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Fire kills 3 at German nursing home

Police are searching for the cause of a fire that killed three in a psychiatric nursing home in southern Germany

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Greta Thunberg detained by police as she's seen being carried away by officers

Greta Thunberg joined environmental activists protesting against the demolition of the German village of Lützerath to make way for a coal mine expansion. Pictures show her being carried away by officers

Daily Mirror

Activists resume protests of German coal mine expansion

German news agency dpa is reporting that dozens of climate activists have glued themselves to a main street in the western Germany city of Cologne and to a state government building in Duesseldorf to protest the destruction of a village to make way for a coal mine expansion

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Germany to Appoint Regional Official as Defense Minister

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will appoint a regional official as the new defense minister following the resignation of the much-criticized Christine Lambrecht, the dpa news agency reported Tuesday. The defense minister-designate, Boris Pistorius, is a member of Scholz’ Social Democrats, and has been serving as interior minister of Lower Saxony…

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Germany to appoint regional official as defense minister

German news agency dpa says Chancellor Olaf Scholz will appoint a regional official as the new defense minister following the resignation of the much-criticized Christine Lambrecht

The Independent UK

German village clearance continues, Thunberg visits site

German police have continued the clearance of a village that is to due be demolished to accommodate the expansion of a coal mine, with activists still holed up in one building, in tree houses and a tunnel

The Independent UK

An Iranian man has been held in Germany for allegedly planning a chemical attack

Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.

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Rosi Mittermaier, Olympic skiing champion, dies at 72

Mittermaier won West Germany’s only two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

Chicago Sun-Times

NATO countries to discuss defence spending target - Stoltenberg

NATO countries will discuss their defence spending targets in the coming months as some of them call for turning a 2% target into a minimum figure, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the German news agency DPA.

Reuters

NATO's Stoltenberg calls for more weapons for Ukraine - DPA

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine, according to an interview published on Friday.

Reuters

NATO's Stoltenberg Calls for More Weapons for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine, according to an interview published on Friday. "I call on allies to do more. It is in all our security interests to make sure Ukraine prevails and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not win,"…

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Man convicted over German train knife attack that wounded 4

A German court has convicted a man of attempted murder and bodily harm and sentenced him to 14 years in prison over a knife attack on a train last year that left four people wounded

The Independent UK

Green Vault: Bulk of items stolen in £100m museum heist found by police

Police say they have retrieved most jewels taken in Dresden art theft dubbed ‘largest in modern history’

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy, Ukrainians Awarded German European Unity Prize

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people on Friday were awarded a prize that the German city of Aachen gives for contributions to European unity. The prize committee said it selected Zelenskyy and his invaded country's citizens for the 2023 International Charlemagne Prize because they were fighting Russia not…

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Mauritania’s Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Try Ex-President on Corruption Charges

Mauritania’s Supreme Court upheld Tuesday a decision by the Court of Appeal to refer former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and 10 others to the Corruption Court. The decision by the Court’s Criminal Chamber put an end to the various appeals submitted by the defendants' attorneys, DPA reported. The court…

The Independent UK

German lawmakers seek answers on alleged far-right plot

German lawmakers are digging deeper into an alleged coup plot uncovered last week

Irish Mirror

Germany coup plot unveiled as 25 members of far-right group arrested

A 71-year-old man, who goes by the nickname Heinrich XIII, is thought to be central to the mob's plan

Reuters

German interior minister reconsidering Qatar World Cup visit - dpa

The German interior minister's attendance at the soccer World Cup in Qatar, which starts on Nov. 20, is not a done deal, according to a report by the dpa news agency.

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Former Pope Benedict to mount legal defense over abuse cover-up accusation

Former Pope Benedict XVI plans to defend himself in a civil lawsuit lodged at a German court by a man who accuses him of helping to cover up historical abuse, a court spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Climate protesters throw mashed potatoes at Monet painting OLD

No damage has been done to painting, gallery confirms

Asharq Al-Awsat

Climate Protesters Throw Mashed Potatoes at Monet Painting

Climate protesters threw mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a German museum to protest fossil fuel extraction but caused no visible damage to the glass-covered painting Sunday. Two activists from the group Last Generation, which has called on the German government to take drastic action to protect the…

The Independent UK

Germany: No guarantee UN climate talks will end with a deal

Germany’s foreign minister says there’s no guarantee that this year’s United Nations climate talks will result in an agreement that’s backed by all sides

The Independent UK

German cybersecurity chief out amid reports of Russia ties

Germany's Interior Ministry says that the head of the national cybersecurity agency has been dismissed following reports of possible ties to Russian intelligence

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A piglet left behind by its herd finds a new family with some cattle

Wild boars have a reputation for destruction, but farmer Friedrich Stapel told a news agency that he can't bear to chase away the piglet, which he's named Frieda. It'll winter with his mother cows.

The Independent UK

Herd the news? Wild boar piglet adopted by cows

A cow herd in Germany has gained an unlikely following — after adopting a lone wild boar piglet

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