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Arrogance and downfall: Germany gets a well-deserved UN put-down

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Berlin’s defeat exposed a state that lectures the world, backs war, excuses hypocrisy, and still expects prestige on demand. “Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall” (arrogance...

Thousands march in Berlin demanding Merz step down (Video)

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Protesters have called for snap elections and tighter immigration controls. Several thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin on Monday, calling for the resignation...

Toxic swarm hits Berlin

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A growing infestation of toxic caterpillars has prompted warnings, closures, and mounting concern across Berlin, with authorities struggling to contain the spread of the...

Zverev ends Grand Slam wait with French Open triumph

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Alexander Zverev finally captured the first Grand Slam title of his career after defeating Flavio Cobolli in a tense five-set French Open final in...

German man fined for calling Merz ‘lying Fritz’

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The case is just one of dozens of proceedings over online insults against the chancellor. A German court has ruled that calling Chancellor Friedrich Merz...

Germany fails to win UN Security Council seat for first time ever

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The defeat for Berlin comes as calls grow to reform the world body in favor of the Global South. Germany has failed to win a...

U.S. researchers say COVID jab was a ‘targeted experiment’

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A new analysis by an interdisciplinary team of researchers in the United States has reignited global debate over the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, claiming it...

Czech court orders fugitive trans neo-Nazi to be sent back to Germany

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Marla-Svenja Liebich was previously convicted of multiple offenses, prompting a debate about professed gender and prison choice. A Czech regional court has ordered a transgender...

Merz’s party wants elderly Germans to sell homes to pay for care

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A senior CDU lawmaker says homeowners should use housing wealth before receiving state-funded nursing-home support. A senior lawmaker from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU has proposed...

Germany considering paying Syrians $9,300 to return home

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The payments currently offered to migrants willing to repatriate voluntarily could increase eightfold, according to Focus. The German Interior Ministry is considering offering Syrian refugees...

German soldiers attacked by ‘NATO haters’

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Two servicemen have reportedly been injured in an assault outside of a base in the Netherlands. Two German soldiers have been attacked outside the NATO...

German Chancellor booed during speech about social spending cuts (Video)

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The chancellor urged workers to see welfare cuts not as a “threat” but as “a big chance”. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was booed and mocked...

Trump is punishing Germany for not enough appeasement

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Berlin’s years of obedient Atlantic loyalty have ended in troop cuts, shelved missiles, and fresh humiliation from Washington. Despite what Western mainstream media, think-tanks, and...

Germany mulls fines amid faltering army recruitment drive

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Berlin has been expanding the Bundeswehr ranks as part of EU’s continued militarization. Germany is considering imposing fines on young men who fail to complete...

At least two dead after car ploughs into crowd in Germany (Video)

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A vehicle drove through busy shopping street in central Leipzig, killing and injuring several people, according to local media. At least two people have been...

German leftists demand abolition of marriage

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The Berlin youth wing of the Social Democratic Party has suggested replacing the pillar of “patriarchy” with cohabiting partnerships. The Berlin youth wing of the...

US ‘humiliated’ by Iranian leadership – German chancellor

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Friedrich Merz says Washington has “no convincing strategy” in talks with Tehran. The US lacks a coherent negotiation strategy and is being “humiliated” by Iran,...

Germany’s AfD hits new popularity record – poll

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The right-wing party would win if an election were held this Sunday, according to a new survey. The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has...

German nurse alleges migrant strain on Munich hospitals

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A widely circulated social media post claims hospitals in Munich are facing severe strain, alleging “the clinics can't cope with the number of medical...

Europeans must pay more for medicine – German pharma giant

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Profits have fallen since US President Donald Trump pushed to lower prices for Americans. German pharma giant Bayer has warned that European drugmakers must raise...

AfD surges to record result in western German state vote

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Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) has posted a breakthrough result in a western regional election, securing close to 20 percent of the vote in...

AfD leader urges Germany to halt Ukraine funding over corruption claims

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Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Alice Weidel has called on Berlin to stop financing Ukraine, describing it as “one of the most corrupt nations...

AfD makes historic gains in west German election

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The party gained record-breaking support in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg outside of its political heartland. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has scored a record...

German media tycoon to buy out conservative UK newspaper

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Media powerhouse Axel Springer SE has moved to purchase Tory party-affiliated British newspaper The Telegraph. Germany’s Axel Springer SE, the owner of Bild, Politico, and...

EU manipulating polls in bid to oust Orban – German opposition leader

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Brussels is using “every means necessary” to force “regime change” in Hungary ahead of April parliamentary elections, Alice Weidel has said. The EU is desperately...

Suspected assassin of ex-Ukrainian presidential adviser detained in Germany (Video)

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Former Yanukovich aide, Andrey Portnov, was gunned down in Madrid last year. Spanish police have arrested the alleged gunman in the 2025 assassination of Andrey...

The latest Nord Stream ‘revelation’ is part of a sinister info-control strategy

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Finally admitting the obvious – that the CIA knew of the attack in advance – is a step towards normalizing it. Only a few will...

The Munich Security Conference 2026: Much hype, little substance, no hope

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Western Europe remains willfully blind to its own mistakes of the past two decades, choosing to escalate crises and blame others. What a relief, it’s...

German state blacklists right-wing party for first time

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Designating the Lower Saxony AfD chapter as a surveillance priority is politically motivated, the party has said. Authorities in the German state of Lower Saxony...

Outrage at Olympic ‘Nazi propaganda’

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Event organizers have defended the sale of a T-shirt commemorating the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. A German politician has blasted the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...

German cities grind to halt amid massive strike

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Tens of thousands of public transport workers have walked out just as freezing temperatures set in. Tens of thousands of public transport workers have gone...

German defense chief gives pep talk on ‘happy farts’

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Boris Pistorius has urged his compatriots to “stand up for democracy” at home and abroad, saying that costly support for Ukraine must continue. Germans should...

EU ‘a trampled worm’ – veteran German politician

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Banning Russian gas and deepening energy dependence on the US locks the bloc into economic decline, Sahra Wagenknecht has said. The EU is destined for...

Germany ends troop deployment to Greenland

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Germany has concluded its initial military deployment to Greenland, with the Bundeswehr confirming that a small contingent of soldiers has now departed the Danish...

Top US court to review suit against German chemicals giant

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The $1.25mn case centres on Bayer’s Roundup herbicide, which the plaintiff has claimed caused his blood cancer. The US Supreme Court will hear an appeal...

Kremlin welcomes EU calls to resume talks with Russia

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The Kremlin has reacted positively to what it describes as a notable change in tone from several Western European leaders regarding the prospect of...

Why are EU leaders suddenly being nice to Russia?

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The German chancellor, French president and Italian prime minister appear to have seen reason in making up with Moscow. But is it genuine? Sometimes a surprising...

Climate extremists claim responsibility for major German blackout

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A large-scale power outage has left five districts in southwestern Berlin without electricity, affecting up to 50,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses, as...

AfD allowed back as Munich Security Conference reverses participation ban

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Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will be permitted to take part in the 2026 Munich Security Conference, marking the end of a...

Top German biathlete sidelined with myocarditis ahead of season

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German biathlete Johanna Puff has announced she is stepping away from training and competition for several weeks after being diagnosed with myocarditis. Puff revealed the...

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