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 Germany said on Wednesday it could not rule out Russian President Vladimir Putin would take part in a future round of talks over conflict-torn eastern Ukraine after speculation that Western leaders were snubbing him. https://www.thelocal.de/20150819/putin-may-join-future-ukraine-talks-germany Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:31:26 +0200 putin-may-join-future-ukraine-talks-germany Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150427/mh17-ukraine-russia-government-knew-of-threat-to-ukraine-flights Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:23:07 +0200 mh17-ukraine-russia-government-knew-of-threat-to-ukraine-flights Leftist Colombian rebels holding two Germans hostage have asked their families for information about the pair, a statement said Monday, suggesting they may be preparing to release them. https://www.thelocal.de/20130212/47907 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:43:00 +0100 47907 Kurdish rebels confirmed they had kidnapped three Germans on a climbing trip in eastern Turkey, the pro-Kurdish Firat news agency reported Thursday. They called on Germany to end its "hostile policies" against the Kurdish people. https://www.thelocal.de/20080710/12993 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:58:00 +0200 12993