Jun 24 At mini-migration summit, EU nations try to resolve differences By Raf Casert, Associated Press The leaders of Germany, France and about a dozen other European Union nations are converging on Brussels for an afternoon of informal talks on differences over migration ahead of a full EU summit that starts next Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 19 Angela Merkel says climate change is ‘a fact,’ laments U.S. stance By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Germany's Angela Merkel took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord, calling the move "very regrettable" at a time when the overwhelming majority of countries worldwide are trying to limit global warming. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 4:19 Exhibit examines hidden meanings in art from Nazi Germany By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green In landscapes, portraits and still lifes, German and Austrian artists in the 1930s through the outbreak of World War II risked their lives camouflaging heavy political symbols into conventional art forms. Now, "Before the Fall," an exhibit at New York… Continue watching
Apr 08 Police say 6 detained in foiled plot to attack Berlin race By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press The German daily Die Welt is reporting that police have foiled a knife attack on a half-marathon in Berlin. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 7, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 7, the Texas National Guard will be deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border, and embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's security detail has cost taxpayers nearly $3 million. Also, a look at education issues in Oklahoma… Continue watching
Apr 07 Germany seeks motive after van crashes into crowd, killing 2 By Kirsten Grieshaber, Ferdinand Ostrop, Associated Press A van crashed into people drinking outside a popular bar Saturday in the German city of Muenster, killing two people and injuring 20 others. Continue reading
Mar 15 U.S., France, Germany, UK blame Russia in joint statement for attack on ex-spy By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The statement is the fruit of British efforts to enlist international support as it tries to hold Russia accountable for the March 4 attack that left former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal seriously ill. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 8:24 To douse growing anti-Semitism, Germans call for Holocaust education for recent migrants By Malcolm Brabant With more than a million newcomers to Germany since 2015, there's been a resulting rise in anti-Semitism. Now there are growing calls to mandate that refugees and Muslim migrants visit concentration camps to help improve their understanding of the country's… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 8:18 Crime spike in Germany puts pressure on immigration policy By Malcolm Brabant A brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl in Southern Germany has placed the country's open-door immigration policy under intense scrutiny. In addition, a new government-sponsored study found that violent crime rose in one state by 10 percent in two years,… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 5:08 Failure to form government weakens Merkel. What’s next for Germany? By PBS News Hour Germany, long the backbone of European stability, descended into political crisis on Monday as after talks to form a coalition government failed and Chancellor Angela Merkel called for new elections. John Yang talks to Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia… Continue watching