Berliner Volks-Zeitung - News from Berlin and the world for the people

Berlin -

IN THE NEWS

At Jerusalem meet, Netanyahu warns of rising anti-Semitism

At Jerusalem meet, Netanyahu warns of rising anti-Semitism

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday warned "the fate of free societies" was linked to their fight against anti-Semitism, at a conference in Jerusalem, where the attendance of far-right European politicians has divided the international Jewish community.

Read more
Trump's auto tariffs spark global outcry as price hikes loom

Trump's auto tariffs spark global outcry as price hikes loom

World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, vowing retaliation as trade tensions intensify and price hikes appear on the horizon.

Read more
Brothers in arms as Marc Marquez chases treble in Texas

Brothers in arms as Marc Marquez chases treble in Texas

Marc and Alex Marquez, who have turned the 2025 MotoGP world championship into a family monopoly, aim to extend their domination at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas this weekend.

Read more
Argentina seeking $20 billion IMF loan

Argentina seeking $20 billion IMF loan

Argentina has sought a $20 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the country's economy minister said Thursday, as the government struggles to hold on to foreign reserves while propping up an ailing currency.

Read more
Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures

Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures

Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.

Read more
Convalescing Pope Francis aims to give Easter blessing: Vatican

Convalescing Pope Francis aims to give Easter blessing: Vatican

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the Vatican indicated Thursday, without specifying whether he would lead other celebrations.

Read more
Arctic sea ice hits lowest peak in satellite record, says US agency

Arctic sea ice hits lowest peak in satellite record, says US agency

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Thursday, as the planet continues to swelter under the mounting effects of human-driven climate change.

Read more
BBC launches survey on its future ahead of funding review

BBC launches survey on its future ahead of funding review

The BBC launched a UK-wide poll on Thursday asking audiences for their views on its future, as the cash-strapped British public broadcaster braces for a funding review.

Read more
Russian Paralympian stripped of 2014 Sochi medals for doping breach

Russian Paralympian stripped of 2014 Sochi medals for doping breach

Russian Paralympian Nikolay Polukhin has been stripped of the medals he won at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi for violating anti-doping rules, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Thursday.

Read more
Sudan paramilitaries vow 'no surrender' after Khartoum reverses

Sudan paramilitaries vow 'no surrender' after Khartoum reverses

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces vowed on Thursday there would be "no retreat and no surrender" and said they had "repositioned" forces, after rival army troops recaptured nearly all of central Khartoum.

Read more