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Mercedes-Benz Appoints New Head Of Van Sales, Marketing
Mercedes-Benz USA has appointed Jee-Seop Kim as head of sales and marketing, Mercedes-Benz Vans North America. He succeeds Heike Scheuble, who will retire from Mercedes-Benz on Sept. 2 after more than four decades with the brand. Kim, who is...

German Chancellor Merz prepares for delicate talks with Trump
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet US President Donald Trump Thursday, hoping to build a personal relationship despite discord over Ukraine and the threat of a trade war. A month into his job, conservative Merz, 69, is a staunch...

Watch: President Trump Welcomes Germany’s New Leader Friedrich Merz to Oval Office
Merz arrives at White House for high-stakes Oval Office talk with President Donald Trump in the same format as recent clashes with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa. Update 12:40 ET — Trump dings Elon...

Former BJD MP Pinaki Mishra marries TMC MP Mahua Moitra in Germany
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has married senior advocate and former BJD MP Pinaki Misra in Germany, according to reports. Mahua Moitra tweeted a picture featuring her cutting a cake with Mishra, with a caption “Thank you...

Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to Messi chants from Germany crowd during Portugal's 2-1 win in Nations League SF comes to light
Cristiano Ronaldo danced along to Lionel Messi chants from the stands during Portugal's 2-1 win over Germany in the UEFA Nations League semi-final on Wednesday, May 4, at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz broke...

Trump says his bromance with Elon Musk is OVER after ex-first buddy launches full-on social media war tearing him down
By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM AT THE WHITE HOUSE Published: 12:15 EDT, 5 June 2025 | Updated: 12:27 EDT, 5 June 2025 President Donald Trump floated that his bromance with Elon Musk was over after the former 'first...

Germany's Merz heads for delicate talks with Trump
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, hoping to build a personal relationship despite discord over Ukraine and the threat of a trade war. A month into his job, the conservative Merz, 69, is a...
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TMC’s Mahua Moitra marries Pinaki Misra in Germany. Who is he?
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has tied the knot with Pinaki Misra, a senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader in Germany. A photo of the couple smiling and holding hands has gone viral. Notably, Pinaki Misra started his political career with...

Ex-German Intel Chief Accuses Government of Weaponizing Spy Agency Against Populist Opposition
Hans-Georg Maaßen warns of growing trend in Europe to suppress right-wing parties using intelligence services and political lawfare. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The former head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the...

Media Moves: eNCA launches ‘The People’s Court’ hosted by Nqaba Mabece, VML South Africa announces new SA data lead, Astron Energy official fuel sponsor of the 2025 Comrades Marathon
The Media Online’s weekly round up of people, account and business moves in media. This week’s BIG move: eNCA launches ‘The People’s Court’ hosted by Nqaba Mabece eNCA has launched The People’s Court, a new debate show that tackles the nation’s...

BJD’s Pinaki Misra Reportedly Marries TMC’s Mahua Moitra; Couple’s Photo Surfaces On Social Media
Puri: Senior BJD leader and former Puri MP Pinaki Misra reportedly married TMC MP Mahua Moitra in a low-key manner in Germany. The 65-year-old Supreme Court lawyer had tied the knot on May 30 in a private ceremony. The newlywed couple is...

Mercedes-Benz Appoints New Head Of Van Marketing
Mercedes-Benz USA has appointed Jee-Seop Kim as head of sales and marketing, Mercedes-Benz Vans North America. He succeeds Heike Scheuble, who will retire from Mercedes-Benz on Sept. 2 after more than four decades with the brand. Kim, who is...

The New Arab, over 120 organisations call for Gaza media access
The New Arab has joined over 120 international media organisations in an open letter calling for full access to the Gaza Strip to report on Israel’s war. The open letter has been coordinated by the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent...
Kimmich marks 100th cap with emotional surprise, but Germany fall to Portugal
by Oliver Trust BERLIN, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Germany captain Joshua Kimmich was visibly moved as he stepped onto the pitch for his 100th international appearance - and spotted a familiar face among the player escorts. The 30-year-old Bayern Munich...

Trump and Xi held phone call on Thursday, Chinese state media reports
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping by telephone on Thursday, the state-owned Xinhua news agency...

Top news of the day: Karnataka High Court seeks Bengaluru stampede report by June 10; Calcutta High Court grants interim bail to social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli, and more
Karnataka High Court directs State Government to file status report over Bengaluru stampede by June 10 The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (June 5, 2025) directed the State Government to file a status report on the stampede outside the cricket...

Left-wing German MP Expelled From Bundestag Over ‘Palestine’ Shirt
German MP Cansin Köktürk, from the left-wing party Die Linke, was expelled from the Bundestag chamber on Wednesday, June 4, for wearing a shirt with the word “Palestine” on it. The President of the Parliament, Julia Klöckner, of the governing...

Trump Set to Square Off With New German Chancellor Merz on Trade, Ukraine
President Donald Trump will meet Thursday with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time since Merz swept into power vowing to distance Germany from the United States. The centrist conservative German leader won an election in...

Violent Turbulence Hits Ryanair Flight In Germany Prompting Emergency Landing, 9 Injured
Last Updated:June 05, 2025, 17:24 IST The flight from Berlin landed safely in Memmingen, about 115 km (70 miles) west of Munich, after bad weather prompted the pilot to initiate the emergency landing Among the injured were a woman who sustained a...

Bi-weekly report on billionaires: Tech guru saves media mogul’s mansion
Scott Farquhar The tech billionaire Scott Farquhar, 37, has bought a Sydney waterfront mansion for an Australian record, 75 million Australian dollars (Dh204.5m), after the owner resisted selling the 1863-built home to developers. The co-founder...