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German defense investment will double country’s 2022 debt
Germany will incur at least €200 billion in debt this year, half of which is due to a special fund to boost defense spending amid…
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Germany to buy fighter jets from US amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
BERLIN — Germany will buy F-35 fighter jets manufactured in the U.S. in an effort to get its military back up to speed and ensure ability…
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Germany urges nationals to leave Ukraine now
The German government urged its nationals on Saturday to leave Ukraine as soon as possible amid increasing fears of a possible invasion by Russia —…
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World
Climate change seen as biggest threat to world security
Climate change is seen as a bigger threat than war by a majority of people living in some of the world’s top economies, according to…
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Germany bans Russian broadcaster RT’s German-language channel
Germany’s media regulator announced Wednesday that it will ban the German-language TV channel of Russian state broadcaster RT, which was previously taken off air in…
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Germany to send 5,000 protective helmets to Ukraine
Germany on Wednesday announced it was shipping 5,000 protective helmets to Ukraine, while reiterating that it would not send any weapons. The gesture followed days…
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Germany set to lift ban on abortion advertising, justice minister says
German Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann announced Monday the coalition government is set to lift the country’s ban on abortion advertising. The justice ministry submitted…
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Use of Nazi flag at a funeral in Italy condemned
Italian Catholic and Jewish leaders have condemned as outrageous an episode in which right-wing extremists put a flag with a swastika on a coffin outside…
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World
Top US, German diplomats reiterate warning to Russia over Ukraine
The United States and Germany’s top diplomats on Wednesday reiterated that they would impose consequences on Russia for an invasion of Ukraine, with German Foreign…
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Germany powers down 3 nuclear plants
Three nuclear-fired power plants will be taken off the grid in Germany on Friday as part of the country’s plan to end atomic power. “The…
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