Germany Activates Own Air-Defence System, Citing Russia Threat
The German military on Wednesday began operating its Iris-T air defense system for the first time in the country, having delivered several advanced systems to war-torn Ukraine to shoot down Russian rockets, drones and missiles in flight. AFP Reports Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the surface-to-air system was part of a long-term strengthening of German and […]
Munich police shoot ‘suspicious person’ amid large operation near Nazi documentation centre – Europe live | Germany
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Police found someone they believed had a gun and fired shots at the suspect, authorities said. Munich police issued a new update, confirming that officers had found a person believed to be in possession of a gun. Lageupdate zum aktuellen Einsatz: Durch […]
easyJet flight makes emergency landing in Munich, Germany after alleged drunk passenger tried to storm cockpit
An allegedly drunk passenger on board the plane tried to storm into the cockpit of an easyJet plane, causing chaos in the air and forcing the pilot to change course and make an emergency landing, terrifying passengers on board. Flight U28235 took off from London Gatwick Airport in the UK just after 3:30 p.m. on […]
Far-right party wins first state election in Germany since World War II
In Germany, a far-right party won state elections on Sunday for the first time since World War II, dealing a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a majority of the votes in Thuringia, beating the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and becoming the first far-right party to win a state […]
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 […]