Tag: Germany
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Extreme right group raids in Germany had plans for coup d'état
In an explosive, bizarre and fanatical story, 25 people remain in detention in Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. Wednesday’s arrests amount to one the biggest anti-extremism operations in modern German history. More details are coming to light as to what they had allegedly planned. “This group, that has been eliminated today,…
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Arne Schönbohm: German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia
The head of Germany’s national cybersecurity agency has been dismissed following reports of possible ties to Russian intelligence. Germany’s interior minister Nancy Faeser dismissed Arne Schönbohm as head of the BSI agency, German news agency dpa reported. Schönbohm co-founded a cybersecurity group a decade ago that brings together experts from public institutions and the private…
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Nouvelle attaque au couteau en Allemagne : deux morts et des blessés dans un train régional
Au moins deux personnes ont été tuées et sept blessées ce mercredi dans une attaque au couteau dans un train régional circulant dans le nord de l’Allemagne. Scène de panique dans un train régional dans le Land de Schleswig-Holstein. Mercredi après-midi, un homme s’est attaqué à des passagers à l’aide d’un couteau dans un train reliant Kiel…
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Turkish president Erdoğan sues German MP over 'little sewer rat' slur
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is suing a senior German MP who called him a “little sewer rat”. Erdoğan’s lawyer confirmed on Friday that the Turkish leader had filed a criminal complaint for insult and defamation. A Turkish law banning insults against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Wolfgang Kubicki,…
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Poland formally demands €1.3 trillion from Germany in WWII reparations
Poland has announced that it wants to start negotiations with Germany on reparations during World War II. Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau signed an official note on Monday requesting around €1.3 trillion in damages. “Parties must take immediate steps towards a permanent, complete and definitive legal and material settlement,” he told reporters. The signing comes before a…
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US to send €3.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine and its neighbours
The US will send $3.75 billion (€3.52 billion) in military weapons and other aid to Ukraine and its neighbours on NATO’s eastern flank, the White House announced Friday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on. The biggest US assistance package to date for Kyiv includes a $2.85 billion (€2.67 billion) drawdown from the Pentagon’s stocks…
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Police recover items from daring German €113m gold and diamond heist
German authorities said Saturday that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden’s Green Vault museum in a spectacular break-in more than three years ago. Prosecutors and police said in a statement that they secured 31 items in Berlin overnight, including “several pieces that appear to be complete.” They were…