Small plane crashes into a home in Germany, leaving 1 dead

BERLIN (AP) – At least one person died and a second one appeared to be missing after a small plane crashed into a home in northern Germany on Saturday, police said.

US stocks hit records as profits keep piling up

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to records on Tuesday as profits kept piling up for companies and as oil prices eased. The S&P 500 shot up 1.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 907 points, or 1.7%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.6%.

Berlin's first drag march brings protest, pride and flamboyant celebration

BERLIN (AP) – Drag queen Sister Daphne OSPI pushed aside her pink veil, fluttered her long purple eyelashes and raised her hands to bless the crowd at Berlin’s first drag march.

Funeral honors Ukrainian student killed as she helped victims

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Hundreds of mourners dressed mostly in white walked through central Kyiv on Tuesday behind the open casket of a university student killed at the weekend by a Russian strike as she helped people wounded in an earlier attack.

German leader Merz reshuffles top posts to counter far-right advance

BERLIN (AP) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections. Merz’s presentation of an incomplete set of changes, however, raised questions and risked undermining his effort to generate new momentum.

Trump's arch could harm the integrity of Washington's historical sites

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch could disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location, according to an assessment by the National Park Service.

Russia gingerly cuts rates, caught between business complaints and inflation

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Russia’s central bank made a smaller than usual interest rate cut on Friday, a compromise move to support stagnating economic growth even as inflation fueled by war spending remains higher than the bank’s target.

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Guardian and others

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Guardian and others

Europe's central bank holds rates steady amid swings in oil prices

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday amid uncertainty about how volatile energy prices will affect inflation.