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German property market plummets – report

A decade-long boom in deal-making has been slowed by a worsening economic environment, BNP Paribas says. The real estate sector in Germany dropped in the...

Number of Germans rejecting military service skyrockets – media

The figure has increased almost fivefold since the Ukraine conflict began, a news agency reports, citing officials. The number of Germans rejecting military service has...

Hunt underway for Nazi treasure

German soldiers are believed to have hidden millions of euros worth of loot near a Dutch village. Amateur sleuths in the Netherlands are combing the...

German defense chief slammed over ‘inappropriate’ message on Ukraine

Opposition MPs called for the resignation of German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht over her “embarrassing” New Year’s Eve message. Germany’s defense minister, Christine Lambrecht, has...

Nazi concentration camp secretary appeals conviction

Irmgard Furchner was found guilty last week of being an accessory to the murder of more than 10,000 people. A 97-year-old German woman who worked...

Majority of Germans against sending tanks to Ukraine – poll

45% of respondents in a YouGov survey spoke against the handover of German Leopard 2 battle tanks to Kiev. Nearly half of Germans do not...

Eco-activists decapitate landmark Christmas tree in Berlin

The protesters sawed off the top of the 15-metre fir in Berlin. German climate protesters lopped off the top of a Christmas tree at Berlin’s...

New German infantry fighting vehicle ‘riddled with defects’ – Der Spiegel

Exercises involving the Puma armored carrier were reportedly “a total failure”. Germany’s Puma armored infantry fighting vehicles, which had been expected to join the NATO...

Germany busts major darknet paedo network

The authorities took down three forums that were being used to distribute imagery and videos of child sexual abuse. The German Federal Criminal Police (BKA)...

Alleged coup plotters planned to kill German chancellor – NYT

Police conducted massive raids last week, detaining 'right-wingers' who had allegedly sought to depose the government in Berlin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s life would have...

Ex-Austrian Vice Chancellor Strache: Merkel’s Words About Goals of Minsk Agreements are Frightening

On 7 December, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a German newspaper that the 2014 Minsk agreements "were an attempt to give Ukraine extra...

Serbia slams German ‘absurdity’

Top officials in Belgrade and Berlin have clashed over Kosovo tensions. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has dismissed Belgrade’s plan to request the deployment of...

Coup foiled in Germany – security services

Authorities have detained 25 people, including ex-police and military personnel, who allegedly wanted to reinstate a monarchy. SWAT deployments, more than 130 searches and a...

Germans banned from using effective fertilizers in shift toward ‘green’ farming

The new rule in North Rhine-Westphalia is a “step backwards,” the region’s minister of agriculture says. Farmers in Germany’s most populous state must severely rein...

Controversy rages over Japan World Cup goal

Germany were sent packing from Qatar after Japan's shock triumph against Spain. Japan’s stunning FIFA World Cup win against Spain has been overshadowed by a...

Japanese victory condemns Germany to shock World Cup exit

The four-time champions have failed to get out of the group stage in Qatar. Japan mounted a stunning comeback win against Spain as both teams...

Fans in Qatar troll Germany after armband protest

The Germans had staged a ‘covered mouth’ protest earlier at the World Cup. Football fans in Qatar took a swipe at Germany during their match...

Germans salvage draw but World Cup hopes in the balance

Niclas Fullkrug’s goal rescued a point against Spain but Germany’s fate will be decided in the last round of group games in Qatar. Germany salvaged...

KFC sorry for urging Germans to mark Nazi attacks on Jews with ‘extra cheese’

The fast food chain has apologized for its “insensitive” push notification for the anniversary of Kristallnacht. The German branch of the US fast food chain...

China buys stake in Hamburg port – media

The German government has approved the controversial sale to shipping giant Cosco. Germany has agreed to allow Chinese shipping group Cosco to buy a stake...

More German soldiers refusing to fight amid Ukraine conflict – AFP

With NATO growing ever more involved in Eastern Europe, the number of conscientious objectors has nearly quadrupled this year. Nearly four times as many German...

Electric cars in Germany may fall victim to the energy crisis – Der Spiegel

Internal combustion engines might now be more economical than electric ones. The current energy crisis in Europe could put the brakes on electric mobility in...

Anti-NATO and Anti-EU protests growing across Europe

Tens of thousands of citizens across Italy, France, Germany and Belgium took the streets recently to voice opposition to Brussels and Washington bureaucrats. Protest marches...

German lawmaker ‘danced’ on Holocaust monument – ambassador

Israel’s top envoy to Berlin has blasted Holger Winterstein over a photo showing the MP standing on a memorial to murdered Jews. German lawmaker Holger...

German army has ammo for only two days of war – media

The problem has been known “for years” but is being aggravated by the Ukraine crisis. The German Army (Bundeswehr) has enough ammunition for only one...

Thousands Rally in Berlin to Protest Gov’t Policies, Call for Lifting Russian Sanctions

Several thousand protesters assembled outside the Reichstag, a historic government building in Berlin that houses the lower house of the German parliament, to show...

Poland Slaps Germany With $1.3 Trillion Bill for WWII, Including For Crimes Against Jews by Poles

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (Polish acronym PiS) announced last month that it would be demanding 6.2 trillion zlotys ($1.3 trillion US) from...

Thousands of German stores on brink of closure – Spiegel

Energy costs in the country have increased by nearly 150% since the beginning of the year. Over 15,000 German stores are facing bankruptcy due to...

Germans could be ‘left without a country’ soon – Trump

Ex-president says he warned Angela Merkel that Berlin’s dependence on Russian energy could lead to a “surrender”. Germany could soon cease to exist as a...

German party faces split over Ukraine – media

According to Der Spiegel, sections of the Left party are unhappy with one of its leader’s comments. One of Germany’s major political opposition forces is...

Poland passes reparations bill

The request of $1.3 trillion from Germany is based on flawed research, critics say. The lower house of Poland’s parliament voted on Wednesday to demand...

German recession ‘inevitable’ – Deutsche Bank

Soaring energy costs are hurting EU’s largest economy, according to CEO Christian Sewing. The engine of European economic development, Germany, is set for a contraction,...

‘Secret’ papers found in German leader’s trash

Private and even classified documents of the chancellor’s wife ended up in a residential dumpster. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s wife Britta Ernst has repeatedly disposed...

Watch: German authorities to prosecute journalist Alina Lipp for reporting from Donbass

In court charging documents received by Lipp, German authorities claim her reports from the Donbass amount to criminal acts, but that she is prohibited...

The relentless pressure of fools

Expat kiwi Chris Wheeler now living in Germany describes the situation for the unvaxxed in his adopted land, drawing startling parallels to the Nazi...

Train goes off the rails, killing four

A passenger train has gone off the rails in the German southern state of Bavaria. A regional passenger train heading to the city of Munich...

German inflation nears 50-year high

Consumer prices are surging in Europe’s top economy. The German statistics office Destatis has reported another jump in inflation in May as food and energy...

Watch: German FM heckled during Ukraine speech

Annalena Baerbock was called a “warmonger” by protesters. A group of protesters heckled German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a speech on Saturday, as she...

Russia reveals details of Hitler’s last hours

The Federal Security Service has published top secret testimony from Nazi leader’s pilot Russia’s Federal Security Service (the successor of the KGB) has declassified documents...

Germany involved in ‘military biological activities’ in Ukraine – Russia

Berlin coordinated its work on biodefense with its US allies, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told RT. Question: It became known that during the...

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