Sep 06 WATCH: Austin gives remarks on Ukraine military aid at meeting of allies in Germany By Tara Copp, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pushed back on the idea that long-range strikes would be a game-changer for Ukraine, as Kyiv more fervently pressed the West to loosen weapons use restrictions and allow it to target Russian air bases and… Continue reading
Sep 05 Munich police kill gunman in exchange of fire near Israeli Consulate By Matthias Schrader, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Authorities said he may have been planning to attack the consulate on the anniversary of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics. Continue reading
Sep 01 German far-right party set to win its first state election, exit polls and partial counts show By Geir Moulson, Associated Press The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country’s east, and was set to finish at least a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a second vote, projections showed. Continue reading
Aug 26 German leader vows to step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers after deadly knife attack By Daniel Niemann, Geir Moulson, Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers as he visited the scene of the knife attack in which a suspected Islamic extremist from Syria is accused of killing three people. Continue reading
Aug 25 German police say a suspect has turned himself in over deadly festival knife attack By Daniel Niemann, David McHugh, Associated Press A 26-year-old man has turned himself into police, saying he was responsible for the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary, German authorities announced Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Islamic State group claims responsibility for knife attack that killed 3 at German festival By Daniel Niemann, Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press The Islamic State group said the attacker targeted Christians and is a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.”… Continue reading
Aug 23 German festival attack kills 3 people and wounds at least 5 By Geir Moulson, Daniel Niemann, Associated Press Police said the attacker was on the run, and that they so far had only very little information on the man. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 14:18 German Chancellor Scholz on NATO’s future, supporting Ukraine and working with Biden By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi The NATO summit in Washington is wrapping up after a week of sustaining and expanding support for Ukraine. Amna Nawaz spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about how NATO leaders are preparing to tackle some of the biggest geopolitical challenges… Continue watching
Jul 05 Germany fears a far-right victory in France could harm the two countries’ close relations By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Chancellor Olaf Scholz and many Germans fear if the nationalist French party is able to form a government, it would no longer support the close relationship with Germany that was carefully built over decades since the end of World War… Continue reading
Jun 03 4 people have died in floods in southern Germany. The situation could get worse By Associated Press Persistent heavy rain led to widespread flooding in the southern states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg over the weekend. Continue reading