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Trains collide in Germany, at least 2 killed
May 08, 2018 07:42A goods train and a passenger train collided in southern Germany on Monday, rail operator Deutsche Bahn said, and local media reported two people were killed, and fourteen were injured.
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Germany, France resolute on Iran nuclear deal preservation
May 08, 2018 00:54The foreign ministers of Germany and France, two signatories to a nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries in 2015, have expressed their countries' firm determination to preserve the multilateral agreement.
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German bill seeks to prevent weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, UAE over Yemen conflict
Apr 28, 2018 11:55Germany’s democratic socialist political party Die Linke has proposed a draft bill aimed at banning weapons exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their role in the three-year-old Yemen war, which has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians in the impoverished Arab country.
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Trump demands Merkel pay up 'fair share' for defense
Apr 28, 2018 11:52US President Donald Trump criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel for refusing to pay her “fair share” for defense, during an intense 30-minute meeting they had in his office in Washington.
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German parliament condemns US-led strikes on Syria as illegal
Apr 21, 2018 01:01Jurists at the German parliament have said the recent US-led airstrikes that hit Syria over an alleged chemical attack violated international law.
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10,000 evacuated after 500kg WWII bomb discovery in German capital
Apr 20, 2018 10:43Some 10,000 people were evacuated from an 800m radius around Berlin Central Station after a 500kg (1,100lbs) World War II-era bomb was found by construction workers on Friday.
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Macron to meet Merkel to push for EU reform plans
Apr 19, 2018 09:33French President Emmanuel Macron is due in Germany on Thursday for a working meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in an attempt to hammer out a common position with Berlin on his agenda for Europe-wide reforms, amid political opposition to that agenda inside Germany.
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Ukraine slams German-Russia gas pipeline, calls for project cancellation
Apr 09, 2018 10:37Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has repeated his opposition to Germany’s plans for building a second gas pipeline to bring gas from Russia, saying the project is political in nature and has no economic justification.
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Hundreds rally in Berlin calling for Puigdemont’s release
Apr 01, 2018 14:35Hundreds of Catalan independence supporters marched in Berlin on Sunday to demand the release of ex-regional president Carles Puigdemont, who was arrested in Germany last week and faces extradition to Spain on rebellion charges.
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German court keeps exiled Catalan leader Puigdemont in custody
Mar 27, 2018 08:31A German court said on Monday it was likely to take several days to decide whether to extradite former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to Spain to face rebellion charges over the region's campaign for independence.