International from Wednesday, May 28th, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Berlin on Wednesday for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, his office said, part of a diplomatic drive to end the war in Ukraine, Europe's deadliest since World War Two.

President Donald Trump's administration has ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student visa applicants as the State Department prepares to expand social media vetting of foreign students.

Germany's foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, threatened unspecified measures against Israel on Tuesday and said Berlin would not export weapons used to break humanitarian law.