German authorities
Greek and German police bust international cocaine ring
Greek and German police have dismantled an international drug gang suspected of distributing large quantities of cocaine in Germany, Greece and other EU countries.During coordinated raids, Greek police detained...
Top German judge voices concern over controversial migration policy
The president of Germany's top administrative court on Saturday voiced concern about the new conservative-led government's controversial policy to turn away migrants at the country's borders, even if they...
Berlin, Moscow squabble over press freedom as envoy meet goes awry
The Russian Foreign Ministry held a two-hour talk with the German ambassador on Friday over a dispute about the treatment of Russian state media correspondents that was marred by...
German military planes with evacuees from Israel arrive in Frankfurt
Amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, two German Air Force planes carrying 179 German citizens from Israel landed in Frankfurt early on Tuesday, the German Foreign office confirmed to...
Council of Europe rights head warns Germany over curbing Gaza demos
The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner, Michael O'Flaherty, has expressed concern about the German authorities' handling of demonstrations against the war in Gaza.In a letter to German Interior...
Suspected member of Yemen’s Houthi rebels arrested in Germany
German authorities have arrested a man suspected of being a member of Yemen's Houthi militia, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.The suspect, a Yemeni national who was taken into custody...
German and Austrian ministers break off planned Syria trip because of possible threat
BERLIN (AP) — The German and Austrian interior ministers broke off a planned trip to Syria on Thursday because of a possible threat to their delegation, German authorities said.Germany's...
What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germany on Saturday was still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg.Identified by local media as...
German minister warns of Russia-NATO confrontations
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned of growing confrontation between Russia and NATO, in an interview with the Handelsblatt newspaper published on Sunday.Russian President Vladimir Putin no longer...
Israel’s ambassador to Germany: Jews feel unsafe across the country
Israel's ambassador to Germany has called on German authorities to take more action against anti-Semitism across the country - not just in certain neighbourhoods in Berlin.Berlin's police chief, Barbara...
