All news on the topic: Germany

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Boy, nine, killed in Christmas market attack was ‘little teddy bear’
The nine-year-old boy killed in Friday’s Christmas market attack is now ‘with grandma and grandpa in heaven’, his mum said.
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Nine-year-old child among five killed and over 200 injured in German Christmas market attack
Five people have been killed and 41 others are ‘gravely injured’ after a car smashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany.
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Toddler among two dead and 70 injured in German Christmas market attack
At least two people have been killed after a car ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany.
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Michael Schumacher’s manager received a £12 million blackmail threat over leaked photos, trial reveals
Michael Schumacher’s manager took a call from an unknown number demanding £12million or photos of him would be leaked, a court has heard.
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Russian warship fires at German helicopter in major escalation, sparking WWIII fears
The German military helicopter was targeted by a Russian warship over the Baltic Sea - sparking fears of a new escalation in Europe following Vladimir Putin’s warnings of war
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Germany compiles list of bunkers amid rising tensions with Russia
App planned for public to find emergency shelter in places including underground train stations and car parks
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Thousands of jobs to go at Bosch in latest blow to German car industry
Bosch, the world’s biggest car parts supplier, has said it will cut thousands of jobs, blaming a slower-than-expected transition to electric, software-controlled vehicles.
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Ford to cut hundreds of UK jobs in major round of European layoffs
Ford has said it will cut around 4,000 jobs in Europe, including 800 in the UK and 3,000 in Germany, as it grapples with the transition to electric vehicles (EV).
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Fears of World War Three grow as Germany becomes the latest European country to warn civilians
Tensions are escalating in Europe with Germany now warning its civilians that they must ready themselves for possible World War Three and instructed them on what they need to do
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Germany and Cyprus target $11m investment fraud ring in major crackdown
Authorities in Germany and Cyprus shut down fake platforms, seizing luxury items and arresting suspects in a multimillion-dollar scheme.
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Iran claims that a German-Iranian dissident died before his execution could take place
Top Iranian officials previously referred to an execution when reacting to Jamshid Sharmahd’s death on 28 October
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Eight arrests in Germany over alleged plot to establish Nazi-inspired regime
Group alleged to have been plotting armed takeover of eastern regions to establish a Nazi-inspired regime
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Volkswagen to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%
German carmaker warns of stagnation in the European sector amid news of deeper-than-expected action
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German and Serbian authorities dismantle €300 million investment scam
German and Serbian authorities have dismantled a large-scale online investment scam that defrauded victims of at least 300 million euros ($323.9 million) through fake investment platforms.
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Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss
Group promoting ‘dangerous’ scientific racism ideology teamed up with right-wing extremist, recordings reveal
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The world teeters on the brink as NATO plans to deploy nuclear-capable fighters near Putin’s doorstep
It’s envisaged that planes accommodated at the base will reportedly include the F-15 Eagle, an all-weather fighter aircraft capable of dropping B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs.
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Three-armed robot conductor makes its debut in Dresden
German city’s Sinfoniker says aim is not to replace humans but to play music human conductors would find impossible
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Neo-Nazi falls 200ft to his death while climbing Hitler’s favorite mountain
A German neo-Nazi plunged 200ft to his death while climbing Adolf Hitler’s favourite mountain.
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Christian B, Madeleine McCann suspect, cleared of unrelated sexual assault charges
Christian B’s lawyer says his client was put on trial for the sex crimes only because he is the suspect for the abduction of Madeleine, who vanished from her family’s rented holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007.
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German far-right politician accused of exploiting political prisoners as cheap labour in Belarus
Reports of dissenters working for £4 a day on onion plantation owned by Saxony state parliament AfD member Jörg Dornau
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Tesla home visits to workers on sick leave defended by boss in Germany
Carmaker wants to ‘appeal to employees’ work ethic’ but move prompts outrage from plant’s union
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How Europeans are recruited via Telegram for sabotage, arson, and murder: ’Make a Molotov cocktail’
The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage attacks. Western security officials point to the Russian special services. For this story, journalists went undercover to reveal how the recruitment works.
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Death on the Costa del Sol: The hidden double life of a German police informant ends in tragedy
Investigative files shed new light on the dangerous dealings of a German police informant whose life was cut short by a brutal murder.
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Germany is considering a Rwanda deportation plan, potentially using UK facilities, after Labour scrapped the scheme in the UK
Downing Street said it would not comment on the discussions between two foreign governments.
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An armed man was shot dead by police outside the Israeli embassy in Munich
German Police have shot and killed a ‘suspicious person’ near Munich’s Nazi doumentation centre and the Israeli Consulate after he was spotted carrying a ‘long firearm’.