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Five arrested for smuggling Syrian migrants to Europe
Five people have been arrested in Germany, the Netherlands and Bosnia in a coordinated operation against a gang accused of smuggling Syrian migrants into Europe, German authorities said on ...
CNN1mon
Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party - CNN
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ...
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How Germany’s 2021 floods could have been even worse
The floods in July 2021 were among the worst disasters in German history. At least 196 people died in Germany, 43 people died in Belgium and the total damage to Central Europe amounted to €46 ...
The Times of Israel on MSN1d
Since Oct. 7, Berlin has quietly fast-tracked citizenship for hostages and their families
With several citizens held in Gaza, Germany has adopted a forceful role in the fight for hostages, seeing itself as ...
CNN5mon
Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake
Musk’s intervention sparked a national debate about how Germany remembers its own 20th-century history. The chancellor called Musk’s support for far-right politicians in Europe “disgusting.” ...
Wall Street Journal5mon
Europe Scrambles to Rearm, Sort Of - WSJ
Free Expression: Alternative for Germany more than doubled its 2021 vote share to 20% in the 2025 election, but the winning Christian Democratic Union, which sees the AfD as a pariah, has said it ...
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Europe rights chief flags Germany's Gaza protest response - MSN
Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Michael O'Flaherty raised concerns with Germany that Berlin's handling of protests over the war in Gaza are affecting freedom of expression and peaceful ...
Tom Jones Postpones Show in Germany Due to Health Complications: 'This Is Really Disappointing'
Sir Tom Jones postponed his show in Germany after contracting an upper respiratory infection, he revealed to fans on Tuesday, ...
World Finance3mon
What is eating Europe’s food system?
With food prices soaring and farmers’ incomes shrinking, Europe’s food supply chain is under mounting pressure. A fairer, ...
Wall Street Journal5mon
Germany’s Welcome New Defense Spending Plan - WSJ
Free Expression: Alternative for Germany more than doubled its 2021 vote share to 20% in the 2025 election, but the winning Christian Democratic Union, which sees the AfD as a pariah, has said it ...
China's JD.com to buy Germany's Ceconomy in deal valuing it at $2.5 billion
JD.com is acquiring Germany's Ceconomy in a deal that values the electronics retailer at 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), ...
The New York Times4mon
Germany’s New Parliament Is Sworn In, but Where Are the Women?
In the Parliament, or Bundestag, women make up only 12 percent of the hard-right Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD, while in Mr. Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union, they make ...