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12:54pm, 31st July, 2019

German Foreign Minister rules out joining U.S.-led Hormuz mission

Germany will not participate in a U.S.-led naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz as it wants to ease tensions with Iran, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday.

German ambitions evaporate as Deutsche Bank merger talks with Commerzbank collapse

9:04am, 25th April, 2019

Business

German ambitions evaporate as Deutsche Bank merger talks with Commerzbank collapse

German hopes of creating a national banking champion able to challenge global competitors were dashed on Thursday when Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank ended merger talks due to the risks of doing a deal, restructuring costs and capital demands.

German plane arrives in Madeira to take home bus crash survivors

5:25am, 20th April, 2019

World

German plane arrives in Madeira to take home bus crash survivors

An air force medical plane from Germany landed on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Saturday to take home the injured survivors of a bus crash that killed 29 German tourists earlier this week.

German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders

5:58am, 18th April, 2019

World

German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders

German prosecutors have charged a 92-year-old former concentration camp guard with being an accessory to murder, in what will be one of the last ever cases against Nazi-era war crimes.

EU stands together to avoid no-deal Brexit, German minister says

2:58am, 12th April, 2019

UK

EU stands together to avoid no-deal Brexit, German minister says

The latest European Union decision to grant Britain a further Brexit extension shows that European leaders are able to find a common solution, Germany's Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Friday.

German rock band causes outrage with Nazi camp video

6:54pm, 27th March, 2019

Entertainment

German rock band causes outrage with Nazi camp video

German hard rock band Rammstein has provoked outrage among Jewish groups and politicians with a video advertising its new album in which band members appear dressed as concentration camp prisoners.

German SPD chief wants to extend arms export halt to Saudi

10:36am, 19th March, 2019

World

German SPD chief wants to extend arms export halt to Saudi

The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), junior partners in conservative Angela Merkel's coalition, wants to extend a freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia imposed after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, she said on T...

Venezuela expels German ambassador for 'meddling,' arrests U.S. journalist

3:23pm, 6th March, 2019

World

Venezuela expels German ambassador for 'meddling,' arrests U.S. journalist

Venezuela's government expelled the German ambassador on Wednesday, while press advocacy groups said two journalists, one of them American, had been detained as socialist President Nicolas Maduro cracks down on a challenge to his rule.

Venezuela expels German ambassador for meddling, detains journalist

2:22pm, 6th March, 2019

World

Venezuela expels German ambassador for meddling, detains journalist

Venezuela's government expelled the German ambassador on Wednesday, while press advocacy groups said an American journalist had been detained, as embattled President Nicolas Maduro cracks down on a challenge to his rule.

German prosecutors charge friend of Christmas market attacker: Die Zeit

3:19am, 5th March, 2019

World

German prosecutors charge friend of Christmas market attacker: Die Zeit

German prosecutors have charged a 31-year-old Russian man, an acquaintance of the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attacker, with planning to carry out a separate attack in Germany, Die Zeit newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Brexit extension could draw legal challenge - German parliament report

11:30am, 1st March, 2019

UK

Brexit extension could draw legal challenge - German parliament report

Britain could face an EU legal challenge if it seeks to delay Brexit because of the impact on EU legislative elections, a legal opinion produced for Germany's Bundestag said, potentially making it difficult for Berlin to back anything but a shor...

German arrest is first big catch for Syria investigators

3:32am, 14th February, 2019

World

German arrest is first big catch for Syria investigators

(In this February 13 story corrects sixth paragraph to say Anwar R. was head of investigations at the branch, not head of whole branch)

German court rules Volkswagen must reimburse owner full price of car

4:29am, 23rd November, 2018

Business

German court rules Volkswagen must reimburse owner full price of car

A German court has ruled Volkswagen must reimburse the owner of a Golf the full original price of his vehicle bought in 2012, dealing a blow to the carmaker as the legal battles over its emissions cheating scandal drag on.

German transport minister wants to welcome Uber, others by 2021

6:13am, 17th November, 2018

Business

German transport minister wants to welcome Uber, others by 2021

Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer wants to open the German market to car pooling services offered by Uber and other companies by 2021, Focus magazine reported Saturday.

German parliament queries AfD handling of donation

7:48pm, 12th November, 2018

World

German parliament queries AfD handling of donation

The German lower house of parliament's administration has asked the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) for clarification about a potentially illegal donation from a Swiss firm, as a key party leader acknowledged mistakes in the handling of...

German finance minister 'quite optimistic' that solution will be found for Italy budget

10:32am, 12th November, 2018

World

German finance minister 'quite optimistic' that solution will be found for Italy budget

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Monday he was relatively optimistic that a solution would be found in Italy's row with Brussels over its 2019 budget, which the European Commission has rejected.

German prosecutors search Blackrock's offices in dividend stripping probe: source

10:06am, 6th November, 2018

Business

German prosecutors search Blackrock's offices in dividend stripping probe: source

German prosecutors searched the Munich offices of fund investor Blackrock on Tuesday in connection with an investigation of dividend stripping trades, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Military gets a boost in revised German spending plan

4:35pm, 5th November, 2018

World

Military gets a boost in revised German spending plan

The German military has received a hefty boost in a revised budget plan from 2020 after Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen refused to sign off the previous draft.

Fresh blow to Merkel coalition as parties lose support in German state vote

1:38pm, 28th October, 2018

World

Fresh blow to Merkel coalition as parties lose support in German state vote

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition allies in Berlin both haemorrhaged support in a regional election in the western state of Hesse on Sunday, dealing a fresh blow to the fragile national government...

German conservatives' new floor leader downplays blow to Merkel

4:29am, 26th September, 2018

World

German conservatives' new floor leader downplays blow to Merkel

The new parliamentary leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has downplayed his surprise election, which dealt an unexpected blow to the authority of the center-right leader.

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German Foreign Minister rules out joining U.S.-led Hormuz mission

German ambitions evaporate as Deutsche Bank merger talks with Commerzbank collapse

German plane arrives in Madeira to take home bus crash survivors

German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders

EU stands together to avoid no-deal Brexit, German minister says

German rock band causes outrage with Nazi camp video

German SPD chief wants to extend arms export halt to Saudi

Venezuela expels German ambassador for 'meddling,' arrests U.S. journalist

Venezuela expels German ambassador for meddling, detains journalist

German prosecutors charge friend of Christmas market attacker: Die Zeit

Brexit extension could draw legal challenge - German parliament report

German arrest is first big catch for Syria investigators

German court rules Volkswagen must reimburse owner full price of car

German transport minister wants to welcome Uber, others by 2021

German parliament queries AfD handling of donation

German finance minister 'quite optimistic' that solution will be found for Italy budget

German prosecutors search Blackrock's offices in dividend stripping probe: source

Military gets a boost in revised German spending plan

Fresh blow to Merkel coalition as parties lose support in German state vote

German conservatives' new floor leader downplays blow to Merkel

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

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