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Merkel Slams Successor Over Far-right Support On Immigration Bill

Germany's ex-chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in Thursday on a controversy flaring ahead of February elections, slamming her party successor for relying on far-right support on the flashpoint issue of immigration.

International Business Times · Jan 30, 2025

Sahra Wagenknecht, Germany's Combative 'Left-wing Conservative'

After a lifetime in opposition, Germany's hard-left standard-bearer Sahra Wagenknecht has shaken up the political scene with a blend of pro-poor, Moscow-friendly and anti-immigration policies.

International Business Times · Jan 12, 2025

Germany Magdeburg Christmas market attacker: What we know so far

The suspect, originally from Saudi Arabia, shared Islamophobic messages online and criticised German refugee policies.

Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2024

WaPo readers aren't buying Bezos' spin

Four fallacies of Jeff Bezos’ non-endorsement defense

Salon · Oct 31, 2024

The AfD has stunned Germany – but this was no surprise victory

Mainstream parties should have opposed the far right’s anti-migrant narrative after the Solingen knife attack, not condoned it. In Thuringia, they paid the price, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

Military, NATO Bases In Germany Hit By Security Scares

A German military base was sealed off for several hours Wednesday as authorities investigated suspected sabotage while a NATO airbase in the country faced an attempted trespassing incident, officials said.

International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024

Russia to block EU media outlets including Le Monde, El Pais, Der Spiegel

Russia said Tuesday it was blocking access to dozens of European media outlets, including nine French news websites, in response to the EU slapping broadcasting bans on several Russian outlets last month.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 25, 2024

Germany Remands Baader-Meinhof Suspect Over 1990s Attacks

A former member of the radical anti-capitalist Baader-Meinhof gang arrested in Berlin last week after decades on the run was remanded in custody on Thursday over three violent attacks in the 1990s.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2024

German Army Probes Possible Wiretap Of Ukraine War Talks

The German defence ministry said Saturday it was checking whether a confidential videoconference on the Ukraine war had been wiretapped after a recording was posted on Russian social media, in a potentially huge embarrassment for Berlin.

International Business Times · Mar 2, 2024

German firm BASF urged to quit Xinjiang over ‘gross abuses’ of Uyghurs

Exclusive: Politicians say chemicals producer ‘appears to be implicated’ in abuses of minorities in Chinese province

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024