A man accused of driving a car into crowds at a German Christmas market, killing five people and injuring more than 200, has been detained on multiple charges of murder and…
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Germany: Police probe market attack security and warnings
German authorities are facing questions about security and what they knew about the suspect accused of using an access lane for emergency vehicles to drive into a Christmas market in…
Germany: Christmas market attack suspect remanded
A man accused of murdering four women and a nine-year-old boy by driving a car into them at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has been remanded…
Germany: Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid German plant closures
Volkswagen has reached a deal with the IG Metall trade union which will avert plant closures in Germany and avoid immediate compulsory redundancies. The two sides have, however, agreed to…
USA: Elon Musk backs Germany’s far-right AfD before elections
US billionaire Elon Musk has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as the European country gears up for elections in February. The AfD is running second in opinion polls and…
German: Car driven into crowd at a Christmas market
A car has crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in east Germany, local media report. A least one person has been killed and several injured in the incident…
Germany: Chancellor Scholz loses confidence vote
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in parliament, triggering snap elections seven months ahead of schedule.The vote on Monday came after Scholz’s fragile coalition collapsed, sparking a…
Germany: Body found in plane wreckage recovered from the North Sea
A body found in the wreckage of a light aircraft recovered from the North Sea could be that of a German pilot who disappeared over a year ago.The Cessna 172…
Germany: Authorities to tighten people-smuggling law in UK deal
Germany will tighten its law to make it easier to prosecute those helping to smuggle migrants to the UK, as part of a new plan agreed between the two countries.…
Germany: Authorities pause asylum applications for Syrians after al-Assad’s fall
Less than 48 hours after the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Germany, home to the largest Syrian population outside the Middle East, says it will freeze asylum processing for Syrian…