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Who is Nick Woltemade? The 23-year-old striker, who has been nicknamed the “two-meter Messi-Musiala” by Stuttgart fans, has burst onto the scene in the last year. The combination of his size and skill as a striker makes for a rare player type in the modern era, which is perhaps part of the reason why there has been such interest in a forward who only really started playing regular Bundesliga football last season. Woltemade scored 17 goals in all competitions last time out, including a goal in the German Cup final that helped the Bundesliga club win the trophy. His performance…

An appeals court in Washington, DC, ruled on Friday that the sweeping tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump are largely unconstitutional. “The statute bestows significant authority on the President to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax,” the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. In its 7-4 ruling, the court, however, also said the tariffs could remain in place until October 14 to allow the government to appeal the ruling to the…

US President Donald Trump cancelled $4.9 billion (€4.2 billion) of congressionally approved foreign aid funding, the White House announced on Friday, adding that the president would “put AMERICA FIRST!” In a letter, Trump informed House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson that funding would be withheld for 15 international programs. Democratic Party lawmakers opposed to the foreign aid cuts said Trump’s decision raises the likelihood of a federal shutdown later in the year. Trump bypasses Congress The US Constitution grants Congress the power to allocate spending and requires the White House to get congressional approval if it does not wish to fund government operations.…

One day in February this year, 30-year-old advertising copywriter Yanni Gentsch was out jogging alone in a park in Cologne. Looking behind, she noticed a cyclist following her and filming her backside with his smartphone. Gentsch confronted the man and forced him to delete the footage. She in turn took out her smartphone and filmed the perpetrator. Her own footage shows that this voyeur appears overwhelmed by her determination to hold him accountable. He stammers excuses and claims that “nothing happened,” while ultimately blaming her. “Why are you wearing pants like that?” he said in an attempt to blame the victim. Gentsch responded with a simple…

For years, Donald Trump has railed against the Federal Reserve, routinely criticizing and threatening its chair Jerome Powell and demanding he get his own way on interest rates. However, his declaration on Monday night that he would remove the US central bank’s governor Lisa Cook from office with “immediate effect” took things to a new level. Experts say the move is unprecedented and represents the most serious threat to the Fed since it became independent almost three quarters of a century ago. The move comes after a sustained campaign of pressure on Powell from Trump, when he has been demanding…

North America is a completely different sporting environment from Europe – a fact that hasn’t been lost on the continent’s newest superstar, Thomas Müller of the Vancouver Whitecaps. “Here in North America, I know that the playoffs are much more important than the regular season, so we are hoping we can get on a run of form at just the right time and once again electrify the soccer fans of Vancouver,” Müller told DW in a media roundtable this week. The “once again” referred to 1979, the last time the Whitecaps were North American champions. On the pitch, he could…

It’s the most expensive single defense project in Europe, with a projected cost of at least €100 billion ($116.6 billion). From 2040, the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) aims to combine a new European fighter jet with fleets of drones controlled via a European defense cloud. “It’s more like a flying combat system,” Christian Mölling, a German security expert, told DW. The goal is to reduce European dependence on the United States and the F-35 fighter jets, equipped with stealth technology, that the US produces. However, the two companies involved — Dassault in France, and Airbus in Germany and Spain —…

The US tariff exemption for low-value items shipped from abroad has ended. That means that all goods sent to the United States now attract tariffs as of Friday at 12.01 a.m (0401 UTC/GMT). For the next six months, postal service shippers can opt to pay a flat duty of $80 to $200 per package depending on the country of origin, Trump administration officials said. The de minimis exemption, which allowed items worth $800 or less to be shipped to the US duty free, had been in place since 1938. The number of de minimis packages entering the US skyrocketed from 140…

The German classic fast food snack, Currywurst, or curry sausage, has been a staple in the city of Hamburg for decades, and is often washed down with a local Astra beer. Now the Astra St Pauli Brewery, located in Hamburg’s heartland near the Reeperbahn entertainment disctrict, has teamed up with Hela, which produces a legendary spiced curry ketchup, to reinvent a popular neighborhood classic. Adding the Hela curry mixture to a classic 6.5% alcohol Astra beer, the so-called “Currydurst” (Currythirst) was born as a homage to street food culture in Hamburg. Brimming with the spicy, slightly smokey flavour that marks the…

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a state visit to the US in June 2023, the pomp and pageantry reflected how keen the US side was to promote the countries’ strong ties. “I’ve long believed that the relationship between the United States and India will be one of the defining relationships of the 21st century,” said then-President Joe Biden when welcoming Modi. When Modi returned to the White House earlier this year to meet the newly elected Donald Trump, there was less pageantry but still considerable warmth and much talk of deal-making. Six months later, the situation has changed dramatically.…