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German and Austrian Ministers Cancel Syria Trip Over Terror Threat

German and Austrian Ministers Cancel Syria Trip Over Terror Threat

Thu 27 Mar 2025 08:23 CET

Germany: The Military Should be Allowed to Shoot Down Drones

Germany: The Military Should be Allowed to Shoot Down Drones

Wed 15 Jan 2025 14:06 CET

German military is to be allowed to shoot down suspected drones, according to a new bill. The announcement comes after several drones have been spotted near military facilities in Bavaria

Violent New Year's celebrations in Germany condemned

Violent New Year's celebrations in Germany condemned

Wed 1 Jan 2025 17:43 CET

The German government condemns the violence in, among other places, Berlin on New Year's Eve after police were attacked and hundreds of people were arrested.

Germany's President: A Dark Shadow Over Christmas

Germany's President: A Dark Shadow Over Christmas

Tue 24 Dec 2024 01:08 CET

Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that a "dark shadow" has fallen over Christmas after the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday.

Suspected of Car Attack, Previously Convicted of Threats

Suspected of Car Attack, Previously Convicted of Threats

Sun 22 Dec 2024 10:40 CET

The man suspected of killing five people when he drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, has been arrested, according to German Focus. As early as 2013, he was fined for threatening to carry out an attack, according to Spiegel

Two dead after attack on German Christmas market

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Two dead after attack on German Christmas market

Fri 20 Dec 2024 20:05 CET

Two people have been killed after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg shortly after 7 pm on Friday evening. According to the city's mayor, 70 are injured, of which 15 are seriously injured, reports TV channel MDR

Asylum Processing Paused After Regime's Fall

Asylum Processing Paused After Regime's Fall

Mon 9 Dec 2024 14:50 CET

Germany, Denmark and several other countries in Europe are pausing their asylum processing of Syrians following the regime's fall.

Left-wing extremist arrested – attacked neo-Nazis

Left-wing extremist arrested – attacked neo-Nazis

Sat 9 Nov 2024 17:38 CET

A German left-wing extremist, who has been sought by police for several years, has been arrested. The man is, according to federal prosecutors, suspected of having attacked right-wing extremists in both Germany and in Hungary

German border controls in place

German border controls in place

Mon 16 Sept 2024 11:38 CEST

Germany introduces border controls – is Schengen under threat?

Germany introduces border controls – is Schengen under threat?

Thu 12 Sept 2024 06:05 CEST

Germany's announced border controls are causing tremors in what has been hailed as the EU's greatest creation. Now, concern is growing for the Schengen Area's free movement – and its very existence

Germany introduces more temporary border controls

Germany introduces more temporary border controls

Mon 9 Sept 2024 17:40 CEST

Germany introduces security laws after knife attack

Germany introduces security laws after knife attack

Thu 29 Aug 2024 17:07 CEST

The Swedish government is preparing a comprehensive proposal on sharpened laws after the knife attacks in Solna City last week.

German ban on right-wing extremist newspaper lifted

German ban on right-wing extremist newspaper lifted

Wed 14 Aug 2024 19:42 CEST

The German administrative court lifts the temporary ban on the right-wing extremist magazine Compact. It was Interior Minister Nancy Faeser who issued a publication ban in mid-July

German used pro-Palestinian phrase – gets fined

German used pro-Palestinian phrase – gets fined

Tue 6 Aug 2024 19:10 CEST

A court in Berlin has sentenced a woman in her 20s to pay a fine equivalent to approximately 6,900 kronor after using the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" during a protest.

German ban on right-wing extremist magazine

German ban on right-wing extremist magazine

Tue 16 Jul 2024 10:19 CEST

Germany stops Huawei

Germany stops Huawei

Thu 11 Jul 2024 10:45 CEST

Erdogan shows up at the Olympic Stadium

Erdogan shows up at the Olympic Stadium

Sat 6 Jul 2024 21:12 CEST

Merih Demir's goal celebration in the round of 16 became high politics. Now, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in place at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin to watch the European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands

Banned for the "Wolf Gesture" - Anger in Turkey

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Banned for the "Wolf Gesture" - Anger in Turkey

Fri 5 Jul 2024 12:47 CEST

Merih Demiral is banned for two matches after making the controversial "wolf gesture" during the European Championship in Germany. The centre-back will therefore miss Turkey's quarter-final against the Netherlands in Berlin – a meeting seen as a high-risk match by the police

The Turkish "Wolf Gesture" has a Bloody History

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The Turkish "Wolf Gesture" has a Bloody History

Thu 4 Jul 2024 14:39 CEST

With his fingers, Turkey's goal hero formed two wolves and the European Championship in Germany was transformed into high politics. The gesture has a connection to a right-wing extremist movement with a bloody history

Goal celebration becomes major politics – Erdogan to Berlin

Goal celebration becomes major politics – Erdogan to Berlin

Thu 4 Jul 2024 07:46 CEST

The Turkish central defender Merih Demiral's goal celebration during the European Championship in Germany has become a major political issue. The countries have summoned their ambassadors for meetings and at Saturday's quarterfinal against the Netherlands, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sitting in the stands

Wants to deport Afghans – via third country

Wants to deport Afghans – via third country

Wed 19 Jun 2024 13:35 CEST

Germany wants to deport convicted criminals to the Taliban's Afghanistan – with another country as an intermediary.

Scholz opens up to deportations to Afghanistan

Scholz opens up to deportations to Afghanistan

Thu 6 Jun 2024 19:41 CEST

Germany's federal chancellor Olaf Scholz opens up the possibility that the country can deport convicted serious criminals to Afghanistan and Syria.

Germany considers deportations to Afghanistan

Germany considers deportations to Afghanistan

Tue 4 Jun 2024 18:40 CEST

Germany is considering allowing deportations to Afghanistan after an Afghan asylum seeker killed a policeman and injured five others.