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Trump to name US envoy to Germany acting director of national intelligence: Sources
Feb 20, 2020 05:23US President Donald Trump is expected to name US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell to be acting director of national intelligence, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday (February 19).
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Merkel’s defense of Israeli regime’s war crimes undermines ICC & rule of law
Feb 19, 2020 14:11Germany took the shameful form of undermining International Law by contesting The Hague’s jurisdiction, claiming that the International Criminal Court (ICC) lacks the authority to investigate Israeli regime’s war crimes against Palestinians. In a petition filed with the ICC, Merkel’s government requested to be “a friend of the court” in an attempt to prevent The Hague proceeding with charges against the Netanyahu regime.
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German national jailed in Iran sent home in swap deal: Judiciary
Feb 18, 2020 08:16The Iranian Judiciary says a German national, who was jailed in Iran, has been released and is now back in Germany after an Iranian national detained in the European country returned home on Sunday.
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German far-right arrests reveal ‘shocking’ attack plot on mosques
Feb 18, 2020 02:59The newly arrested members of a German far-right group are believed to have been plotting “shocking” large-scale attacks on mosques in Germany similar to the deadly ones carried out in New Zealand last year, a government official says.
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Iranian illegally detained in Germany returns home with FM Zarif
Feb 17, 2020 09:41Iranian national Ahmad Khalili, who had been detained in Germany over allegations of violating illegal United States sanctions on Iran, has been released and returned home following extensive diplomatic work.
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Iran’s Zarif meets top officials in Munich
Feb 17, 2020 03:16Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed a range of issues in meetings with his French, Russian, Turkish and German counterparts on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
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Study says US, China marked biggest hike in military spending in 10 yrs
Feb 16, 2020 06:05Global 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 11:04German 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 13:06The 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 14:10Germany 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.