Franziska Giffey looks set to become Berlin's first female mayor after the Social Democrats

in Berlin, according to provisional results on Monday, meaning that their candidate Franziska Giffey

Berlin, the city's mayor, Franziska Giffey, said on Thursday.... The authorities have established

BERLIN( Reuters)-Germany will offer support to countries in eastern Europe, especially Poland, facing an influx of refugees after Russia invaded Ukraine, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Thursday. German media have cited estimates that between 200, 000 and a million people may flee to the European Union from Ukraine in the event of a war.... " We will offer massive support to the affected states – especially our neighbour Poland – in the event of large refugee movements," Faeser said in a

BERLIN( Reuters)-The German capital lit up the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's most famous landmark in blue and yellow, the national colours of Ukraine, on Wednesday evening in a show of unity with Kyiv as the crisis with Russia deepens.In Paris, authorities lit City Hall, seat of the mayor and local administration, in the same colours to also show their support. Berlin, which represented the front line during the Cold War until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, was sending a clear signal for a fr

We – and the world – cannot allow that freedom just to be snuffed out, ” British prime minister Boris Johnson said.“ We cannot and will not just look away, ” he added. Recommended Ukraine-Russia war: Putin’s troops ‘reach Kyiv outskirts’ What are the issues between Ukraine and Russia?... The crisis explained The Colosseum illuminated with the colours of the Ukrainian national flag( Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Earlier on Wednesday, the German capital lit up Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's most f

ADVERTISEMENT Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday.... His message resonated with a wide cross-section of voters. Mavroyiannis, who had served as Cyprus’ ambassador to the United Nations.... positioned himself as the agent of change, ushering in a new political era following a decade of rule by outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades....

Sunday's elections in Germany, set to determine who will fill Angela Merkel’s over-sized shoes after her 16-year reign as chancellor, are dominating the global discussion about German politics. But voters will be weighing in on much more than Merkel’s successor on Sunday.... If so, the law will be one of Europe’s most radical responses to gentrification and the rising cost of housing, socialising roughly 240, 000 apartments. What's the background to Berlin’s referendum?... 80-85% of Berliners