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Populist split on German left a 'gift' to the far right, leader says
The co-leader of Germany's far-left Die Linke (The Left) blamed the upstart populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) for the party's poor…
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German populist Sahra Wagenknecht denounces far-right leader Höcke
German populist politician Sahra Wagenknecht said her upstart party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), would absolutely not consider…
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At Solingen attack memorial, German president urges curb on migration
Germany should continue to value the right of asylum but must take steps to limit irregular migration, German President Frank-Walter…
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Far-right AfD eyes big gains in German elections
Voters in Germany's two eastern states are due to cast their ballots in elections in which the far right is expected to perform strongly.…
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Protest against German far-right AfD in state capital ahead of poll
Some 3,000 people took part in a protest action against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday in the city of Erfurt,…
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German army withdraws from Niger as military regime turns to Russia
The German armed forces have ended an eight-year deployment to Niger after surrendering control of a key airbase in the West African…
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German investigators probe possible IS link after Solingen stabbing
Germany's highest prosecuting authority, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, has taken over the investigation into the knife attack in…
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Court rejects appeal over anti-Semitic sculpture on German church
A German man who has fought in court for years to have a 13th century anti-Semitic sculpture removed from the wall of a church plans to…
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German court gives journalists access to far-right AfD election party
A German court on Friday ruled that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) must grant national journalists access to an election…
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NATO raises security level at German air base due to potential threat
NATO has raised the security level at its air base in the western German town of Geilenkirchen to the second-highest level, Charlie,…
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Rescue for struggling German shipyard 'within reach,' minister says
German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday that a deal to rescue the struggling Meyer Werft shipyard from…
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Saxony premier urges Ukraine talks ahead of key poll in German state
Michael Kretschmer, premier of the eastern German state of Saxony, repeated a call for talks to end the war in Ukraine on Monday, just two…
Business
Study finds supply-demand mismatch in German housing market
Finding accommodation in Germany's main conurbations is becoming increasingly difficult as a result of soaring rentals for new tenants,…
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Leadership of hard-left German party says it is in existential crisis
Following the departure of a prominent former member and subsequent haemorrhaging of support, Germany's hard-left Die Linke (The Left)…
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Escaped macaque from German wildlife park caught in apple tree
A young macaque that escaped from a wildlife park near Lake Constance in southern Germany was caught in an apple tree at a camping area…
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German ambassador says Russia not ready to negotiate with Ukraine
Russia is currently not ready to negotiate for peace with Ukraine, the German ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, told the…
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Alleged Afghanistan trips ignite debate over German refugees' status
Germany's special representative for migration agreements, Joachim Stamp, has warned refugees living in Germany against taking trips back…
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German coalition leaders agree new compromise on 2025 budget
The leaders of Germany's coalition government have agreed to a new compromise on the 2025 budget, a government spokesman said in Berlin on…
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German ambassador to Israel demands ceasefire, release of hostages
Germany's ambassador to Israel on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by the Palestinian militant…
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German state approves gas drilling project in North Sea
The controversial extraction of natural gas in the North Sea near the German island of Borkum is moving closer to becoming a reality after…
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German Foreign Office urges Gaza ceasefire after 'terrible' strike
The German Foreign Office on Sunday again called for a ceasefire in Gaza, one day after an Israeli airstrike on a school in the territory…
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Two 143-metre-tall towers set for implosion at German nuclear plant
The two colossal cooling towers at the decommissioned Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in central Germany are set to be demolished in…
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German security authorities on high alert amid Middle East tensions
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that security authorities in the country are on high alert due to the tense situation in the…
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Israeli and German defence ministers discuss Middle East conflict
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has spoken with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius about the tense situation in the Middle East.…