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Germany’s military told to be fully equipped with weapons by 2029By 2029, Russia may have reconstituted its forces sufficiently to attack NATO territory, according to estimates by senior military officials at NATO.WorldMay 25
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12 people stabbed at German train station, suspect arrested: policePolice in the German city of Hamburg say they've arrested a suspect after 12 people were stabbed, six of them critically, at a train station.CrimeMay 23
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Germany’s Merz becomes chancellor on 2nd ballot after initial defeatMerz is seeking to take the helm of the 27-nation European Union’ s most populous member after Scholz’s government collapsed last year and a national election was held in February.WorldMay 6
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Germany’s AfD listed as ‘right-wing extremist’ party by intel agencyThe Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution cited the “extremist character” of the party, known as AfD, and said it “disregards human dignity.”PoliticsMay 2
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German coalition paves way for Merz to become new chancellorThe party of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholtz will join a coalition led by Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union.WorldApr 30
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Germany to loosen debt limit to allow more defence, infrastructure spendingThe approval in the Bundestag gives chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz a windfall of hundreds of billions of euros to ramp up investment after two years of economic contraction.WorldMar 18
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4 Teslas set ablaze in Germany, as protests against Musk’s company surgePolice are investigating the arsons, saying that political motives could not be ruled outWorldMar 14
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Canada looks to diversify trade with Germany amid U.S. tariff threatsAs they face tariffs from the U.S., Canadian companies and diplomats are looking at diversifying trade with European partners including Germany.CanadaFeb 26
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German conservatives to win election, far-right AfD in 2nd: exit pollsGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called 'a bitter election result.'PoliticsFeb 23
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Dozens injured in Munich, including children, after driver rams car into crowdDemonstrators were walking along a street when a car overtook a police vehicle following the gathering and accelerated, and the driver plowed into the back of the group.WorldFeb 13
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