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Germany criticises pope’s Ukraine ‘white flag’ remarks

The pope sparked a furore after saying in an interview that one should “have the courage to raise the white flag and negotiate”. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has sharply criticised Pope Francis’s call for Ukraine to negotiate with Moscow, saying she didn’t “understand” his stance. The pope sparked a furore at the weekend after

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Increase in antisemitic vandalism at Holocaust sites in Germany

Anti-Nazi campaigners say there has been a surge in antisemitic vandalism at Holocaust memorial sites in Germany. ADVERTISEMENT Swastika’s and slogans have appeared on signs at the site of a former concentration camp near Weimar in Central Germany. The area is one where the AfD, Germany’s far-right party, has 30% of the votes.  Euronews talks

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Germany arrests Italian soccer fan over Hitler salute at beer hall

One Italian fan among about 100 Lazio soccer supporters who sang fascist songs in the beer hall where Adolf Hitler founded the Nazi party has been arrested and fined for giving a Hitler salute. Munich police spokesman Michael Marienwald told The Associated Press on Tuesday that an 18-year-old from Italy was issued a four-figure fine

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Germany military call on unsecured phone line was hacked and leaked by Russia

A German military officer joined a conference call from a Singapore hotel using an unsecured phone line, which was hacked by Russians and leaked. The leaked audio involved high-ranking German officers discussing scenarios of using Taurus missiles against invading Russian forces. While German authorities have not questioned the authenticity of the recording, Chancellor Olaf Scholz

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Ongoing strikes thwart flights, train rides out of Germany

Thousands of flights and trains are expected to be canceled again this week in Germany after two unions on Monday called for more strikes over wages and working conditions. Negotiations continue for ground staff of German airline Lufthansa and German rail operator’s Deutsche Bahn train drivers. German train drivers’ union GDL and Ver.di called for

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Germany braces for more rail, air travel strikes

Germany braced for more travel misery after unions on Monday called for renewed walkouts at Lufthansa and rail operator Deutsche Bahn, amid escalating rows over inflation-busting pay rises. Lufthansa ground staff will stage a two-day strike from Thursday, the powerful Verdi union announced, accusing management at the airline group of showing “no willingness” to come

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Germany investigates Ukraine aid recording leak in Russia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said authorities were looking into the matter “very carefully, very intensively and very quickly.” ADVERTISEMENT German authorities have launched an investigation after an audio recording of the country’s military discussing aid to Ukraine was published in Russia.  In the 38-minute clip, officers discuss supplying Kyiv with long-range Taurus missiles – something

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