Spies from Germany’s foreign intelligence agency will be given powers to attack and sabotage enemies of the state, as Berlin toughens up its security posture. Since its founding in 1956 in West Germany, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) has only been permitted to gather and analyse intelligence. But a new law, drawn up by chancellor…
Germany needs to think long term and come up with a strategic vision to revive mutual trust with China following a series of diplomatic “bumps” this year, according to international relations observers. The relationship faced a setback last month when German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul postponed his first trip to China. A German foreign ministry…
Jian Guo was sentenced to four years and nine months on Tuesday, according to the news agency dpa. The Higher Regional Court of Dresden found the former aide to Maximilian Krah, a controversial but high-profile member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, guilty of passing information about parliamentary negotiations and decisions to contacts in…