All news on the topic: Germany

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German police arrest energy sabotage suspect after chance discovery
German police recently detained a 48-year-old man suspected of carrying out a series of sabotage attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure.
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AfD faces scrutiny over new MPs with Stasi and far-right links
Far-right German party’s newly elected representatives face fresh scrutiny as it tries to form government in Saxony-Anhalt
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Russian "Matryoshka" bot network floods Germany with fake media reports over Ukraine drone deal
The Russian "Matryoshka" bot network has launched a fresh disinformation campaign against a new German-Ukrainian initiative to produce 5,000 long-range drones.
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Germany erupts in anti-AfD protests after far right scores historic election victory
Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory
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Volkswagen approves 50,000 more job cuts in biggest restructuring in its history
The board of German car giant Volkswagen has approved a plan to cut another 50,000 jobs as part of the biggest restructuring in the group’s almost nine-decade history.
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German-Chinese machine toolmaker supplied sanctioned Russian defence firms after invasion
The German-Chinese machine tool manufacturer Priminer continued supplying equipment to Russia after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including to companies in Russia’s defense industry, according to a report by Die Zeit.
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Putin renews threats against Britain as Russian leader warns UK military sites could become targets
Vladimir Putin smirked today as he renewed his threats to target Britain – with the taunt that attacks UK factories were a ’military secret’.
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Brit pub landlady, 31, stabbed to death at German train station "by stranger" on her way to support friend at funeral
A British pub landlady and charity fundraiser stabbed to death at a railway station in Germany has been described by pals as a “breath of fresh air”.
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Germany blames Russia for explosive drone attack on Leipzig airport
The German government has blamed Russia for the drone attack on Leipzig airport last month, calling it “dangerous behaviour” and part of a systematic and concerted effort by Moscow to “cause great damage” through a large number of hybrid attacks.
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Germany’s most wanted drug trafficker arrested in Spain after high-tech manhunt
Spanish police, working with German authorities, have arrested Germany’s most wanted drug trafficker in the southern city of Málaga, the National Police announced Monday.
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German tourist stabbed to death with 20 wounds at Spanish holiday resort
A tourist has been stabbed to death in the same Spanish holiday resort where a pregnant woman and child were shot dead two weeks ago.
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Woman caught smuggling 116 protected lizards under her jacket at Russian border
Customs officers were in for a shock when they searched a woman trying to cross the Russian border — and discovered 116 lizards hidden in her jacket.
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Germany eyes role in Britain’s Trident force as Europe seeks shield beyond America
Germany is exploring the possibility of investing in Britain’s nuclear deterrent, it has been revealed, in a bid to move away from reliance on the US.
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Five arrested in €20 million AirPods VAT fraud scheme spanning six European countries
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Munich (Germany), five individuals were arrested today in Czechia, suspected of being the organisers of a criminal VAT fraud scheme involving the sales of wireless earbuds.
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Nazi Panther tank unearthed beneath Russian university after decades underground
A rare Nazi tank has been discovered buried beneath a university in Russia, decades after it was used for explosives testing.
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Germany seeks Romanian suspect’s extradition over Russian-linked weapons stash near Berlin
Germany seeking to extradite suspect from Romania over guns it is feared could have been used ⁠in assassinations
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Nord Stream suspect arrested in Croatia while reportedly working on Hollywood film about pipeline blasts
Earlier this month locals in Zagreb noticed something odd outside an art deco building. Sandbags and barricades appeared in front of the Esplanade hotel, along with a film crew and extras sporting Ukrainian military uniforms.
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Russia sends heavily armed warship close to NATO island as Baltic tensions soar
A heavily armed warship has been sent to a NATO country’s doorstep after Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that he was ready to retaliate against British and EU ships that tried to seize Russia-linked vessels
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Europe’s wildfire crisis deepens as nearly 500 arrested in France
Almost 500 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France since the start of the summer, authorities have said, as firefighters in half a dozen European countries tackle ferocious blazes amid a record-breaking heatwave.
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Meta’s smart glasses face criminal complaint in Germany over privacy fears
A Berlin-based non-profit has filed a criminal complaint against Meta’s smart glasses, arguing the devices breach Germany’s strict privacy rules and should be banned.
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Von der WR Group zu Russlands VR Rus: Wie Vadim Rozenshtein sein Geschäft mit Lieferungen nach Russland ausbaute
WR Group-Gründer Vadim Rozenshtein ist als deutscher Staatsbürger russisch-ukrainischer Herkunft wegen des Verdachts auf eine mögliche Umgehung der Russland-Sanktionen in den Fokus deutscher und europäischer Strafverfolgungsbehörden geraten.
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From WR Group to Russia’s VR Rus: how Vadim Rozenshtein expanded his business supplying equipment to Russia
WR Group founder Vadim Rozenshtein, a German citizen of Russian-Ukrainian origin, has come under scrutiny by German and European law enforcement agencies over the circumvention of sanctions against Russia.
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EPPO probes €285,000 customs fraud linked to Brazilian gelatine imports
In an investigation into a suspected customs evasion scheme involving gelatine imports between affiliated companies, led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt (Germany), coordinated searches were carried out in Brazil, Belgium and Germany.
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Germany’s car giants face deepening crisis as China turns from biggest market into biggest threat
China helped transform Germany’s automakers into global giants, delivering decades of strong sales and billions in profits. Now, it’s their biggest liability.
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Thirteen killed after sightseeing plane crashes over Peru’s Nazca Lines
Thirteen people were killed in a plane crash during a sightseeing flight over Peru’s famous Nazca Lines.