Germany

Germans mourn the 5 killed and 200 injured in the attack on a Christmas market

3:41pm December 20, 2024

A Saudi doctor drove into a market teeming with holiday shoppers in Magdeburg, an official said, as people mourned the victims and their shaken sense of security. Some 200 people were injured.

Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, triggering new elections

11:44am December 16, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.

She fled during Assad's regime. Now this Syrian activist is considering going home

7:14am December 12, 2024

Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship. The toppling of the Assad regime has raised questions for exiles about their next step.

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France's toppled government adds to the European Union's bigger political problems

5:29pm December 05, 2024

The political instability in France — and simultaneously in Germany, where the governing coalition collapsed a month ago — could have wide-ranging consequences.

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Germany's coalition government collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires his finance chief

5:45pm November 06, 2024

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling a collapse of the three-party coalition governing Germany. Opposition leaders are calling for quick elections.

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How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris

4:48am October 29, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2020, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.

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'End of an era': Biden heads for a farewell trip to Germany. Here's what to know

5:00am October 17, 2024

It's expected to be a meeting of great political importance — especially for Europe.

5 takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far right makes historic gains

6:38am September 02, 2024

The Alternative for Germany party made huge gains in two eastern states, handing the German far right its best results since World War II.

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In 'Miss Merkel,' Germany's former chancellor is a crime-solving amateur detective

5:01am August 31, 2024

The German crime fiction series, based on novels of the same name, depicts former Chancellor Angela Merkel as an Agatha Christie-style small-town detective who solves crimes out of sheer boredom.

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Germany's grandmothers take on the far-right ahead of key state elections

1:07pm August 27, 2024

Ahead of Sunday's vote, senior women in Germany's east are reaching out to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany to try to change minds. They say they receive some support — and abuse.

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