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US criticized at UNSC for pulling out of Iran’s nuclear deal as members stress JCPOA full implementation
Dec 13, 2018 02:05Members of the United Nations Security Council have thrown their full support for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal despite pressures by the US which was criticized at the chamber for exiting the agreement in defiance of international objection.
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Long-distance rail traffic in Germany halted due to strike
Dec 10, 2018 10:08Rail workers in Germany staged a four-hour strike over pay on Monday morning, bringing long-distance rail traffic to a standstill and disrupting commuter and freight trains, state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn said.
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Germany still selling arms to Riyadh despite halt triggered by Khashoggi case: Report
Dec 07, 2018 08:45Despite a halt earlier announced by Chancellor Angela Merkel in condemnation of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Germany is covertly exporting arms to Saudi Arabia and is even planning to resume overt sales soon, a report said.
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Germany: Thousands of anti-coal protesters march through Cologne
Dec 01, 2018 16:16Thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of the western German city of Cologne to call for an end to coal mining and its usage in energy production.
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Germany calls on France to give UN seat to EU
Nov 28, 2018 16:54German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has proposed that France give up its permanent seat on the UN Security Council and turn it into an EU seat to allow the bloc to speak with one voice on the global stage.
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Germany bans 18 Saudis from entering Schengen zone over Khashoggi killing
Nov 19, 2018 12:55Germany has imposed travel bans on 18 Saudi nationals suspected of having links to the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s diplomatic mission in Turkey’s Istanbul early last month.
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In Berlin, French president urges Europe to do more for own defense, security
Nov 19, 2018 06:19In Berlin, President Emmanuel Macron of France renews the call for Europe to do more for its own defense and security, saying the continent cannot “become of plaything of great powers,” days after he irked the US by urging the formation of an independent European army.
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Netherlands chides France, Germany over EU army proposal
Nov 17, 2018 08:28The Dutch Prime Minister has rejected the idea of a European army proposed by France and Germany, stressing that the continent's safety could be guaranteed only through NATO.
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Merkel visits far-right stronghold at heart of anti-refugee campaign
Nov 16, 2018 13:14German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited a city at the heart of anti-refugee rallies and riots by far-right extremist groups, where wild protests last summer undermined her ruling coalition.
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Big powers commemorate First World War, and plan the next one
Nov 15, 2018 04:54Over the past weekend, the leaders of the world’s major powers met in France to commemorate the official end of World War I.