Israel has rejected the EU Commission's plans for sanctions against the country. In a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday that suspending certain trade advantages because of Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip was "disproportionate" and "unprecedented". The EU Commission plans to present concrete proposals for sanctions on Wednesday. However, the EU is deeply divided on how to deal with Israel and it is questionable whether there will be a majority in favour. A spokeswoman said that one of the measures under consideration was...

The German airline Lufthansa has found a new chairman for its supervisory board. Johannes Teyssen, long-time CEO of German electric utility EON, will head the supervisory board from next year, the airline announced in Frankfurt on Tuesday. The manager is to be nominated for election to the supervisory board at Lufthansa's annual general meeting on May 12 next year and then be elected to head the supervisory board. Teyssen is to succeed Karl-Ludwig Kley, who has been chief supervisor of Europe's largest airline group since 2017. Kley, who was formerly Lufthansa's chief financial officer and CEO...

The German airline Lufthansa has found a new chairman for its supervisory board. Johannes Teyssen, long-time CEO of German electric utility EON, will head the supervisory board from next year, the airline announced in Frankfurt on Tuesday. The manager is to be nominated for election to the supervisory board at Lufthansa's annual general meeting on May 12 next year and then be elected to head the supervisory board. Teyssen is to succeed Karl-Ludwig Kley, who has been chief supervisor of Europe's largest airline group since 2017. Kley, who was formerly Lufthansa's chief financial officer and CEO...

Four female authors and two men have been shortlisted for this year's German Book Prize. The shortlist includes Dorothee Elmiger's "Die Holländerinnen" ("The Dutch Women"), Kaleb Erdmann's "Die Ausweichschule" ("The Alternative School") and Jehona Kicaj's "ë" as well as "Haus zur Sonne" ("House Towards the Sun") by Thomas Melle, "Am Samstag gehen die Mädchen in den Wald und jagen Sachen in die Luft" ("On Saturday, the girls go into the forest and blow things up") by Fiona Sironic and lastly "Wachs" ("Wax") by Christine Wunnicke. Jury spokeswoman Laura de Weck said that it is no coincidence tha...

Kash Patel has come "under fire" from the top President Donald Trump officials as it is revealed A.G. Pam Bondi "can't stand him." Earlier in the week, it was reported former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will be sworn into a new role with Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino amid Patel backlash, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Tension Around Kash It was reported in August President Trump planned to appoint Bailey to share the role of second-in-command at the FBI amid the never-ending tension over the Jeffrey Epstein files. The drastic change also comes at a time Patel is under fire over rece...