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Row Over Conscription Mars Germany's Russia Strategy

The German government on Wednesday tried to smooth over a row within its ranks over conscription that threatens to overshadow its push to bolster military deterrence against Russia.

International Business Times

German lawmakers to vote on whether to approve Merz as chancellor

Merz must secure 316 votes in the 630-seat strong lower chamber of German parliament in order to become chancellor.

Euronews

Germany's Huge Spending Package Passes Final Hurdle In Upper House

Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday gave the final seal of approval to a massive spending package to build up the military and overhaul infrastructure.

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Afghan Held After Suspected Ramming Attack Injures 28 In Germany

An Afghan asylum seeker was arrested after a suspected car ramming attack injured at least 28 people in the southern German city of Munich on Thursday, police said.

International Business Times

German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor

Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its candidate for chancellor in next year’s national election

The Independent UK

Thousands Evacuated From German Flood Zone As Scholz Visits

Rescuers battled Monday to evacuate people from flood zones in southern Germany, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this was a "warning" that climate change was getting worse.

International Business Times

Two German state elections expected to bring wins for conservative national opposition

Two German states are holding elections at the halfway mark of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular national government

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Bavaria's governor leaves his deputy in office despite a furor over antisemitism allegations

The governor of the German state of Bavaria says he will let his deputy stay in office despite a furor that started with allegations he was responsible for an antisemitic flyer when he was a high school student 35 years ago

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Bavaria's deputy governor rejects new accusations of antisemitic behavior when he was in school

The deputy governor of Germany’s Bavaria state has defended himself against mounting allegations that he was responsible for an antisemitic flyer, that he gave the Hitler salute, and that he imitated the Nazi dictator as a high school student

The Independent UK

Bavarian governor orders his deputy to fully explain himself to clear allegations of antisemitism

Bavaria's governor says his deputy has not done enough to prove he wasn’t responsible for an antisemitic flyer as a high school student

The Independent UK

German conservatives try to entice discontented voters and push down far-right

Leaders of Germany’s main opposition bloc are calling for voters turned off by the government to back them in two major state elections this fall

The Independent UK

Bavaria to make it easier to shoot wolves in Alpine region

Officials in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria say they want to make it easier to shoot wolves after farmers complained that their livestock on Alpine pastures are being preyed upon

The Independent UK

Over and Out: Germany Switches off Its Last Nuclear Plants

“Nuclear power, no thanks!” What was once a slogan found on the bumper of many a German car became a reality Saturday, as the country shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants in line with a long-planned transition toward renewable energy. The shutdown of Emsland, Neckarwestheim II and Isar…

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Germany pulls the plug on its last nuclear power plants

Germany has shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants in line with a long-planned transition to clean, green renewable energy.

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Benedict leaves German homeland with complicated legacy

Pope Benedict XVI leaves his homeland with a complicated legacy: pride in a German pontiff but a church deeply divided over the need for reforms in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal in which his own actions of decades ago were faulted

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Reactions to Pope Benedict XVI's death

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is paying tribute to the German-born Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as a “formative figure of the Catholic Church.”

The Independent UK

It's tapped: Germany's Oktoberfest opens after 2-year hiatus

The beer is flowing at Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019

Reuters

Biden urges G7 to stay together as leaders target Russian gold, oil price

U.S. President Joe Biden told allies "we have to stay together" against Russia on Sunday as G7 leaders gathered for a summit dominated by war in Ukraine and its impact on food and energy supplies and the global economy.

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