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German military under fire over far-right plot, abuse scandals
May 05, 2017 11:57The German military has come under fire over a series of scandals involving the armed forces, including the case of a racist soldier allegedly plotting an attack while posing as a Syrian refugee.
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Merkel tells Saudis to stop war on Yemen as arms sales go on
Apr 30, 2017 23:56German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Riyadh to halt its military aggression against Yemen, despite Berlin continuing its arms sales to the kingdom.
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Ivanka Trump accused of nepotism by German Foreign Minister
Apr 29, 2017 09:38German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has criticized the daughter of US President Donald Trump, Ivanka, for her role as an adviser in the White House, describing it as a form of "nepotism."
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German MPs move to impose partial ban on full-face Muslim veils
Apr 28, 2017 03:43German lawmakers in the lower house of parliament have passed a law that will put a partial ban on full-face Muslim veils such as Burqas and Niqabs amid rising xenophobic and Islamophobic sentiments in the country.
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Erdogan actions ‘severely hit’ EU-Turkey ties: Merkel
Apr 28, 2017 00:34German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concerns about the latest measures taken by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying they have adversely affected relations between the European Union and Ankara.
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I don’t want to be Israel’s political ‘plaything’: Germany’s foreign minister
Apr 26, 2017 03:15Germany’s foreign minister says he does not want to be “a plaything” for Israel’s politicking after the regime’s prime minister refused to receive him over the senior diplomat’s meeting with pro-Palestine advocacy groups.
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Spiegel: German Intelligence spied on Interpol
Apr 22, 2017 09:01A German magazine said that Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency spied on the Interpol international police agency for years and on the group's country liaison offices in dozens of countries such as Austria, Greece and the United States.
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Germany sells more arms to UAE amid Yemen war
Apr 15, 2017 06:42The German government has approved more arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is assisting Saudi Arabia in its deadly military campaign against Yemen.
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Germany abetting terrorists, reviving Nazism: Turkey’s Erdogan
Apr 12, 2017 12:26Turkish President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan has accused Germany of supporting terrorists and reviving Nazism as tensions heighten between the two sides over the cancellation of pro-Erdoghan rallies in the European country.
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Explosions in front of Borussia Dortmund team bus leave one injured
Apr 12, 2017 03:09Three explosions have occurred near a bus belonging to the German football team Borussia Dortmund, injuring one player.