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News | Diplomacy

April 8th, 2026

Diplomacy: Wang Yi travels to North Korea

According to North Korean state media, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Pyongyang on Thursday for a two-day visit.

By Amelie Richter

News | Medicine

April 8th, 2026

Medical technology: Beijing wants to become a global hub through AI

Beijing is pushing the use of AI in healthcare. A new action plan is intended to accelerate innovation from drug discovery to clinical application.

By Yi Ling Pan

News | Car industry

April 8th, 2026

New Opel SUV: Stellantis considers cooperation with Leapmotor

Opel may soon rely on technology from China. A possible partnership could significantly reduce development time and costs.

By Julia Fiedler

News | Vietnam

April 8th, 2026

Vietnam: What Tô Lâm’s power centralization means for German companies

Vietnam’s consolidation of power in the offices of party chief and state president strengthens centralized decision-making and accelerates state action. For international companies, that creates opportunities – but also uncertainty.

By Amelie Richter

News | Energy

April 8th, 2026

India: Major projects approved on the Brahmaputra River

India is financing two major hydropower plants on the strategically important Brahmaputra River. The investments, worth more than $4 billion, are intended to meet growing energy demand and strengthen regional development along the border with China.

By Amelie Richter

News | Iran

April 8th, 2026

Last-minute deal: US and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire

The United States and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire, effective immediately. Further talks are due to take place in Islamabad on Friday.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

News | German Armed Forces Association

April 8th, 2026

Chair of the Bundeswehr Association calls for mandatory reserve duty

The head of the German Armed Forces Association wants to abolish the "double voluntarism" principle and has received support for this from the Union.

By Wilhelmine Stenglin

News | Defense industry

April 8th, 2026

DIHK Special Survey: Defense companies have better business prospects

For many companies, the defense industry is becoming a stable business area. While defense contractors and suppliers have positive expectations for the coming twelve months, other sectors are significantly more pessimistic.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

News | Military service

April 8th, 2026

Military Service: Ministry of Defense to allow men of military age to take long trips abroad

An exemption from the permit requirement could be issued by administrative regulation as early as this week.

By Redaktion Table

The trial for the masks case begins at the Supreme Court The businessman Víctor de Aldama on his arrival at the Supreme Court, on April 7, 2026, in Madrid Spain The former minister José Luis Ábalos, his former advisor Koldo García and the businessman Víctor de Aldama sit from today in the dock of the Supreme Court for alleged irregularities in the contracts of masks awarded from the Ministry of Transport during the pandemic Both Ábalos and Koldo are in provisional detention since last November 27 and plead not guilty, assuring in their defense briefs that they did not commit any crime, however, Anticorruption alleges that Ábalos, Koldo and Aldama agreed to take advantage of the position of the then minister since June 2018 to favor , in ex Copyright: xEduardoxParrax 7419353

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April 8th, 2026

Spain: First major corruption case of the Sánchez era goes to trial

The first major corruption case under Pedro Sánchez’s tenure has gone to court. The trial of former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, once a close confidant of Sánchez, began on Tuesday. The case involves several ministries and government agencies.

By Isabel Cuesta