrested in Germany, Belgium over suspected people’s smuggling

German and Belgian officers have detained seven people suspected of membership in a gang that smuggled almost 300 migrants to Germany, German police said on Tuesday. Six people were arrested in Belgium on outstanding arrest warrants, while one person was detained in Germany. According to prosecutors in Bavaria, German authorities simultaneously raided multiple flats in the Ansbach district and the eastern city of Leipzig. Investigators believe the gang has brought close to 300 migrants to Germany by car, mostly via Austria and Poland. Prosecutors did not reveal further details of the case, citing the ongoing investigation. Most of the suspected gang members are based in Belgium, according to initial findings. The group came to the attention of the authorities during ...
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