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German police shoot man armed with an axe in Hamburg

German police said on Sunday they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a firebomb in the northern city of Hamburg.

Sport

Switzerland beat Hungary 3-1 at 2024 Euros

Italy finished 2-1 against Albania in Dortmund while in Berlin it was a 3-0 finish in the Spain-Croatia game.

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German police shoot dead man who stabbed three people at Euros party

The attacker killed one person in a housing estate before entering a private garden party in the eastern city of Magdeburg.

Food and Drink

Ten must-have plates for all Euro 2024 host cities

Hopping to Berlin for the final? Make sure to grab currywurst on your way to the stadium.

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Germany thrash Scotland 5-1 in Euro 2024 opener

The three-time continental champions were hoping to turn the tide of recent poor showings at men's major tournaments.

Germany

Europe's wonderkids: Ten young players to watch out for at Euro 2024

As Euro 2024 is set to kick off on Friday, we take a closer look at the young players who are expected to set the competition and the transfer window on fire this summer.

Sport

Ready for Euro 2024? Challenge yourself with our football quiz

Feeling ready for Euro 2024? Check out our questions to see how much you know about the tournament and its history!

Sport

Tartan Army out in force in Munich ahead of 2024 Euros opener

Scotland showed during the qualifying campaign it can surprise, in beating Spain and Norway. However, the side has won only one of its last 13 matches against Germany and that was more than 25 years ago, 1-0 in a friendly in April 1999.

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Ukraine Recovery Conference pledges support for energy infrastructure

United Nations Development Programme and World Bank discuss how the recovery of Ukraine will look like.

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Germany gears up with massive police effort for Euro 2024

The country is mobilising its largest police deployment since the federal police were established in 1951.

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EU to slap extra tariffs on Chinese electric cars

The European Commission's anti-subsidy inquiry into Chinese electric vehicles has been described as one of the most consequential of its kind.

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Germany hosts recovery conference for Ukraine

The two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference comes ahead of a peace summit in Switzerland

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Ukraine Recovery Conference head resigns in bitter row with Kyiv

Mustafa Nayyem's resignation comes only a day before the Ukraine Recovery Conference kicks off in Berlin.

Travel News

These European countries spent the most on tourism in 2023

The UN World Tourism Organization has tracked which countries spend the most on tourism, earn the most and the most visited destinations last year.

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Why did Olaf Scholz’s coalition do so badly?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats suffered their worst result in a national vote in more than a century, renewing questions over the government’s stability.

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EU elections: German conservatives lead as support for Scholz slumps

Exit polls on Sunday evening indicated that the government's "traffic light" coalition underperformed, while the far-right AfD party made gains despite scandals.

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Olaf Scholz heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters at SPD rally

Scholz also said freedom of speech must be protected at all costs and condemned violence against politicians. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police say there have been 22 assaults on politicians so far this year, compared to 27 incidents in all of 2023.

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2024 European elections, proposals for the future

In the bonus episode of our series on the European election campaign, a Volt candidate and flower shop director wish for change.

Russia

Russia could hand others long-range weapons to strike West: Putin

It comes after NATO allies allowed Ukraine to use similar arms to strike targets deep within Russian territory.

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Far-right AfD local candidate stabbed in another Mannheim attack

A police officer was killed in another stabbing in the city in Germany's southwest.