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German opposition leader calls for security union with Russia, dissolution of NATO
The parliamentary leader of Germany's largest opposition party has urged the dissolution of the NATO alliance. Her remarks come after US president-elect Donald Trump described it as "obsolete." German opposition leader Sahra Wagenknecht on Tuesday added her voice to calls to dissolve the North Atlantic Treaty...
A Peruvian farmer is suing German energy giant RWE over climate change
A farmer and mountain guide from Huaraz in Peru has brought his case against the German energy giant RWE for its alleged contribution to climate change to a district court in Germany. Saul Luciano Lliuya is suing the company for a total of €23,300 (£19,800): €17,000 for community flood defences due to the...
Vigil held in German town for woman dragged through streets
Outrage over an attack on a woman who was dragged through the streets of a north German town behind a car with a rope tied around her neck has prompted hundreds of people to attend a vigil for her. The 28-year-old woman is in a coma in a critical condition in hospital in Hamelin following the incident on Sunday evening. Her...
German-Born Gunman in Munich Attack That Killed 9 Had No ISIS Ties, Say Police
An 18-year-old, German-born male student was the gunman in the deadly shooting attack at Munich's Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall, which left nine victims dead and 27 injured, police said Saturday morning. Of the 27 injured: 4 had bullet wounds, 10 are seriously injured, 7 people are lightly injured. The number of...
German train stabbing: De Maiziere warns of lone attacks
Germans should be prepared for further attacks carried out by small groups and radicalised "lone wolves", Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has warned. Five people were wounded, two critically, by a 17-year-old who went on the rampage on a train in the southern state of Bavaria on Monday. The attacker, who arrived...
Merkel to push ahead with EU army following Brexit vote, says German defence minister
ANGELA Merkel could press ahead with plans to create an EU army following Britain's decision to leave the EU, according to the German defence minister. Ursula von der Leyen, who has been tipped to take over Merkel as Chancellor, said Britain had "paralysed" European efforts for closer integration in military...
‘Merkel’s diamond’ May compared to German leader and HITLER after making THIS hand gesture
THERESA May has been compared to Angela Merkel and even Adolf Hitler after being pictured making this hand gesture. The incoming Prime Minister was snapped imitating the 'Merkel diamond' while giving a speech outside the Palace of Westminster yesterday. The gesture – a trademark of the German Chancellor –...
GERMAN DEMANDS FOR EU REFERENDUM: Merkel told to not be ‘arrogant’ and hold Brussels vote
ANGELA Merkel is facing a nightmare scenario after a leading German MP said Berlin needs to hold an EU Referendum. Sahra Wagenknecht called for Germany to let the people have their say on whether they want to sever ties with Brussels. The deputy vice president of Die Linke, the Bundestag's third main party, said it would be...
THE EXECUTIONER OF EUROPE: Greece blasts German finance minister over secret Brexit plan
GERMAN finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has been mocked as the 'Mad Executioner of Europe' after Britain's vote to Leave the EU. His hardline approach to the Athens financial crisis a year ago turned him into a real figure of hate in Greece. And now Greek newspaper Demokratia has poured scorn on him once...
REVEALED: Merkel NEEDS free trade deal with UK or 750,000 German jobs could face the axe
ANGELA Merkel will have to agree to a free trade deal with an independent United Kingdom because 750,000 jobs rely on cross-Channel exports, a senior economics analyst has warned today. Marc Biese urged German politicians to “think” about the vast economic benefits of close ties with Britain as the cavernous trade...
Why German mistrust made Hitler’s Mein Kampf a bestseller again
As Adolf Hitler's intellectual property rights were about to expire last year, Germany faced the agonising choice of how best to deal with the writings of the man at the heart of the darkest chapter of its history. For the previous 70 years, the Finance Ministry of the State of Bavaria had exercised Hitler's...
Eleven German MPs under police protection in ‘genocide’ row
Eleven German MPs of Turkish origin have been put under police protection. They received death threats after supporting a move to describe the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. Germany's foreign ministry has warned MPs of Turkish origin against travelling to Turkey, saying their security there could...
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