World Jul 26 Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in confrontation with police By Geir Moulson, Kirsten Grieshaber, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press
World Jul 09 Germany agrees on deal to buy long-range U.S. Tomahawk missiles, Merz says The agreement on the long-range missiles, which are used to strike targets deep inside enemy territory, was reached this week on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey's capital, Ankara, Merz said. By Associated Press
World Jul 06 Canada selects German company to build submarine fleet as it boosts NATO spending The decision Monday came before Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to this week’s NATO summit, where allies face pressure to back higher defense spending with concrete plans. By Rob Gillies, Associated Press
World Jul 04 Far-right Alternative for Germany party reelects leaders as protesters and police clash Alternative for Germany, or AfD, sought to show unity as it voted to extend the terms of Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, who have headed it for four years as co-leaders and ran unopposed Saturday. By David Keyton, Pietro De Cristofaro, Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press
World Jun 29 Shooting at youth welfare facility in Germany leaves 6 dead Five people – four women and one man – died at the scene of the shooting in Stade, police said. A sixth, also an adult, died later at a hospital. By Associated Press
Jun 23 Trains across Germany halted for hours by communication system outage By Geir Moulson, Pietro Decristofaro, Associated Press The main national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said shortly before 1 a.m. — nearly 2 1/2 hours after it first reported the outage — that the problem had been resolved and service was resuming “step by step.”… Continue reading
May 19 NATO's top officer doesn't expect more U.S. drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced By Lorne Cook, Emma Burrows, Associated Press The remarks by U.S. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich follow Trump's surprise announcement of the move early this month. Continue reading
May 04 Driver plows car into people in shopping area in Germany, killing 2 By Associated Press An additional three people were seriously injured in what officials believe was a deliberate rampage, Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung said. Continue reading
May 04 European leaders say the timing of Trump's decision to pull troops from Germany came as a surprise By Mark Carlson, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Asked about the American decision, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said: "I wouldn't exaggerate that because I think we are expecting that Europe is taking more charge of its own security. Continue reading
May 02 U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6 to 12 months By Ben Finley, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Trump's threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran. Continue reading