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Update: Germany increases police presence amid 'very high' security threat from far-right

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:51:53 +0100

German ministers promised on Friday to ramp up security and put more police on the streets to quell public fears, two days after a racist gunman killed nine people.

Why there was no political earthquake in Bavaria - but Germany is still shaking things up

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:26:14 +0200

It's the dawn of a new era in Bavaria but despite claims of a political earthquake, things might not change that much. One thing is for certain though: German politics is anything but boring.

Neo-Nazis to gather for 'SS festival' on Hitler's birthday

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:43:49 +0200

Hundreds of neo-Nazis were expected to congregate on Friday, which marks Adolf Hitler's birthday, for a two-day festival in a small eastern German town where anti-fascist groups have vowed counter-protests.

Merkel's approval rate surges after hitting 5-year low

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:41:20 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s approval rating jumped 9 percentage points in a new poll, after she fell to a five-year low last month.

Da Vinci portrait looted by Nazi returns to Berlin

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:43:00 +0200

Leonardo da Vinci's treasured painting "Lady with an Ermine," a work belonging to Poland that was stolen by the Nazis, has gone on display in Germany for the first time since World War II.

Making the SPD relevant through redundancy

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:37:00 +0200

The Social Democrats suffered a resounding defeat in Sunday’s election. Lorenz Maroldt, editor-in-chief of Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel, believes the beleaguered centre-left party can now deal with the issues it has neglected for too long.

Somali pirates capture another German ship

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:22:00 +0200

Pirates attacked a German-owned cargo ship flying under a Maltese flag and captured its 17-strong crew overnight in the Gulf of Aden, officials said Saturday.