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UK, Germany sign post-Brexit defense, foreign policy agreement
Jul 03, 2021 07:35The UK and Germany have pledged to cooperate more closely on foreign and security policy issues, reaffirming their commitment to the “strategic unity of Europe", through a 20-point post-Brexit agreement.
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Isolating Russia 'wrong and dangerous' for Europe, says German FM
Jul 02, 2021 13:11German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned that severing economic ties with Russia will be “wrong and dangerous” for Europe, amid disputes over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project that is designed to take Russia's gas via the Baltic Sea to Germany.
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Germany completes troop pullout from Afghanistan, US mulls keeping 1,000
Jun 30, 2021 08:49Germany says it has completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, while the United States is reportedly seeking to keep up to 1,000 soldiers in the country after its formal withdrawal.
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Several people killed, injured in knife attack in Germany
Jun 26, 2021 05:13Several people have been killed and injured after being attacked by a man wielding a large knife in a southern city in Germany.
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Report: Germany sees rise in number of Hezbollah advocates, members
Jun 07, 2021 11:18A report by a German intelligence agency has found a rise in the number of members and supporters of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah in Germany.
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Without apology, Germany admits 'genocide' in Namibia
May 28, 2021 13:28Germany has formally recognized crimes committed by its colonial troops at the beginning of the 20th century against Namibian people as genocide.
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Tehran calls for Berlin cooperation in investigating role of German citizens in anti-Iran sanctions: Rights official
May 08, 2021 15:31The secretary of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights has urged Germany to cooperate with Iran to look into the role of German individuals in imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic and examine the situation of Iranian prisoners held in the European country.
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German philosopher Habermas turns down Zayed Book Award over ties to UAE political system
May 03, 2021 13:53Germany’s prominent philosopher Juergen Habermas has rejected the high-priced Sheikh Zayed Book Award from the United Arab Emirates over ties to the Persian Gulf state's political system.
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Workers mark May Day with protest rallies in France, Spain, Germany
May 02, 2021 07:40Protests erupted in a number of European countries on May Day as demonstrators called for better working protections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the attributed economic crisis.
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German spy agency to monitor anti-lockdown protesters
Apr 29, 2021 11:18Germany's domestic spy agency says it will monitor some anti-lockdown protesters amid concerns they pose a risk of undermining the state.