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German Chancellor Scholz fires coalition partner’s leader

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), following escalating conflicts over economic policy within...

Volkswagen plans mass layoffs and factory closures in Germany

Volkswagen is set to implement major job cuts and close several factories in Germany as part of a large-scale restructuring effort aimed at reducing...

Germany Is the EU’s censorship champion

Note that X, rebranded as a “free speech platform,” provides information on platform users to the governments of EU member states in connection with...

Musk responds to German magazine’s ‘Public Enemy’ attack

Elon Musk has fired back at German legacy media magazine Der Spiegel after it labelled him "public enemy No. 2" and accused him of...

German doctors warn of return to ‘pre-penicillin era’ amid antibiotic resistance crisis

German doctors are raising alarms over the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, warning that the world may soon return to the pre-penicillin era. Experts, including...

Arsonist shot by police in Germany after trying to torch cinema

A man was shot and detained by police in Krefeld, Germany, on Thursday local time after setting multiple fires and attempting to burn down...

EU car industry faces ‘horror fall’ amid sales slump and rising prices

The EU automotive sector is bracing for its worst downturn since the Covid-19 pandemic, with car sales plummeting and no immediate recovery in sight,...

Thousands in Berlin protest arms deliveries to Ukraine and Israel

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Berlin on Thursday, protesting against Germany's military support for Ukraine and Israel while demanding an end to the ongoing...

Machete-wielding man injures 31 in Germany after arson and vehicle ramming attacks

A 41-year-old Syrian national caused chaos in the German city of Essen on Saturday, injuring 31 people, including two children in critical condition, during...

German couple arrested for ‘illegal’ RT broadcasts

A German man and his Ukrainian wife allegedly provided banned Russian channels. German authorities have arrested a couple suspected of providing RT and other Russian...

Leadership of German government coalition party resigns

Top figures in The Greens have quit after defeats in local elections, sparking “the biggest crisis in decades” within the faction. The leaders of Germany’s...

Olaf Scholz has a sudden moment of clarity about Russia

Germany’s lame-duck chancellor appears to have had a moment of lucidity about engaging in diplomacy with Russia. Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, has caused a...

15 Interpol countries join hunt for Canadian WWII Nazi SS veteran

Yaroslav Hunka, who was honoured by Canada’s parliament, is wanted in Russia for hundreds of murders. Some 15 Interpol member states have joined Russia’s efforts...

German pop star fined for Nazi salute

Melanie Muller has been ordered to hand over €80,000 ($89,000) for the unlawful gesture. A German court has slapped pop star and former reality TV...

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly knife attack in Germany

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany, that resulted in three deaths and eight injuries during a...

Gunman in trump assassination attempt linked to NZ encrypted messaging account

An investigation has revealed that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the alleged gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, used encrypted messaging accounts on...

German stabbing attack – update

The suspect, who attacked people in the city of Solingen, remains at large. Three people were killed and four more were seriously wounded during a...

Multiple deaths reported in knife attack at German festival, manhunt underway

Several people have been killed and others injured in a knife attack during a festival in the western German city of Solingen, according to...

German MP demands Ukraine pay compensation for Nord Stream attack

US media reports have claimed that Vladimir Zelensky initially approved the sabotage. Ukraine should pay for the damage done to the German economy following the...

‘Sabotage’ fears at German military base – Der Spiegel

Authorities reportedly suspect unauthorized entry and intent to contaminate the water supply at the installation in Cologne. A military base in the German city of...

Hitler planned to nuke USSR – archives

The attack was set for June 1945, according to transcripts of interrogations of a senior Nazi official, declassified by the FSB. Adolf Hitler planned to...

Huge explosion reported at Germany’s biggest chemical plant

An explosion and subsequent fire occurred at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site. At least 14 workers have been injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at the...

Scholz to run for German chancellor again

The politician has claimed that his Social Democratic Party is “united’ and “determined” to enter the next election “together”. Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has announced...

Leaked documents reveal internal disagreement over German government’s COVID-19 measures

A new release of internal documents from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reignited the debate over Germany's coronavirus policies. Published by journalists on Tuesday,...

German national sentenced to death in Belarus

Berlin’s diplomats have denounced the trial of Rico Krieger, who was found guilty of terrorism. A German national has been sentenced to death in Belarus,...

0% of Germans ‘very satisfied’ with government – poll

Over 81% of German voters have expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s work. Not a single German national appears to be fully satisfied with their government,...

German study suggests correlation between COVID jab and excess mortality

A recent study investigating the impact of COVID-19 on mortality across Germany’s sixteen federal states has highlighted significant variations in excess mortality throughout the...

Hosts Germany knocked out: Merino’s Last-Minute Header Propels Spain to Euro 2024 Semi-Finals

Spain edged out hosts Germany at the Stuttgart Arena with a dramatic 119th-minute goal from Mikel Merino, advancing to the semi-finals of Euro 2024. The...

Lufthansa introduces hefty ‘environmental charge’

Lufthansa has added a surcharge of up to €72 for plane tickets to comply with regulations. Germany’s flagship airline Lufthansa has announced a surcharge of...

German right to form new European alliance – media

The AfD has reportedly rallied a group of anti-globalist right-wing parties who want to end the Ukraine conflict. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will...

Germany dumping migrants in Poland – border guards

Warsaw has accused Berlin of “arbitrarily” violating asylum rules. The Polish Border Guard has demanded that its German counterpart explain why a family of migrants...

Germany’s dominant 5-1 victory over Scotland sparks Euro 2024 hopes

Germany kicked off their home European Championship with a resounding 5-1 victory over Scotland, reigniting hopes for a successful tournament. Despite low pre-tournament expectations, the...

German town votes to kill all pigeons

The decision has caused outrage among animal rights campaigners. Residents of Limburg-an-der-Lahn have voted to wipe out every single pigeon in the German town, claiming...

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...

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