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Germany

Germany raids: Extreme right group had plan for coup d'état

Extreme right group raids in Germany had plans for coup d'état, says Haldenwang

08/12/2022

My Europe Series

How Germany's role in Europe has changed after one year of Scholz

"(Scholz) doesn’t like taking risks. He’s not really taking the lead on Ukraine; neither in domestic politics nor on the European level," one expert said.

08/12/2022

Germany

Former executives on trial in Germany's biggest post-war fraud scandal

The financial scandal cost German banks an estimated €3.1 billion in loans and writedowns.

08/12/2022

Germany

Authorities in Germany name arrested alleged members of all coup plot

German police staged nationwide raids on Wednesday and arrested 25 people suspected of belonging to a far-right "terror cell" plotting to overthrow the government and attack parliament.

07/12/2022

Germany

Germany arrests four members of suspected migrant smuggling ring

The criminal gang allegedly trafficked Middle Eastern migrants to Germany via Poland and Belarus.

07/12/2022

My Europe Series

How a year of Olaf Scholz has changed and shaped Germany

Scholz was sworn in as Germany's new chancellor on 8 December 2021.

07/12/2022

Germany

Prince, politician, paratrooper: Who's accused over Germany coup plot?

With an estimated 20,000 members, the Reichsbürger movement brings together strands of disaffected, anti-establishment, right-wingers and others: those either angry at the post-WWII federal republic, or nostalgic for a Germany long gone.

07/12/2022

Germany

Far-right terror suspects held in Germany over 'armed coup' plot

Officials said 25 people were detained as police carried out nationwide raids over an alleged plot to overthrow the government and install a former member of Germany's royal family as leader.

07/12/2022

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Santa Run, Stollen festival or an iconic Christmas market? Germany and Italy are kicking off the festive season with the return of some beloved traditions which had been put on hold due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

05/12/2022

Germany

Teenage girl dies after knife attack near school in southern Germany

A 13-year-old girl was also seriously injured after the incident near Ulm.

05/12/2022

Germany

Nobel Peace laureate says solution to Ukraine war will be military

Russian rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Irina Scherbakova, says there’s no prospect of a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine.

05/12/2022

Germany

Scholz tells Putin to withdraw troops before any peace talks can begin

The German Chancellor and Russian President held their first phone call since mid-September.

02/12/2022

Art

Max Beckmann painting breaks Germany art auction record

Pink-Yellow portrait by expressionist artist Max Beckmann breaks German Art Auction record in Berlin.

02/12/2022

Germany

Germany's parliament recognises Ukraine's 1930s famine as 'genocide'

“With our proposal, we are confronting the brutal truth of Stalinist violence", said the Chairman of the German-Ukrainian Parliamentary Group.

01/12/2022

Germany

Germany and Norway announce plan to protect maritime infrastructure

The initiative follows suspicious drone sightings around Norway's offshore oil rigs and suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

01/12/2022

Germany

Germany's parliament recognises Ukraine's 1930s famine as 'genocide'

Germany has recognised the 1930s famine in Soviet Ukraine which killed millions under Joseph Stalin as a "genocide".

30/11/2022

Germany

Poacher given life in prison for shooting dead two police officers

The man killed the officers in January after they stopped him on suspicion of poaching.

30/11/2022

Germany

G7 justice ministers discuss coordinating war crime probes

The G7 justice ministers, the European Commission (EC) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have discussed coordinating efforts

29/11/2022

Economy

Inflation has not peaked and risks rising even higher, says ECB head

Inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro hit a record 10.6% on a yearly basis last month.

29/11/2022

Germany

Dresden plans to go carbon neutral by 2030

The capital of the German state of Saxony is trying to lead the way in sustainable city living. As part of the EU-sponsored MatchUp project, Dresden has been selected as one of the three ‘lighthouse’ cities, aiming to integrate mobility, ICT and energy in a sustainable way.

27/11/2022

Germany

Germany to call famine that killed millions of Ukrainians a 'genocide'

Around 3.5 million Ukrainians starved to death during the mass man-made famine between 1932-33.

25/11/2022

Design

Berlin museum explores relationship between gender and architecture

An artist has transformed the imposing modernist building of the New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie) in Berlin, designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe.

25/11/2022

Culture news

Thieves steal €1.6 million worth of gold coins from German museum

483 gold coins were snatched early Tuesday from a museum in the southern town of Manching, with thieves taking just nine minutes to break in and make off with the stash, according to police.

24/11/2022

Germany

Berlin switches on Christmas lights amid energy crisis

The German capital's most famous boulevard switched on its holiday lights, but energy-saving measures were put into place to offset rising power costs.

23/11/2022

Germany

German players cover mouths in protest at FIFA over armbands decision

FIFA had threatened to issue yellow cards to any players wearing the armbands.

23/11/2022

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Gunman fired shots at rabbi's residence in Essen, authorities say

The police were notified of the incident after witnesses found four bullet holes in the door of the residence, authorities said Friday.

18/11/2022