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Germany will remain part of NATO's nuclear sharing agreement under its new government, according to a coalition deal agreed on Wednesday, a move that will prevent a rift in the Western military alliance at a time of rising tensions with Russia.

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats, who are negotiating to form a new government, have agreed to commit to a coal phase-out by 2030 in a coalition deal, sources involved in the talks told Reuters on Tuesday.

By Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens urged activist groups to lobby their would-be government coalition partners to accept stronger climate protection measures, after supporters of the party expressed dismay that a draft deal did not go far enough. In the undated letter, seen by Reuters, the party's leaders admitted they had failed to win enough commitments from their Social Democrat (SPD) and liberal (FDP) partners and asked the activist groups, including WWF Germany, to help put their case. The leaders noted in particular a need to strengthen legislation to ensure that missed...

Turkey last week became the last country in the G20 to ratify the Paris accord, after demanding for years that it must first be re-classified as a developing country...

Germany is planning to ease the pressure on consumers from rising energy bills by cutting the surcharge which helps fund renewable energy investment by 43% next year, industry and government sources told Reuters on Thursday.