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In Germany, the far right party is on the rise again. How did it happen?
BERLIN — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her...
View ArticleYet to extend Real Madrid contract, Toni Kroos not thinking beyond Euro 2024...
BERLIN — Toni Kroos isn’t thinking beyond this summer’s European Championship.The 34-year-old Real Madrid star was coaxed out of international retirement to help Germany in its home tournament, but he...
View ArticleBlow for Germany as Neuer ruled out of Euro 2024 warmups with thigh injury
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s preparations for the European Championship were dealt a blow Wednesday with Manuel Neuer's thigh injury ahead of the goalkeeper's planned comeback.Germany’s World Cup...
View ArticleNike deal ends German soccer's long-standing partnership with Adidas
BERLIN — German soccer and Adidas are breaking up.American sportswear giant Nike will supply all of Germany’s national teams with its apparel and equipment from 2027, the German soccer federation (DFB)...
View ArticleGermany celebrates turnaround as confidence grows before hosting Euro 2024
BERLIN — What a difference a game makes.The pessimism and frustration shrouding Germany’s soccer team ahead this summer’s European Championship has been lifted and replaced by confidence that the host...
View ArticleGermany's legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. But the buzz may...
FRANKFURT, Germany — Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country liberalized rules on cannabis to allow possession of small amounts.The German Cannabis Association,...
View ArticleBjorn Hocke, prominent German far-right figure, charged with second count of...
BERLIN — Prosecutors said Wednesday that they have charged one of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party with a second count of uttering a slogan used by the Nazis'...
View ArticleIncendiary device hurled at German synagogue door, but damage minor and no...
BERLIN — An incendiary device was thrown at a door of a synagogue in northwestern Germany on Friday but caused only minor damage, police said. No one was injured.The incident in the city of Oldenburg...
View ArticleU.N. court to hold hearings in case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Preliminary hearings open Monday at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end of German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is...
View ArticleGermany rejects charge that it's facilitating acts of genocide in Gaza at...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Germany on Tuesday strongly rejected a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations' top court accusing Berlin of facilitating breaches of the Geneva Convention and...
View ArticleModern art museum in Germany fires worker for displaying his own artwork
The Pinakothek der Moderne, a museum of modern art in Munich, Germany, fired one of its employees recently after he displayed one of his own creations at the gallery.The unnamed museum staffer, a...
View ArticleBayern Munich's 11-year reign ends as Bayer Leverkusen wins first Bundesliga...
LEVERKUSEN, Germany — It’s “Neverkusen” no more.Coached by Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time Sunday to end Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign as champion.In the end,...
View ArticleAbortion in Germany should be decriminalized during pregnancy's first 12...
BERLIN — An independent commission reviewing abortion law in Germany recommended Monday that the procedure be made legal during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.Currently, abortion is considered illegal...
View ArticleOn visit to China, the German chancellor says Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping who hosted him in Beijing on Tuesday that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine threatens global security, in an apparent...
View ArticleSuspected Russian agents are accused of plotting to bomb sites in Germany...
Police in Germany arrested two suspected Russian agents accused of plotting to bomb military sites and industrial areas to disrupt the delivery of aid to Ukraine.The two men, identified in court...
View ArticleProminent figure in German far-right party standing trial over alleged use of...
HALLE, Germany — One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party went on trial Thursday on charges of using a Nazi slogan, months before a regional election in which he...
View Article3 Germans arrested, accused of spying for China, transferring info on...
BERLIN — Three people suspected of spying for China and arranging to transfer information on technology with potential military uses were arrested in Germany on Monday.Prosecutors said the three German...
View ArticleHundreds of German police subdue 'hooligans' in training exercise for Euro 2024
STÜTZERBACH, Germany — An idyllic springtime morning in the sleepy village of Stützerbach was disturbed Tuesday with hundreds of German police taking on “soccer hooligans” in preparation for the...
View ArticleAide for far-right German EU lawmaker is arrested on suspicion of spying for...
BERLIN — A man who works for a prominent German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, authorities said Tuesday. The detention came less than...
View ArticleBjorn Hocke, well-known figure in German far-right party, tells his trial he...
BERLIN — One of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party said Tuesday at his trial on charges of using a Nazi slogan that he is “completely innocent.”Björn Höcke went on...
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