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Moscow accuses Merz of trying to force Ukraine ‘to continue fighting’
Russia has accused the German government of warmongering over its promise of further support for Ukraine, after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced Berlin and Kiev are aiming to jointly...
Protest outside German Foreign Office calls for Berlin to help Gaza
Employees of aid organizations working in the Gaza Strip have demonstrated in front of the German Foreign Office in Berlin, demanding that Israel respect international humanitarian law.Around 120 people...
Berlin divided over nuclear energy assessment in EU climate policy
A rift appears to be forming within Germany's new coalition government over the question of whether nuclear energy should be deemed sustainable at EU level."Discussions are under way at...
Russian ambassador marks 80th anniversary of WWII end in Berlin
Russia's ambassador to Germany, Sergei Nechayev, on Friday laid wreaths at Soviet memorials in Berlin to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.Nechayev visited both...
Berlin justice senator: Debate on banning far-right AfD premature
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Quartet face deportation from Germany after pro-Palestinian violence
Three EU citizens and an American are facing expulsion from Germany after participating in pro-Palestinian protests in Berlin which turned violent.The Berlin State Office for Immigration (LEA) issued deportation...
Berlin, London and Paris call for immediate return to Gaza ceasefire
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom on Friday called for an immediate return to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip."The resumption of Israeli strikes in...
Violence up at German train stations, with Berlin top of the list
German police recorded the highest number of violent incidents among all of the country's railway stations at Berlin's central train station in 2024.There were 764 cases, up from 620...
Renewed “Dreams” at the Berlin Film Festival
Film-festival juries are consistently inconsistent, and often arbitrarily assembled. Each year, several largely unacquainted, disparate-minded luminaries from across the film world—directors, screenwriters, actors, and, on occasion, critics—are brought together...
German Muslim body condemns stabbing at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial
Germany's Central Council of Muslims reacted with dismay on Monday to last week's knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.A 19-year-old Syrian refugee allegedly attacked a Spanish tourist...
Police: Berlin Holocaust Memorial attack suspect planned to kill Jews
The suspect in Friday's attack at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin was motivated by anti-Semitism, German prosecutors said on Saturday, as Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called for him to...
Man arrested over stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial is 19-year-old Syrian refugee
The man arrested for stabbing a Spanish tourist at Berlin's Holocaust memorial is a 19-year-old Syrian refugee, according to prosecutors.They said it appeared he'd been planning to kill Jewish...