German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit, his second since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour nearly three years ago, public broadcaster ZDF reported on Monday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Kiev for the first time in two and a half years for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a visit which had not been previously announced for security reasons.

Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers will participate in warning strikes at plants across Germany on Monday, labor union IG Metall said, marking the worst walkouts at the carmaker’s domestic operations since 2018.

Volkswagen workers will go on warning strikes on Monday at plants across Germany, labour union IG Metall said, marking the first large-scale walkouts at Volkswagen's domestic operations since 2018. The start of the strikes represents a further escalation of a dispute between Europe's top carmaker and its workers over mass layoffs,

German police say 79 people were injured after violence between rival fans following a regional league game on Saturday.

Fans of German sides FC Carl Zeiss Jena and BSG Chemie Leipzig clashed after a fourth-tier match which resulted in 79 injuries, the clubs said on Sunday.