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The German government has acknowledged that 714 neo-Nazis with active arrest warrants are currently at large across the country, according to press reports published on Sunday. The figures were disclosed in a government response to a parliamentary inquiry submitted by the opposition Left Party,......
Vodafone has issued large-scale alerts to protect mobile users in Germany from a surge in scam calls as the Christmas season approaches. The operator said on Saturday that between late April and mid-November, around 41 million calls triggered the warning message “Caution: Possible......
A cyberattack has potentially exposed the bank card data of between 30,000 and 35,000 customers in Germany, affecting the online ticketing system of Hamburg’s popular tourist attraction, Miniatur Wunderland, according to German media reports on Saturday. A spokeswoman for the attraction said that......
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed on Saturday that his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will not cooperate in any form with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), as internal discussions continue within the party about its stance ahead of key state elections in 2026. Speaking at the......
The NATO alliance has abandoned plans to procure six Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, marking the end of a two-year effort to replace its aging fleet of airborne warning and control system (AWACS) planes. This decision follows the United States' withdrawal from the program, as announced by the Dutch......
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on young Ukrainian men to remain in their homeland and contribute to the country’s war effort rather than seek refuge in Germany. Speaking at a business summit in Berlin on Thursday, Merz said he had urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a phone......
A diamond brooch once belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte has sold for 3.5 million Swiss francs, equivalent to about $4.4 million, at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva. The sale far exceeded its pre-sale estimate and reignited global fascination with Napoleonic treasures. The rare jewel is believed to......
The trial has begun at the Magdeburg Regional Court against a man accused of driving his car into the crowd at the city’s Christmas market in December 2024. The attack killed six people and injured more than 320, including several children. Due to the large number......
A German nurse has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of ten patients at a hospital near Aachen, western Germany. The 44-year-old, who worked in palliative care, was also found guilty of 27 attempted murders for incidents occurring between December 2023 and May 2024 at the Würselen......
Deutsche Telekom is entering the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure market in a major way. CEO Timotheus Höttges announced in Berlin the launch of a joint project with U.S. chip giant Nvidia to build an AI factory in Munichworth over one billion euros. “Without......
German authorities announced on Sunday the arrest of a 22-year-old Syrian man in Berlin on suspicion of preparing a jihadist-inspired terrorist attack, amid rising security concerns across the country. The suspect was detained on Saturday in the Neukölln district of the German capital, according......
Five German mountaineers, including a 17-year-old girl, have died and two others were injured after being caught in an avalanche near the Cima Vertana peak in northern Italy’s Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italian alpine rescue teams reported on Sunday. The avalanche occurred Saturday afternoon......
Germany and Jordan stressed on Saturday that the international force planned for Gaza under U.S. President Donald Trump’s post-war plan should be mandated by the United Nations. This “International Stabilization Force” is part of the agreement that led to a......
