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England and Scotland gear up for challenging UEFA Euro campaigns

As the summer's UEFA Euro tournament approaches, attention in the UK is firmly on England and Scotland, the home nations flying their flags. Scotland faces...

‘Sieg Heil’ chanted at Munich beer hall

Guests at the Bavarian brewery were outraged by the banned Nazi slogan. German police were dispatched to a Bavarian brewery after complaints that a group...

Scholz’s coalition suffers EU election blow – projections

The governing three-party bloc is showing worse results than its conservative opposition and right-wing AfD. Germany’s ruling coalition was outdistanced by its opposition in Sunday’s...

German politician flees to Russia with her children

Former AfD member Olga Petersen has claimed that the authorities in Hamburg were planning to seize her children. Hamburg MP Olga Petersen has sought refuge...

Germany begins to militarise: When have we seen this before?

A recent upsurge in fighting talk could mark a turning point in the history of the nation, and not a good one. Recent German history...

Big protests in Budapest and Berlin against EU & NATO warmongering

Hungarians reject EU's war stance, Orban declares at massive peace march Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest on Saturday, participating...

Anti-Islam activist brutally stabbed in Germany

The attacker reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” before stabbing the prominent campaigner. German police shot and arrested a knife-wielding attacker after he brutally stabbed anti-Islam activist...

Germany puts failed ‘coup’ leaders on trial

Alleged organizers of “Reich Citizens” face up to 15 years behind bars for the 2022 plot Germany puts failed ‘coup’ leaders on trial. A hereditary aristocrat,...

German lawmaker convicted of using banned Nazi slogan

Bjoern Hoecke has been ordered to pay a fine for saying, “everything for Germany” in a speech. A leading member of the right-wing Alternative for...

Germany’s conscription plans revealed – media

The defense minister is expected to officially present reforms to the draft system in early June. The German Defense Ministry has prepared several conscription reform...

German politician convicted over Afghan gang rape warning

The AfD’s Marie-Therese Kaiser was fined for pointing out that Afghans are 70 times more likely to commit the offense than Germans. A court in...

Watch: Fake pandemic – German academic destroys COVID pandemic narrative

Stefan Homburg was formerly a professor of economics and a director of the Public Institute of Finance at the University of Hannover. As lockdowns, face...

German Greens lied to push nuclear power phase-out – media

Environmentalist diehards reportedly manipulated experts’ conclusions to fit their own agenda. Top-ranking German government officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs intentionally falsified experts’ reports...

Most Muslim schoolchildren in German state place Islam above the law – study

More than half of respondents said the rules laid down in the Quran take precedence, in their eyes. The majority of Muslim schoolchildren in the...

Germans arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Beijing has dismissed the allegations as part of a smear campaign. Three German nationals have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, the Prosecutor...

German leader greeted in China by deputy mayor

Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes to meet with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang later this week. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarked on a high-profile...

German gallery fires employee for hanging up his own painting

Technician at Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich had reportedly yearned to achieve an “artistic breakthrough”. A staff member of a German art museum got sacked...

Germany must bring back conscription – defense minister

The nation’s armed forces should be “war-ready,” Boris Pistorius has said. Germany needs to reintroduce conscription, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Thursday as he...

Germany legalises marijuana

Adults are now allowed to carry up to 25 grams of cannabis and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home. Smoking cannabis is now...

Russia demands Berlin’s recognition of Leningrad Siege as Act of Genocide

Moscow insists on Berlin's official recognition of the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany on Soviet territory during World War II, including the siege of...

Most Germans believe army can’t defend them – poll

Only 10% have confidence in the Bundeswehr’s capabilities, a new survey shows. A majority of Germans have little to no confidence in the military’s ability...

Here’s the worst part about the leaked German ‘Crimean Bridge attack’ call

Some officers seem to have forgotten which country they are sworn to defend – and they are really bad at deception, too. Since Russia has...

German and Polish officials pour cold water on troop deployments to Ukraine

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has categorically rejected the French president’s suggestion. Discussions about NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine need to end, because...

Leaked Crimean Bridge attack conversation is real – Berlin

A discussion between senior German military officers was intercepted, the nation’s defense ministry has confirmed. The leaked discussions between German military officers, including a top...

Germany launches investigation into leaked Crimean Bridge attack talk

The Defense Ministry fears that Russia may have spied on Luftwaffe generals. Berlin’s first reaction to Friday’s revelations that several German generals discussed helping Ukraine...

Germany legalises recreational cannabis

New legislation backed by the coalition government will allow limited possession and cultivation of marijuana. Germans will have access to legal recreational cannabis starting from...

Germany slams Trump’s NATO threat

The former US president stoked outrage by saying he would encourage Russia to attack NATO states that don’t “pay their bills”. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz...

EU commission chief hopes for ‘consensus’ with protesting farmers

The European Union must overcome the “polarization” stemming from agricultural disputes, Ursula von der Leyen has said. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has...

Germans told to prepare for another war with Russia

Moscow has previously dismissed claims that it plans to strike NATO as “complete nonsense”. Germany should be ready to respond to a possible Russian attack,...

AfD Leader calls for German ‘Dexit’ vote to break from EU

The Alternative for Germany party promotes direct voting on legislation and strict immigration controls. It was the subject of nationwide protests last week after some...

German chancellor booed at handball match

Olaf Scholz has the lowest approval ratings for a German leader in over two decades, according to recent polls. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz received a...

Watch: Thousands of tractors flood Berlin’s streets in massive farmer protest

More than 6,000 vehicles participated in a major rally in the German capital, police said. Thousands of tractors clogged the streets of Berlin on Monday...

Watch: German farmers block roads nationwide

Protesters have rallied against austerity measures that Berlin introduced last month. Farmers all over Germany are rallying for a week of protests against government austerity...

Franz Beckenbauer: German football legend dies aged 78

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer has passed away at the age of 78. Known as 'Der Kaiser', Beckenbauer was a formidable defender who played 582...

Huge anti-government protest in Germany, farmers and truckers block major roads

German farmers begin nationwide protests on Monday against proposed subsidy cuts, causing significant disruptions. Thousands of German farmers blocked major roads with tractors in nearly...

Farmers target German vice chancellor in subsidies protest

Budget cutbacks to the EU state’s agricultural sector have sparked fury. A group of German farmers angered by cost-saving plans impacting the country's agricultural sector...

Watch: Hundreds arrested in French and German New Year anarchy

Police in Berlin have detained nearly 400 people and seized Molotov cocktails. Police in France and Germany made hundreds of arrests over New Year’s Eve...

Era of cheap energy over – Germany’s grid agency boss

Electricity prices will be permanently high, Klaus Muller warns. Households in Germany will continue to struggle with high electricity and heating costs amid the cost-of-living...

Germany uses the weapon of climate change against its own people

Berlin has turned farmers into cash cows in the name of keeping green dreams alive. German farmers rolled into Berlin on their tractors last week...

German labour dispute set to escalate – media

The national train driver union threatens to protest with local farmers starting January 8 as labour talks break down. The Union of German Train Drivers...

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