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            <title><![CDATA[World leaders and royals gather in Oslo for King Harald’s funeral]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prime ministers and presidents, princes and national team captains, queens and bishops - the guest list for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V includes many famous and high-ranking names.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany receives Syria's Islamist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:58:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Author pardoned after German initiative]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has landed in Germany. He was pardoned by Algeria after being imprisoned for a year – after Germany promised to guarantee him medical care.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:35:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz Elected German Chancellor, Celebrates with Cabinet Meeting and Beer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's new Chancellor, after the fiasco when he did not get enough votes in a first ballot. What a day it has been, says Merz who later in the evening can look forward to both a cabinet meeting and a well-chilled beer.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 08:11:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Francis Funeral Today: Global Leaders Gather in Rome]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rome stands still and the world's eyes are fixed on the Vatican. Today, Pope Francis is being buried. In attendance are royalty, tens of thousands of mourners – and a long list of the world's most powerful leaders. However, for some, the pomp leaves a bitter aftertaste.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 03:45:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Francis' Funeral Set for Saturday at St. Peter's Square]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Catholic world is in mourning after Pope Francis' passing – but there is no time for rest. The funeral will be held on Saturday at St. Peter's Square, the Vatican's cardinals have decided. The Pope's final moment is described as painless.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:53:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany's Major Loans Drive Up Interest Rates Across Europe]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Long interest rates have already begun to rise in the wake of Germany's financial policy U-turn, which opens up for giant loans to defense and infrastructure. Inflation – also in Sweden – can in the long run also be pushed upwards.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany: The Trump Administration Has No Respect for Rules]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two-year-old seriously injured - Islamist motive investigated]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 36 people were injured in the attack in central Munich on Thursday, where a car drove into a crowd. Several have serious injuries, the police announced at a press conference. Among the injured is a two-year-old girl. The man has admitted that he intentionally drove into the people.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:08:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Federal Diet Dissolved – New Election in Germany]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the federal parliament and announces new elections on February 23.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany's President: A Dark Shadow Over Christmas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[German Re-election after Scholz Loses Confidence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany's Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost, as expected, a confidence vote in parliament. The Christian Democrats are the favorite in the new election expected in February.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five years after the fire: Notre Dame reopens now]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It has taken over five years, but now the fire-ravaged Paris Cathedral Notre Dame is ready to reopen its doors. At Saturday's grand ceremony, celebrity guests will attend – including the incoming President of the USA.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 11:38:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Doomsday for Scholz set - election on February 23]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany is heading for new elections on February 23 if Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government falls in a confidence vote in December. This confirms President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to German media.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:51:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scholz Opens Up for Talks on New Elections]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany's Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz opens up for discussions on when new elections can be held. The timeframe must be discussed as soon as possible, he says to journalists at the ongoing EU summit in Budapest.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:54:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden to Berlin for talks on Ukraine]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:41:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany's President: Never Forget the Harm of Hatred]]></title>
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