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German FM in Iraq to address regional tensions
Middle East
June 8, 2019
German FM in Iraq to address regional tensions
BAGHDAD (AP) — German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrived in Iraq on Saturday as part of a wider trip to…
Berlin ready to fetch ‘IS’ German children after court case
Middle East
June 3, 2019
Berlin ready to fetch ‘IS’ German children after court case
Germany’s Foreign Ministry, reacting to a legal bid by two girls’ grandparents before a Berlin administrative court, declared its readiness…
Germany in push to resurrect Afghan talks with Taliban
Middle East
May 26, 2019
Germany in push to resurrect Afghan talks with Taliban
KABUL/BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany, a leading donor and member of the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, has been talking with the…
German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders
World
April 18, 2019
German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders
BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors have charged a 92-year-old former concentration camp guard with being an accessory to murder, in…
Britain’s May seeks Brexit delay from Merkel, Macron
World
April 9, 2019
Britain’s May seeks Brexit delay from Merkel, Macron
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets the leaders of Germany and France on Tuesday in a last-gasp bid to keep…
Berlin-born polar bear cub named after football club Hertha
World
April 2, 2019
Berlin-born polar bear cub named after football club Hertha
Berlin’s latest zoo celebrity, a fluffy polar bear cub, has been named “Hertha” after the capital’s football club, it was…
Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour
Environment
March 31, 2019
Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour
The UN headquarters in New York, the pyramids of Egypt and Rio’s Christ the Redeemer statue were among top world…
French New Wave film director Agnes Varda dead at 90
Cinema/TV
March 29, 2019
French New Wave film director Agnes Varda dead at 90
French film director Agnes Varda, who emerged in the New Wave of intimate cinema of the 1960s and continued with…
British travel writer invites the world’s people back to Egypt
Travel
March 26, 2019
British travel writer invites the world’s people back to Egypt
Travel writer Chris Leadbeater drew significant conclusions from his recent visit to Egypt, expressing his sentiments in an article published…
Berlin passes first-ever state plan to combat anti-Semitism
World
March 14, 2019
Berlin passes first-ever state plan to combat anti-Semitism
There have been many reports about anti-Semitism in Berlin over the past year or so, ranging from the story of…