Grant for an estimated 800,000 electric vehicles.Image: keystone The new funding bonus for electric cars is coming. Who can benefit from it and which cars it applies to. January 19, 2026, 11:20January 19, 2026, 11:30 a.m Christopher Clausen / t-online An article by Anyone who buys or leases an electric car in Germany will in […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The Kremlin has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, and that Moscow is studying the proposal and […]
Continue Reading“It’s clear that a line has been drawn and enough is enough,” said one diplomat with knowledge of Sunday’s talks. “But at the moment we are discussing options — if Trump’s tariffs are imposed, then then we will be discussing not what options there are but which options to use.” The €93 billion in retaliatory […]
Continue ReadingRebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Kevin ChurchScience team Watch: Timelapse shows Nasa rocket’s 12-hour journey to launch pad Nasa’s mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. Over almost 12 hours, […]
Continue ReadingAt least five people have been killed and dozens more injured after two high-speed trains derailed following a collision in southern Spain on Sunday evening. The accident happened near the town of Adamuz, close to the city of Cordoba, when a high-speed train travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed and crashed onto a neighbouring track, […]
Continue ReadingThe ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, a U.S. ally against the Islamic State, came after the group lost much of its territory in a weekend of clashes.
Continue ReadingThe German military reconnaissance team that arrived in Greenland on Friday is on its way back after a 44-hour deployment on the Arctic island, Bild newspaper reported on Sunday. The team of 15 was due to board a flight from the capital of Nuuk at midday, according to the German newspaper, which said the soldiers […]
Continue ReadingSouth Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the northern part of the country, damaged thousands of homes and washed away roads and bridges. The declaration was made by the head of the National Disaster Management Center and announced by the government. […]
Continue ReadingJan 18, 2026, 3:37 p.mJanuary 18, 2026, 4:15 p.m Severe forest fires in central Chile have killed over a dozen people. At least 14 deaths were registered in the town of Penco, mayor Rodrigo Vera said on the radio station Bío Bío, citing the police. The Interior Ministry had previously spoken of two deaths. At […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of people in Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine were left without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there. Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of Ukraine’s energy grid in overnight attacks that killed at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials. More than 200,000 households in the Russian-held part of […]
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