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 Berlin last had a seat at the highest table of international security in 2011-12. Now the Foreign Minister has announced that Germany wants the role again. https://www.thelocal.de/20160628/germany-seeks-seat-on-un-security-council Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:15:01 +0200 germany-seeks-seat-on-un-security-council Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed to want peace in Ukraine in an interview on Monday, hours before state-owned Gazprom threatened to cut off gas supplies to the country - hitting EU countries too - if it didn't pay outstanding bills immediately. https://www.thelocal.de/20150224/putin-sends-mixed-messages-before-ukraine-crisis-talks-in-paris Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:18:20 +0100 putin-sends-mixed-messages-before-ukraine-crisis-talks-in-paris Yoko Ono, the Japanese artist and widow of John Lennon, on Thursday won a prestigious German prize "for her lasting artistic and peace-promoting political work. https://www.thelocal.de/20131018/52459 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0200 52459 Revolt in Egypt and the implications for the stalled Middle East peace process are set to be key talking points for top defence officials at the Munich Security Conference in Germany starting Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110202/32821 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:26:00 +0100 32821 Tens of thousands of demonstrators joined the traditional Easter Marches over the long weekend to protest the war in Afghanistan, nuclear arms and weapons exports. https://www.thelocal.de/20100405/26343 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:52:00 +0200 26343 A joint meeting in Berlin of the German and Israeli cabinets planned for Monday has been postponed because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a viral infection, his office said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091130/23609 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:16:00 +0100 23609 The German and Israeli cabinets will hold their first joint-meeting on German soil in Berlin on Monday, signalling deeper reconciliation between the two countries 65 years after the Holocaust. https://www.thelocal.de/20091129/23597 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:45:00 +0100 23597 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday welcomed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama, calling it an "incentive to the president and to us all" to do more for peace. https://www.thelocal.de/20091009/22459 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:56:00 +0200 22459