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Germany’s Mannheim marks anniversary of policeman stabbed to death
The city of Mannheim in south-western Germany commemorated slain police officer Rouven Laur on Saturday in the market square where he was killed in a knife attack one year...
Post-WWII Germany’s first Jewish cabinet member on past lessons, new risks
Berlin — When Karin Prien's mother brought her to Germany as a little girl in the late 1960s, she gave her one urgent warning: "Don't tell anyone you're Jewish."Nearly six...
Ambassador: Israel listens to Germany’s Merz ‘because he is a friend’
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Germany’s anti-Semitism commissioner urges debate on Israel stance
The German government's anti-Semitism commissioner has called for a more honest debate on the country's stance towards Israel in light of its actions in the Gaza Strip.Germany sees Israel's...
Austrian interior minister backs Germany’s tougher border controls
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner on Friday expressed support for Germany's tougher border control measures during a meeting with German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt in Vienna.Last week, Germany's new...
Germany’s Merz: Putin has put himself in the wrong
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's absence from the Istanbul talks on Ukraine.Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Zelensky had shown "enormous goodwill" with his trip to Turkey,...
Germany’s interior minister says border rejections up 45% in a week
The number of people turned away at the German border has risen by almost half since controls were tightened a week ago.Germany's new interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, said on...
Germany’s Merz pledges to turn country into ‘growth locomotive’
Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz believes the country's ailing economy, once envied across Europe, can be turned into a "growth locomotive" again, promising tax breaks, infrastructure investments and cuts...
‘Ball exclusively in Russia’s court’ on Ukraine, says Germany’s Merz
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said that the "ball is exclusively in Russia's court" when it comes to the next steps in negotiating an end to the war...
Germany’s clean energy output hits decade low in 2025
Germany has witnessed a decline in electricity generation from clean energy sources, with less than 80 terawatt-hours (TWh) produced in the first four months of 2025, according to Ember,...
