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'We mourn with you': Germany marks devastating floods that killed 180

“There are hardly words that can begin to describe what the events on the night of July 14-15 felt like for me," Renate Steffes, a resident of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, said.

28/08/2021

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Germany: Ramstein airbase becomes a tent city

Since last week, grey military planes have been bringing back hundreds of people every flight who have fled the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan.

27/08/2021

Germany

'A matter of honour': US base in Germany rallies to help Afghans

The large US military base in western Germany has been transformed into a huge transit camp for Afghan evacuees.

27/08/2021

Germany

German election polls: Who is leading the race to replace Merkel?

It's exactly a month until Germany's pivotal election.

26/08/2021

Germany

'Window of opportunity for evacuations is closing': German minister

Berlin's efforts to bring nationals home along with Afghans who supported Germany may soon come to an end.

26/08/2021

Germany

Leopard attacks model during photoshoot in Germany

The 36-year-old photo model has not been named, but authorities are investigating the leopard's owner and the conditions in which such animals are kept.

26/08/2021

Germany

Nord Stream 2 pipeline must follow EU rules, says German court

The operator of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline has failed in its bid to be exempted from certain EU rules.

25/08/2021

Europe Decoded

'Misleading' ballot box claims appear online ahead of German election

Multiple videos have been shared on social media ahead of next month's elections in Germany, claiming to show the ballot boxes can be broken into. The German state electoral commission says the clips are "misleading".

25/08/2021

Germany

German parliament to hold discussion on migration and relief plans

As the countdown begins for next month's general election, German lawmakers will discuss issues such as the migrant crisis and natural disasters that are dominating the election campaign

25/08/2021

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US Germany base transformed in evacuee hub

Child evacuees from Afghanistan were on Tuesday entertained by U.S. soldiers at an air base in Germany where they are currently being hosted.

25/08/2021

Germany

Germany's Merkel vows party will fight as polls worsen

Merkel's Union bloc has been sagging in polls for weeks.

24/08/2021

Germany

Germany: SPD ahead of Merkel's CDU in polls for first time in 15 years

The change comes just a month before the country's federal election.

24/08/2021

Germany

Seven people treated after a suspected poisoning in Germany

“We are shocked by the apparent crime that took place at our university,” the university's president, Tanja Bruehl, said in a statement.

24/08/2021

Germany

Merkel's CDU kicks off election campaign amid falling poll numbers

Angela Merkel has led Germany for the past 16 years and now is campaigning for the person she hopes will become her successor.

21/08/2021

Germany

Merkel tells Putin: Germany will 'stay on the case' over Navalny

The German Chancellor met the Russian President in Moscow on the first anniversary of the Kremlin critic's poisoning.

20/08/2021

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Environmentalists protest against German government’s climate policies

Global environment movement Extinction Rebellion blocked roads in Berlin leading to the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture building as demonstrators carried banners and placards that read: "Prioritize climate," "Protect our Earth, "One planet, one chance"

19/08/2021

Germany

‘Priests bless guinea pigs’: Vatican’s same-sex unions stance slammed

"This bothers and annoys me," said Germany's health minister Jens Spahn. "But it does not lead to me turning away from my belief or the church."

18/08/2021

Germany

Criticism as German plane leaves Kabul with just seven people on board

Just seven people were on board the A-400M aircraft -- which could take up to 150 people -- as it left Kabul on Monday night.

17/08/2021

Germany

One dead, one missing after flood sweeps away bridge in Germany

Rescuers are still searching for a missing person after a sudden flood swept away a bridge into a river in Bavaria's Valley of Hell, killing one woman.

16/08/2021

Germany

‘Der Bomber’: German World Cup hero Gerd Muller dies aged 75

Gerd Muller, who took Bayern Munich and the West Germany national team to the top of the footballing world in the 1970s, has died aged 75.

15/08/2021

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Elvis Presley fans celebrate in German city where he lived

Every year, the German town of Bad Nauheim, where Elvis Presley lived during his military service, hosts a festival dedicated to the King that brings together thousands of fans, most of them dressed in 1950s fashion.

15/08/2021

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Hundreds march through Frankfurt financial sector for climate

Several hundred people joined a climate march through Frankfurt, walking past the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters with the intent of challenging the role the financial sector plays in climate change.

13/08/2021

Tech News

A new app is bringing Cold War-era Berlin to life

60 years after the Berlin Wall divided the city, a new app aims to give history buffs an immersive experience of this pivotal moment in the Cold War era.

13/08/2021

Germany

German nurse suspected of giving saline solution instead of COVID jab

Police fear that more than 8,500 people could have been affected by the scandal.

11/08/2021

Germany

Germany's parties kick-off their campaigns ahead of pivotal election

The vote on Sunday, September 26 will determine who will take over from Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is stepping down after 16 years in office.

11/08/2021

Germany

German railway workers begin two-day nationwide strike

Travellers have been warned to expect disruption after the GDL union which represents railway workers announced a two-day nationwide strike.

11/08/2021