Police guard the area at Rosenheimer Platz square in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Police say a man with a knife has lightly wounded several people in Munich. Officers are looking for the assailant. Munich police called on people … Read More
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the EU summit meeting in Brussels — REUTERS BRUSSELS – 19 October 2017: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her fellow leaders on Thursday to cut European Union funds to Turkey that are linked to … Read More
In just 3 decades, insect populations in German nature reserves have plummeted by more than 75%, according to a new study. The reasons for the decline aren’t clear, but the pattern is consistent over a swath of western and northern … Read More
GETTY Sigamr Gabriel has warned he thinks war could break out if the Iran deal is withdrawn from Last week President Trump called Iran a “fanatical regime” and refused to sign off a landmark international nuclear deal. The US President … Read More
“Why shouldn’t one consider a Muslim holiday in parts of the country where many Muslims live?” The suggestion by conservative Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has sparked a fundamental debate in Germany. De Maiziere’s proposal quickly turned into a political … Read More
Götz Kubitschek, a self-proclaimed “rightist intellectual,” lives in a medieval manor house in Schnellroda, a rural village in eastern Germany. From this isolated, antique outpost, Kubitschek, who is 47, wields considerable influence over far-right thinkers, activists and politicians across Germany, … Read More
Two weeks after winning German elections with a reduced majority, Chancellor Angela Merkel takes a first step Sunday on a rocky road towards forming a government by trying to get her own conservative house in order. Her meeting from 1000 … Read More
BERLIN ––German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to a demand by her Bavarian allies to seek an annual limit on migration, clearing an obstacle for talks on forming her next government and responding to an electoral surge by the nationalist Alternative … Read More
Hitler meets Francp in 1940, in Hendaye on the French-Spanish border. ‘Germany and Spain today find themselves confronted by ghosts of the past.’ Photograph: KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images History is back in Europe. The Catalan referendum and the German election illustrate this spectacularly. The … Read More
According to a leaked German government report, up to 6.6 million migrants — both refugees and migrants seeking a better life — are currently waiting to cross to Europe from Africa. The “mistake” the Israelis made seems to have been … Read More