Merkel is stirring up panic by warning that up to 70% of Germans could contract Covid-19 – Czech PM Babis

The German chancellor’s sinister prediction that most Germans are likely to be infected with coronavirus – if nothing is done – has unnerved the Czech premier who warned that statements like this are spreading panic. … Read More >Merkel is stirring up panic by warning that up to 70% of Germans could contract Covid-19 – Czech PM Babis

Germany Submits Request to Russia on Probe Into Nazi WWII Crimes in Yeysk – Prosecutor

Germany has submitted a request to Russia regarding the probe into the Nazi crimes, committed in Russia’s Yeysk during WWII, including regarding proofs of Helmut Oberlander’s involvement, Senior Prosecutor Thomas Will, the deputy head of Ludwigsburg’s central department for investigation of National Socialist crimes said. … Read More >Germany Submits Request to Russia on Probe Into Nazi WWII Crimes in Yeysk – Prosecutor

Germany Warns Turkey Against Using Migrants as ‘Bargaining Chip’ Ahead of Brussels Talks

Having learned the downsides of open borders the hard way, the European Union does not want to take in the tens of thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers that are camping out on the Greece-Turkey border in search for ways to cross into Europe. … Read More >Germany Warns Turkey Against Using Migrants as ‘Bargaining Chip’ Ahead of Brussels Talks

Germany facing coronavirus ‘epidemic,’ govt can no longer track infection chains – health minister

German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said that his country is facing a “coronavirus epidemic.” Since breaking out in northern Italy, the deadly COVID-19 virus has spread to more than a dozen European countries. … Read More >Germany facing coronavirus ‘epidemic,’ govt can no longer track infection chains – health minister

Why Merkel & Macron Likely to Support Moscow, Not Ankara at Proposed March Talks

The Turkish president signalled Tuesday that the 5 March talks with his Russian, German, and French counterparts on the Idlib crisis are still under consideration. Middle East experts Ghassan Kadi and Chris Assad have explained why there are only a few options on the table for Ankara at the potential talks. … Read More >Why Merkel & Macron Likely to Support Moscow, Not Ankara at Proposed March Talks

‘Chaotic Demoralized Union’: Merkel’s CDU laments ‘bitter day’ after losing big in Hamburg state election

Leadership chaos and the recent scandal in Thuringia – where the CDU sided with the tabooed AfD – led voters to punish the chancellor’s party in Germany’s second-largest city, its top-tier members and opponents believe. … Read More >‘Chaotic Demoralized Union’: Merkel’s CDU laments ‘bitter day’ after losing big in Hamburg state election

German police raid Hanau shooting suspect’s home, discover him ‘dead with another body nearby’

The suspect behind a shooting rampage that killed nine people in Germany has been found dead in his home, along with the body of another person, according to police. The circumstances of his death remain unclear. … Read More >German police raid Hanau shooting suspect’s home, discover him ‘dead with another body nearby’