https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A record number of foreign students are currently enrolled in German universities, according to figures released on Tuesday. Half of them stay in the country after graduating, far more than previously thought. https://www.thelocal.de/20140716/number-of-foreign-students-in-germany-at-all-time-high Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:17:00 +0200 number-of-foreign-students-in-germany-at-all-time-high Germany's president called for reform of the United Nations Security Council to include more members and to "reflect the realities of the world today", during a visit to India on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140206/german-president-un-security-council-needs-reform Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:58:00 +0100 german-president-un-security-council-needs-reform The leaders of Britain, France and Germany late on Monday called on Tehran to immediately suspend its nuclear activities after the EU slapped an embargo on Iran's oil exports as part of tough new sanctions. https://www.thelocal.de/20120124/40295 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:40:00 +0100 40295 Italy's gaffe-prone Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears to have insulted German Chancellor Angela Merkel using a vulgar phrase about her figure during a recent phone call. https://www.thelocal.de/20110915/37599 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:05:00 +0200 37599 Germany has joined Israel and the United States in expressing deep scepticism about the reconciliation between former rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, declaring the latter too radical and violent for a peace agreement. https://www.thelocal.de/20110428/34689 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:23:00 +0200 34689 Portugal's request for EU aid is a "sensible and necessary step," given the economic and financial situation of the debt-stricken country, German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110407/34253 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:24:00 +0200 34253 Germany is the most popular country in the world, according to a poll that asked people to rate the positive and negative influence of 16 major nations. https://www.thelocal.de/20110308/33573 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:27:00 +0100 33573 The Bundeswehr teamed up with the British Royal Air Force to stage a risky covert rescue mission, plucking 132 Europeans from Libya, among them 22 Germans, according to a media report on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110228/33389 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:40:00 +0100 33389 Germany's foreign minister said Tuesday he was "very worried" about the firing of artillery shells by North Korea onto a South Korean island, saying it threatened peace in the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20101123/31357 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:02:00 +0100 31357 Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle was hit with criticism Wednesday that his partner Michael Mronz was accompanying him on a South American trip to do his own business networking. https://www.thelocal.de/20100310/25771 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:15:00 +0100 25771