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Dozens injured in a train collision in Meerbusch, Germany

Firefighters struggle to get to the injured due to broken power cables after a passenger and freight train collide

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Germany: nail-filled package could be extortion-related

German police say a suspicious, nail-filled package, sent to an address in Potsdam, is being investigated in an extortion inquiry.

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German SPD urged to join coalition by EU leaders

The head of Germany's Social Democrats has said that he has been urged by France's Emmanuel Macron to form a ruling coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party

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German far-right AfD celebrates new leadership duo

At a congress in Hannover, the anti-immigrant party re-elected Jorg Meuthen, while delegates also gave their backing to hardliner Alexander Gauland who has said Germans should be proud of what their soldiers achieved in two World Wars

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Protests delay German far-right AfD party congress

The anti-migrant, anti-Islam party, now the third biggest group in parliament, is meeting in Hanover this weekend to elect a new leadership.

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EU objection to phosphate 'threatens' Germany’s beloved kebabs

German politicians went into damage control amid outcry over media reports that the food additive, which is used in kebabs, may be banned.

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Terror charges dismissed against German soldier who posed as refugee

Franco Albrecht will still face justice after falsely claiming asylum benefits.

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German mayor in knife attack

The mayor of a small town in Western Germany has survived a knife attack possibly linked to his liberal immigration policies.

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Berlin Christmas market opens one year after attack

Berlin's Christmas market has reopened under heightened security.

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Merkel presses SPD over joining new German coalition

Angela Merkel has reached out to the Social Democrats in a bid to create a new coalition without calling fresh elections.

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Founder of Germany phamarcy chain Schlecker given suspended sentence

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Germany grapples with integration after opening its borders

Life in Germany remains a struggle for many migrants who fled war-torn homes

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German 'Grand Coalition' plan gathers pace

The stage is set for negotiations between the German Chancellor's conservatives (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) with a view to going into government together

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Germany: Momentum builds towards a new 'grand coalition'

Martin Schulz's Social Democrats have agreed to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel in efforts to end Germany's political stalemate

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State of the Union: German coalition talks collapse

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SPD debates rejoining ‘grand coalition’ with Merkel

The top leadership of Germany’s Social Democrats are debating whether party leader Martin Schulz should reconsider forming another coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.

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Germany's SPD urged to drop opposition to joining "grand coalition"

Key ally of Chancellor Merkel urges SPD to change mind to ensure stable government after collapse of coalition talks

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Lonely pensioner flooded with Christmas invites after posting supermarket ad

The man has been inundated with invites after a shopper shared the ad on social media

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German coalition talks: Steinmeier meets SPD leader Schulz

Germany's Social Democrat leader, Martin Schulz is facing pressure over 'grand coalition' talks with Angela Merkel as he meets with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin.

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Activists build Holocaust memorial replica outside German far-right politician’s home

Björn Höcke, a German far-right politician, has described the Berlin memorial as "a monument of shame"