Germany started criminal investigation into social media user for mocking politician for being ‘fat’
German authorities tried to open a criminal investigation into a social media user on Gab who allegedly called a left-wing female politician “fat,” but the platform refused to comply with their excessive demands to reveal the person's identity, the platform told Fox News Digital. The Federal Criminal Office (Bundeskriminalamt-BKA) contacted Gab about a user who […]
German far-right party AfD poised for state election victory in east | Germany
Far-right parties have become the largest party in Germany's state parliaments for the first time since World War II, while a new populist force on the left has gained a firm foothold in the country's political landscape, exit polls showed on Sunday. Two highly-anticipated elections in the eastern former Communist bloc made clear their dissatisfaction […]
Nerves rise over AfD threat as state elections in eastern Germany begin | Germany
Voters in two eastern German states will soon go to the polls in which the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party could win for the first time at local level and a new populist force on the left could gain ground. The results of the elections in Saxony and Thuringia, due to be announced on […]
Germany deports 28 Afghan nationals to their homeland, the first since the Taliban takeover in 2021
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Anti-Mass Migration Populist Leader Attacked with Red Paint in Germany
Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of Germany's left-wing populist party, was attacked during a campaign rally in the eastern city of Erfurt on Thursday afternoon when a man ran onto the stage and sprayed red liquid at her. A middle-aged man was arrested after he approached the leader of the left-wing nationalist party, the Zahra Wagenknecht Alliance […]
Starmer’s Berlin trip was a real success. But let’s not confuse Germany with the EU | Helene von Bismarck
pictureEarlier this week, Keir Starmer did something very ordinary: the newly elected British Prime Minister visited Germany, one of Britain's largest neighbours and a NATO ally, then headed to France. In a normal world, this wouldn't be anything remarkable in itself, but in the post-Brexit era we live in, nothing is ordinary. During the Brexit […]
Brexit Backtrack? Starmer Announces ‘Reset’ Deal With Germany
BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany and Britain announced plans Wednesday to draw up a treaty aimed at deepening trade, defense and other ties between the two countries. The move comes as Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer moves ahead with plans to “reset” relations with the European Union. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed […]
Keir Starmer vows to ‘turn a corner on Brexit’ before Germany trip | Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer promised to “turn around Brexit” and rebuild productive relationships with EU member states ahead of a surprise trip to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that are expected to focus on defence and trade. The prime minister said his visit was part of a wider effort to repair the “broken relationships” […]
Germany Mass Stabbing Suspect Had Deportation Order: Report
A Syrian asylum seeker suspected of killing three people and wounding several others at a “diversity festival” in Germany on Friday was reportedly issued a deportation order last year, but authorities failed to deport him. According to the information Obtained According to the German Journal of Record Die WeltSyrian asylum seeker Issa al-H., 26, who […]
Solingen stabbing attack: suspect shares Islamic State ideology, say prosectuors | Germany
Prosecutors said the suspect arrested in connection with the stabbing attack in the western German city of Solingen shared Islamic State ideology and acted on those beliefs during the attack. Federal prosecutors identified the 26-year-old Syrian who turned himself in as Issa al-H., but their last name was withheld in accordance with German privacy laws. […]