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Jul 27

Train derailment in southern Germany leaves at least 3 dead, multiple injured

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Federal and local police said the cause of the crash near Riedlingen, roughly 98 miles west of Munich, remains under investigation. Photos from the scene showed parts of the train on its side as rescuers climbed atop the carriages.

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Jul 14

German customs officers find 1,500 tarantulas hidden in spongecake boxes

By Associated Press

Roughly 1,500 young tarantulas were found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes.

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Jul 14

Trial begins for Berlin doctor accused of murdering 15 patients

By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press

A German doctor has gone on trial in Berlin, accused of murdering 15 patients who were under palliative care.

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Jun 05

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Germany’s chancellor visits Trump as Europe’s alliance with U.S. is fracturing

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

President Trump met with German Chancellor Merz in the Oval Office on Thursday. Merz urged Trump to increase pressure on Russia, but the president made no commitments and instead compared Ukraine and Russia to two fighting children who needed to…

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Jun 05

WATCH: In Merz meeting, Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’

By Seung Min Kim, Kirsten Grieshaber, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other.

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May 28

Germany offers to help Ukraine develop long-range missiles to strike Russia

By Stefanie Dazio, Barry Hatton, Associated Press

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missile systems that would be free of any Western-imposed limitations on their range and targets.

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May 23

Woman arrested after stabbing attack at train station in Hamburg, Germany

By Associated Press

A stabbing attack at the busy central train station in the German city of Hamburg left multiple people injured, some of them in life-threatening condition, authorities said. A woman was arrested as the suspect.

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May 06

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As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits

By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a second round to secure a majority. Nick Schifrin reports…

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May 06

Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany’s chancellor

By Stefanie Dazio, Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

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Apr 30

German coalition deal approved by center-left party, paving way for Merz to be elected chancellor

By Associated Press

Germany’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for parliament to elect conservative leader Friedrich Merz as the country’s new chancellor.

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