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Study says US, China marked biggest hike in military spending in 10 yrs
Feb 16, 2020 09:35Global spending on defense rose by 4% in 2019, the largest growth in 10 years, led by big increases from the US and China, a study said Friday.
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Germany dismantles terror group planning to attack Muslims
Feb 15, 2020 14:34German police have dismantled a far-right terrorist group that was planning to attack Muslims, asylum seekers and politicians, arresting 12 suspects, including one of its own officers.
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German economy stagnated in final quarter of 2019
Feb 14, 2020 16:36The German economy stagnated in the fourth quarter due to weaker private consumption and state spending, data showed on Friday, renewing fears of a recession just as Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are preoccupied with a search for a new leader.
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UK must accept EU standards if it seeks full market access: German FM
Jan 29, 2020 17:40Germany says post-Brexit trade negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom must be conducted in a way that won’t harm the bloc, stressing the UK must accept EU standards if it seeks full access to its single market.
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France, Germany say EU will respond in kind to new US tariffs
Jan 23, 2020 06:05The European Union will respond reciprocally to any further tariffs imposed by the US on the bloc’s products, French and German officials have warned in separate comments.
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Foreign powers call for 'permanent' Libya ceasefire, vow end to foreign interference
Jan 20, 2020 09:30Key players and foreign powers implicated in the Libyan crisis have agreed on the need for a 'permanent' ceasefire and an end to foreign interference in the country.
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Summit on Libyan peace to open in Berlin
Jan 19, 2020 13:36The leaders of Germany, Russia, Turkey, and France are set to meet in Berlin to discuss ways to end the conflict in the North African country of Libya.
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UN experts unveil letter slamming Germany's pro-Israel law targeting BDS movement
Jan 18, 2020 10:04Five United Nations special rapporteurs have unveiled a letter to the German government censuring a German law that targets a pro-Palestinian boycott movement while insisting that criticism of the Israeli regime “is not anti-Semitic.”
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Suspected WWII bombs prompt evacuation of some 13,000 people in Germany
Jan 12, 2020 11:21Around 13,000 people are to be evacuated Sunday from their homes in the German city of Dortmund after local authorities identified suspected World War II bombs in the city center.
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Nord Stream 2 pipeline to be completed by first quarter of 2021: Putin
Jan 12, 2020 09:23Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Nord Stream 2, a system of offshore natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, will be finished by early 2021 at the latest, despite sanctions imposed by the United States on companies involved in the project.