Podcast The Day: The Battle for Floating Germany
It is the week of truth in Germany, because next Sunday will be the parliamentary elections and they also determine who will succeed Angela Merkel as …
Germany
The new Merkel is waiting for big jobs and strong resistance.
If I want to visit the valley of the German River Ahr two months after the fatal floods, it seems like Im entering a war zone. …
German army investigates extremism within its own ranks
The German Military Intelligence Agency (MAD) is currently investigating two suspected cases of right-wing extremism in an elite unit, security sources said to news agency DPA …
Poverty in Germany: ‘Wages increase for 10 million people’ and other plans
It’s about child poverty, working poor, poverty among single parents, among retirees. The issue of poverty is more present than ever in German election campaigns. …
Four suspects fixed for German synagogue attack plans
German police have probably prevented an attack on a synagogue in the bordering state of North Rhine-Westphalia, reports a regional minister. The authorities have apprehended four …
‘Banned Zone’ Chernobyl Is Re-Mapped
35 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, specialists from Ukraine and Germany are re-mapping radioactivity in the banned zone. A complete measurement like this was last performed …
Germany compensates 249 gay men prosecuted under old article of law
Germany has so far compensated 249 homosexuals who were prosecuted or investigated under a contentious law that banned homosexuality for nearly a century. Some 860,000 euros have been …
Basic debut against Bayern beckons
Luuk de Jong is probably in the base at FC Barcelona on Tuesday night. The striker, who came across from Seville on Deadline Day, is one …
Germany votes on September 26, this is what voters are going to pay attention to
Two more weeks, and then 60 million eligible Germans will be allowed to go to the polls to elect a new parliament. And keeping everything old is …
Four women and little boy (6) stabbed in Rimini
Five people were stabbed in the Italian city of Rimini on Saturday night, reports Italian news agency ANSA. Local police arrested a 26-year-old Somali man. As …
Merkel calls on Germans to get vaccinated: ‘Protect yourself and others’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls on all Germans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. In Germany, an action week will start Monday to increase the number …
Rutte praises’ pleasant ‘Merkel under the eye of Vermeer
Prime Minister Mark Rutte was personally invited by divorcing Chancellor Angela Merkel to come to the opening of a Vermeer exhibition in Dresden, Germany. Rutte jumped …
Ten years of allies, Rutte and Merkel last time out together
She has been his political compass in recent years. And hes her most loyal ally. But Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Mark Rutte have to …
World Cup Qualification: Germany and Italy win over, England not passing Poland
Germany and Italy have made a simple win in the European World Cup qualification on Wednesday. England gave an edge against Poland in injury time.
Poland …
‘It’s great that Van Gaal mentions my name, I didn’t expect it’
Mark Flekken is honored to be in the picture of the Dutch team, as he says to 1Limburg. After the 6-1 gain in Turkey, the national …
Germans put Armenia back on earth, no victory for European champion
Germany has taken over the leading position in World Cup Qualifying Pool J from Armenia. In a direct duel, Die Mannschaft made clear who is the …
Germany releases 100 million vaccine doses for other countries
Germany wants to make 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available for the international vaccination campaign this year. “Thats as much as we have currently administered in …
Spain chokes in tough Sweden, European champion Italy doesnt win either
Sweden has caused a tremendous sensation in Group B of the World Cup qualification. The Scandinavians won in their own 2-1 stadium from Spain and take …
LIVE US leaving dozens of broken vehicles at airport, Taliban triumphantly
Chaos and anxiety in Afghanistan as the radical Taliban have taken over the country at lightning speed. To the great discomfort of the locals and the …
Kaag confirms: Dutch delegation met Taliban
A Dutch delegation spoke to the Taliban in Qatar. Demissionary Foreign Minister Kaag confirmed this in a press conference. She says it was “a first meeting …
Germany to the ballot box: these are the candidates
On September 26, Germany will go to the ballot box to elect a new parliament. And a successor to Angela Merkel. After 16 years, the German political playing …
Not a clear winner after fierce debate between three potential Merkel successors
In an almost two-hour TV debate, the list leaders of the three biggest parties in Germany complied with each other in a TV debate, exactly four …
Afghan baby born during evacuation flight is named after plane.
The baby born during an American evacuation flight last weekend is named after the plane she was born in: Reach. Thats what an American commander tells …
Floods victims Germany commemorated in Aachen: ‘We mourn you today’
In the cathedral of the German city of Aachen, government leaders, relatives and rescue workers commemorated the victims of the flood last month. Chancellor Merkel and …