Germany’s economy minister said he believed the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline can go ahead while preserving Ukraine’s vital interests, but that Berlin is also in talks to diversify its energy supply with liquefied natural gas.

German police commandos stormed a hijacked double-decker bus in Berlin today, ending a four-and-a-half hour hostage drama.

Two masked men robbed a Berlin bank today before at least one of them took passengers on a city bus hostage, German police said.

A city bus was hijacked today following a bank robbery in Berlin, German police said.