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German police bust underground ISIS cell set to shoot & bomb ‘infidels’ in massive raid

Posted on November 14, 2019November 14, 2019By Editor

Three suspects who pledged allegiance to Islamic State have been detained during a massive counter-terrorism raid near Frankfurt, which authorities say foiled a major terrorist attack involving explosives and firearms. … Read More >German police bust underground ISIS cell set to shoot & bomb ‘infidels’ in massive raid

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Sleeping rough in Europe’s economic powerhouse: Homelessness on the rise in Germany

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019By Editor

Germany accounts for more than a quarter of the EU’s economic output, and has been described by every news outlet going as a “powerhouse.” But behind the headlines, homelessness is rising, and recession looms. … Read More >Sleeping rough in Europe’s economic powerhouse: Homelessness on the rise in Germany

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Germany marks fall of Berlin Wall but forgets DDR lessons – US ‘socialist defector’ Victor Grossman

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019By Editor

Germany celebrating 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall is seen as a moment of unity. Yet, lessons East Germany once had to offer were cast aside, a US-born publicist and author, who defected to East Germany in 1952, said. … Read More >Germany marks fall of Berlin Wall but forgets DDR lessons – US ‘socialist defector’ Victor Grossman

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‘Cold War mentality & zero-sum mindset’: Chinese embassy blasts Pompeo over ‘authoritarianism’ claim

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019By Editor

The Chinese embassy in Germany has dismissed the US secretary of state’s accusations of the Chinese government’s growing authoritarianism as the product of a “Cold War mentality and zero-sum game mindset.” … Read More >‘Cold War mentality & zero-sum mindset’: Chinese embassy blasts Pompeo over ‘authoritarianism’ claim

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380,000 Soviet troops in East Germany were told not to interfere with bringing down the Berlin Wall – Gorbachev

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019By Editor

The USSR had scores of soldiers deployed in East Germany in 1989 but all of them were ordered to stand down to allow for Berlin’s “wall of mistrust” to fall, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said. … Read More >380,000 Soviet troops in East Germany were told not to interfere with bringing down the Berlin Wall – Gorbachev

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‘We are on a path of war again’: 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, Europe betrays its own hopes (By Willy Wimmer)

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019By Editor

Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the symbols of the Cold War, Europe remains divided because it chose confrontation over a common future, Willy Wimmer, Germany’s former State Secretary for Defense believes. … Read More >‘We are on a path of war again’: 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, Europe betrays its own hopes (By Willy Wimmer)

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No more US soldiers at Checkpoint Charlie: Berlin authorities ban actors over tourist harassment claims

Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019By Editor

Visitors to Berlin hoping to take a snap with actors dressed as American soldiers at the iconic Checkpoint Charlie may find themselves disappointed, as authorities have banned people from posing as Cold War-era guards. … Read More >No more US soldiers at Checkpoint Charlie: Berlin authorities ban actors over tourist harassment claims

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ONE in THREE people in Germany will have migrant roots in only 2 decades, researcher predicts

Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019By Editor

In as little as 20 years, more than 30 percent of people living in Germany will have foreign backgrounds, a migration expert has calculated, estimating that the percentage could be double in larger cities. … Read More >ONE in THREE people in Germany will have migrant roots in only 2 decades, researcher predicts

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Germany’s Dresden adopts ‘Nazi emergency’ resolution, but critics say it’s a ‘linguistic blunder’

Posted on November 3, 2019November 3, 2019By Editor

Dresden, the capital of Germany’s Saxony state, has hit the local headlines after city council members declared a “Nazi emergency” in the city. … Read More >Germany’s Dresden adopts ‘Nazi emergency’ resolution, but critics say it’s a ‘linguistic blunder’

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‘Halt this escalation!’ Bundestag MPs demand that US troops leave Germany to avoid tensions with Russia

Posted on October 26, 2019October 26, 2019By Editor

German MPs have demanded that the government expel US forces stationed in Germany. MPs argue that their presence only serves the purposes of the US illegal wars in the Middle East and stokes tensions with Moscow. … Read More >‘Halt this escalation!’ Bundestag MPs demand that US troops leave Germany to avoid tensions with Russia